Wilsons Creek National Battlefield Foundation

ENGAGE YOUTH IN A PERSONAL QUEST TO DISCOVER A BATTLEFIELD CTA #15

THIS PROGRAM SUPPORTS PROJECTS THAT FURTHER THE MISSION OF THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AND EFFORTS IN NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION, AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY THAT ARE NOT COVERED UNDER OTHER SPECIFIC FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS. TWO-WEEK SUMMER DAY CAMP FOR CHILDREN 9-12 YEARS OLD, WITH VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES TO INCLUDE WATCHING AN INTERPRETIVE FILM ABOUT THE CIVIL WAR IN MISSOURI AND THE BATTLE OF WILSON S CREEK, LEARNING ABOUT THE LIFE OF A SOLDIER DURING THE CIVIL WAR, EXPERIENCING CIVILIAN LIFE AT WILSON S CREEK DURING THE 1860S, PARTICIPATING IN NATURE AND ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVITIES, AND LEARNING ABOUT THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE.BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, PUBLIC NONPROFIT INSTITUTIONS ORGANIZATIONS, PRIVATE NONPROFIT INSTITUTIONS ORGANIZATIONS, NON-FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ENTITIES, INDUSTRY AND PUBLIC DECISION MAKERS, RESEARCH SCIENTISTS, ENGINEERS, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

ENGAGE YOUTH IN A PERSONAL QUEST TO DISCOVER A BATTLEFIELD

ENGAGE LOCAL YOUTH IN CELEBRATING AMERICA 250 WILL PROVIDE APPROXIMATELY 800 STUDENTS WITH ENGAGING EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO INTRODUCE THEM TO THE HISTORY OF WILSONS CREEK, THE CIVIL WAR, AND THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE. PARK STAFF AND THE WILSONS CREEK NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD FOUNDATION WILL COLLABORATE WITH GATEWAY COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO IMPLEMENT A SUITE OF ENGAGING PROGRAMS.