Green-Wood Historic Fund Inc

CENTER FOR RESEARCH [THE PROPOSED CENTER FOR RESEARCH (APPROX. 5,000 SF) IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF GREEN-WOOD?S NEW EDUCATION AND WELCOME CENTER (20,900 SF), LOCATED OPPOSITE THE CEMETERY'S MAIN ENTRANCE ON 25TH STREET AND FIFTH AVENUE IN BROOKLYN. AS A UNIQUE MARRIAGE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION AND NEW CONSTRUCTION, THE OVERALL STRUCTURE WILL BE A DYNAMIC EXAMPLE OF ADAPTIVE REUSE. IT BRINGS TOGETHER THE METICULOUS RESTORATION OF THE 1893 WEIR GREENHOUSE ? A NYC LANDMARK AND FORMER FLOWER SHOP ? WITH NEW SPACE FOR VISITOR ORIENTATION, EXHIBITIONS, AND THE CENTER FOR RESEARCH. THE CENTER FOR RESEARCH, FOR WHICH GREEN-WOOD SEEKS CAPITAL SUPPORT IN THIS APPLICATION, IS CRITICAL TO GREEN-WOOD?S MISSION AND PROGRAMMING. IT WILL PROVIDE MUCH-NEEDED INDOOR SPACE FOR HUMANITIES SCHOLARS AND RESEARCHERS TO ACCESS THE CEMETERY?S ARCHIVES AND COLLECTION. THE CENTER WILL INCLUDE EXHIBIT SPACE, A READING ROOM, CLIMATE-CONTROLLED ARCHIVES ROOM, LOBBY, COAT CLOSET, AND BATHROOMS.]

THE GREEN-WOOD CEMETERY WILL IMPLEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAMMING FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS IN NEW YORK CITY, PROVIDING THEM WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN HOW TO ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE. THE PROGRAM EXPANDS GREEN-WOOD'S EXISTING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING AND BRINGS OUTDOOR, HANDS-ON OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT TO NEW YORK CITY STUDENTS, WITH A SPECIAL FOCUS ON SOUTH BROOKLYN. THE NEW EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS WILL SERVE APPROXIMATELY 2,000 STUDENTS PER SCHOOL YEAR. PROGRAMS WILL FOCUS ON ECOSYSTEMS AND BIODIVERSITY: POLLINATOR GARDENS; CLIMATE CHANGE: GREEN-WOOD AND THE "HEAT ISLAND" EFFECT; AND EVOLUTION AND ADAPTATION: NATIVE AND INVASIVE SPECIES AT GREEN-WOOD. GREEN-WOOD PLANS TO SUPPLEMENT VISITS TO THE MUSEUM WITH PRE- AND POST-VISIT ACTIVITIES THAT TEACHERS CAN USE IN THEIR CLASSROOMS.

GREEN-WOOD CEMETERY WILL DEEPEN AND ENHANCE ITS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING FOR NEW YORK CITY SCHOOLS. PROJECT ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE DEVELOPING FOUR NEW CURRICULA WHICH WILL CONSIST OF TOURS OF GREEN-WOOD AND PRE- AND POST-CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES; CONDUCTING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR TEACHERS; HIRING AN EDUCATION DIRECTOR AND PROJECT STAFF; AND ESTABLISHING PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL TITLE 1 SCHOOLS. BASED ON A RECENT NEEDS ASSESSMENT, THE ACTIVITIES WILL SUPPORT THE COMMON CORE LEARNING STANDARDS AND THE NEW YORK STATE LEARNING STANDARDS FOR HISTORY, AND WILL INCORPORATE CRITICAL THINKING, DOCUMENT ANALYSIS (USING PRIMARY SOURCE ITEMS), AND EVIDENCE-BASED REASONING. PROJECT THEMES WILL FOCUS ON THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, THE CIVIL WAR, IMMIGRATION, AND ENTREPRENEURS. A DEVELOPMENTAL EVALUATION PROCESS WILL ALLOW EDUCATORS TO DEVELOP A SET OF OUTCOMES FOR THEMSELVES AND THE STUDENTS.

PROVIDING ACCESS TO THE UNEXPECTEDLY RICH RECORDS OF BROOKLYN?S GREEN-WOOD CEMETERY

MUSEUMS FOR AMERICA

GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN: DIGITIZING THE 177 YEAR-OLD LEGACY OF NEW YORK CITY'S GREEN-WOOD CEMETERY

TO SUPPORT A SERIES OF SITE-SPECIFIC PUBLIC ARTWORKS BY ARTIST ATHENA LATOCHA (B. 1969).

TO SUPPORT THE SITE-SPECIFIC INSTALLATION AFTER THE END BY ARTISTS CANDY CHANG AND JAMES A. REEVES AT THE GREEN-WOOD CEMETERY.

TO SUPPORT A VISUAL ARTS INSTALLATION AND RELATED PERFORMANCES BY MULTIDISCIPLINARY ARTIST JANINE ANTONI AT THE GREEN-WOOD CEMETERY.