The Little Red School House on First Street in Cedar
Falls will again be the site of a summer enrichment program
where children from first through sixth grade can experience
what it would have been like to go to a one room country
school in the early 1900s.
This year four different weeks will be offered: June
18 - 22 , July 9 - 13, July 23 - 27 and
August 6 - 10.
Reading , writing, and arithmetic will be
stressed along with local and national history and
geography. The history emphasis will feature the Kellogg’s
Cereal Company celebrating its 100th anniversary
and Ben Franklin who was born 300 years ago.
Old
fashioned games will be played at recess and this year the
crafts will include rope making . The field trips this year
will be to the restored Blackhawk Hotel and to the Oster
Regent Theater. A program for parents and grandparents and
friends will be presented on the Friday of each session at
11:30 am and homemade ice cream cranked by the children will
be served after the program.
The hours are from 9:00 am until 12:30 pm and the
children bring their own lunch. The cost is $ 50 for the
entire week. Call the Cedar Falls Historical Society for
more information and to register. 266-5149. or evenings call
266-6195 .Register early as there is only room for 20
students at each session.
