Open to: NYCDOE Grades K-12 Educators (Teachers, Instructional Leads and Administrators)
Opportunity at a Glance: Join the Tenement Museum and special guest author Clint Smith for a Professional Learning celebrating the publication of Smith’s new youth edition of How the Word is Passed: Remembering Slavery and How it Shaped America. During the professional learning session participants will do the following:
- Experience the Museum’s newest exhibit, A Union of Hope, about Joseph and Rachel Moore, a Black family living in Lower Manhattan tenements in the 1860s;
- Explore Joseph and Rachel Moore’s daily life in a tenement community, and connect their story to the Civil War and Reconstruction in New York City;
- Meet with Clint Smith for a conversation and Q+A on his new book and the work of engaging students in the complexity of history.
Every participant will receive a gift copy of the youth edition of How the Word is Passed, and be entered to win a free field trip.
Key dates: Monday December 8 from 8:30a.m. – 3:30p.m.
Location: Lower East Side Tenement Museum – 103 Orchard Street, New York, New York, 10002
Registration deadline: 12/05/2025
Take action: Register
For more information: civicsforall@schools.nyc.gov
