Mason & Hamlin Piano Factory Tour

Tuesday, July 19, 2016  10:00 - 11:00 (tour is approximately 60 minutes)

All ages welcome. 

Mason & Hamlin Piano Co.
35 Duncan St. Haverhill, MA 01830

$8.00 per person via this PayPal link.

Experience description:
Tour the Mason & Hamlin piano factory to see how the World’s Finest Piano is made!

Please note the following regarding this factory tour:

• Handicapped access is not offered.
• Participants are required to climb stairs.
• Children must be supervised.

Recommended Reading
The Bear and the Piano by David Litchfield











Contact: Melissa@epicoutschooling.com

Ice House Tour - Gloucester

Tuesday, July 19, 2016  2:00 - 2:45 (tour is approximately 45 minutes)
All ages welcome. 
Cape Pond Ice House
104 Commercial Street, Fort Point Wharf, on Gloucester's Historic Waterfront. Directions: 1/4 mile down Commercial Street from the Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce, past Pavilion Beach, the freezers & fish plants - at end on left.
$13.00 per adult via this PayPal link.
$11.00 per child (ages 8 -12) via this PayPal link. 
$1.00 per child (ages 3 - 7) via this PayPal link. 

Experience description:
Cape Pond Ice House Tour
45 minute narrated tours of Gloucester's historic ice company. Warm clothing or a sweatshirt & practical shoes recommended!

·         Explore the historic ice house and working wharf. 

·         See spectacular ice sculptures. 

·         Learn about our 166 year history icing Gloucester's fleet and their Perfect Storm connection

Enjoy a uniquely "COOL" visit to the Cape Pond Ice Company, where they have been icing Gloucester's fleet since 1848.  Explore our historic Ice House and see first-hand 300-pound block ice being made - up to 150 tons per day. See fishing vessels taking on ice, and ice sculptures being carved in our historic ice house on Gloucester's working waterfront!
The Cape Pond Ice office shop features historic photographs and tools documenting the company's history since 1848, and vintage movie footage of early 1900 ice harvesting.
This is an unusual & interesting part of Gloucester's working waterfront and local history. But be warned:  this is an active industrial plant, so due care & caution must be observed.
Recommended Reading
ICE!: The Amazing History of the Ice Business by Laurence Pringle
The Ice Horse by Candace Christiansen

Contact: Melissa@epicoutschooling.com

Perkins School for the Blind

Monday, May 9, 2016  11:00 - 12:15

Ages 10 and up (sorry, under 10 cannot attend)
This is NOT a drop off, parents should attend with kids.

Perkins School for the Blind
175 North Beacon Street Watertown, MA 02472
The main parking lot is on the right. Visitors should proceed to the Howe Building (main building with the tower) and check-in with the Switchboard. 

$8.00 per person via this PayPal link.  

Experience description:

We will tour the school and have a chance to experience what learning is like for blind students.

I recommend reading
Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall by  Barry Deneberg  
mirror-mirror-wall-discussion-guide In 1932, 1 12-year-old girl who lost her sight in an accident keeps a diary, recorded by her twin sister, in which she describes life at Perkins School for the Blind in Watertown, Massachusetts. 

Contact: Melissa@epicoutschooling.com

Old Ship Church Tour

Monday, May 9, 2016  2:30 - 3.30

All ages are welcome.

Old Ship Church Tour
107 Main St Hingham, MA

Cost: Free

Experience description
A National Historic Landmark recognized for its exceptional value in interpreting the heritage of the United States, the Old Ship Meeting House has become a favorite landmark for visitors tracing family roots or the highlights of American history.
Built in 1681, Old Ship served two purposes: as a Meeting House where civic issues of the day were discussed, and as a place of worship on Sundays. Lively debates over the Revolution, the form American Democracy would take, and local issues such as property taxes, have taken place under its distinctive timber roof. 

Architecturally, the Meeting House is an example of Elizabethan Gothic style found in the early settlers native Hingham, England. The great curved timbers that support the roof were cut from bowed oak limbs grown in local forest. Axe hewn, no two are exactly alike in dimension. Although it’s still a mystery, the name Old Ship may have been inspired by the unusual roof structure, which resembles the hull of a ship.

Register here :  Registration Closed
Contact: Melissa@epicoutschooling.com

Windham Textile & History Museum

Windham Textile & History Museum

Monday, May 2, 2016 10:30 – 12:00

Aimed at ages 5-12 but all ages are welcome

Windham Textile & History Museum
411 Main St. Willimantic, CT

What:The Mill Museum is dedicated to preserving and interpreting the history of the textile industry, the working people of the mills and explores their home life in unique ways.

Focusing on the time period of 1870 to 1920, the present two historic buildings which were built in 1877 and situated within the massive mill complex of the former Willimantic Linen Company, located in Willimantic, CT, are a lively place of enjoyment and learning.

We will have a tour of the museum after which there will be an activity about Ellis Island Immigration that is aimed at ages 5-12.
There will be a play area during this activity for those under 5

Cost:
Under 5 free (please email me with headcount of under 5s attending)
Ages 5 and up $8  via this PayPal link
Adults $6 via this PayPal linkSign up is now closed.


Contact: Melissa@epicoutschooling.com

Druidawn in New Bedford

Thanks to Mastermind Adventures I will be teaching Druidawn classes in New Bedford!

Orchard House - Journey Through Journals

Friday, October 23, 2015 10:00 - 12:00

Ages 10-14
This is a drop off class. 
There are two spots for chaperones ($9 for chaperones).
 

Louisa May Alcott's Orchard House - Home of Little Women

399 Lexington Road 

Concord, Massachusetts  01742
$12.00 per student via this PayPal link.  
$9 per chaperon via this PayPal link.

Experience description:

Journey Through Journals:  The Alcotts In Their Own Words
A special course which focuses on the importance of diary-keeping in the lives of the Alcotts.  Used variously as a daily record, a philosophical outlet, and repository of creative ideas, journals fed and satisfied the talents of each and every Alcott. Louisa May Alcott'’ journal provided her with material used to write much of Little Women. As students progress through the House, they will hear excerpts from Alcott diaries and pause periodically to record their thoughts and impressions in journals of their own.  

Contact: Melissa@epicoutschooling.com