Voices Teacher's Guide Online Resources Suggested Readings Girls Link With History Our Pledge As young women, we pledge to join in sisterhood . Funded by a grant from the American Association of University Women Educational Foundation, Project Savannah is a cultural history research program which enhances the education of African American girls while at the same time promoting equity for girls with regards to the digital divide. The project is designed to engage African American girls in an authentic learning experience by incorporating hands on learning experiences with research in African American history that focuses on African American heroines of the past and present , web design instruction, lecture and travel to Savannah Georgia. In the process of web development and discovering notable African American women, participants are encouraged to reflect on their own lives so as to become empowered to take leadership roles. African American girls can learn to take leadership roles when they do what the participants of Project Savannah have done, create a web site.
Web development gives girls the chance to gather, analyze, produce, and disseminate information.
Consequently, girls can learn to become active members in their community. Aside from giving girls the opportunity to learn web development and become producers of knowledge, we hope that this web site will become a useful resource for teachers. Our curriculum guide provides teachers with lessons in history, english and women's studies. Finally, we hope that you will go to our online forum and give us feedback on topics of importance to African American girls and women or start a brand new discussion. Funding for Project Savannah is made possible by a grant from the American Association of University Women Educational Foundation .