While there we see a jousting tournament, falcon exhibition, and experience medieval life in the castle such as eating food with our fingers. The culmination of our project is a Medieval Feast. Here the students play the recorder and perform the dances we have learned during our study. Although the project is not new, it is different in that it integrates core subjects and enrichment classes. We include, math, science, language arts, music and art in the project.
All teachers take a part in the study.
This projects involves students from both fourth grade classes. We limit our class sizes to 20 students. The number of students benefiting has been as low as 20 in the early years when we had only one section and as high as 40 when we have full enrollment. The project improves student learning in that they learn basic research skills at an early age. These skills are important for term paper and research projects as they continue their education.