Our Programs are designed to engage and educate youth of all ages 5 to 17. Please read about our programs and contact us to schedule a program with your organization.
Young Archaeologist Club - Spring 2023
Ages 7 – 12| Free
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The Young Archaeologists Club is for youth interested in archaeology. Here’s their chance to work with archaeologists and get hands on experience with various archaeological techniques, learn through informal education workshops and getting their hands dirty! We host the club both virtual and in person and each week has a different theme!
Virtual Archaeology Club April 23 - May 21, 2023 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm Via Zoom |
In-Person Archaeology Club
April 23 - May 21, 2023 10:30 am- 12:00pm Creative Saints Loft 4633 42nd Pl, Hyattsville, MD 20781 Registration Closed |
Archaeologist for a Day ProgramOur signature activity, AITC archaeologists will work with organizational leaders (teachers, community groups, etc) to tailor our archaeology program to best engage with the age group and overarching goal of the organization. In our efforts to bring archaeology to children we conduct practical activities which introduce them to archaeology and science. Some of these include, but are not limited to: Digging for artifacts, Mending ceramics, Artifact drawing and/or Stratigraphy.
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Mini Archaeology CampThe students meet for nine sessions over the course of four weeks. During this time students work with AITC archaeologists to explore archaeology as a profession and a practice. AITC teaches archaeology as it developed as a field, techniques used to gather archaeological data, and how data are analyzed to interpret the past. Through a series of lectures, interactive workshops, and development of a group project, lessons and group work are centered on community histories appropriate for student groups.
Students are taught to shape an historical narrative with archaeological excavations, research and laboratory analysis, and interpretation. Employing such hands-on activities to facilitate critical thinking, science, history and math has a unique and effective impact on students. The curricula are designed not only to teach age-appropriate skills, but also to inspire the student’s imagination. |
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St. Croix High School Student Archaeological Field School
Summer of 2017- 2023
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The Estate Little Princess project is a multi-year sustainable archaeology project in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. The program is a training for Crucian youth in scuba diving, as well as maritime and terrestrial archaeological methodologies. The project – centered on the Atlantic slave trade – involves simultaneous maritime, terrestrial, and oral historical research projects as well as training in scuba diving and archaeological methods.
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Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts Archaeology Badges
We work with troops to facilitate archaeology programs which meet the archaeology badge requirements. Please contact us if you are a troop leader interested in program.
