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Chamizal National Memorial
Middle School Lesson Plans
New Cultural Encounters
Through a simulation game, students will experience what it is like to confront and deal with a culture highly different from their own. Chamizal National Memorial was built to commemorate a peaceful treaty between two nations with different languages, and cultural backgrounds. The two countries found common ground through diplomacy, goodwill, and cooperation.
 
Road Trip Across Texas and New Mexico
This lesson plan integrates Geography and Social Studies TEKS for grades 6-8 while exploring regional National Park Sites.
Siglo de Oro,  

Did You Know?
The Siglo de Oro Drama Festival, the longest running festival of its kind in the world, is held at the Memorial yearly and has attained an international reputation for featuring quality presentations from Spain's Golden Age, in both English and Spanish, by theatrical groups from all over the world.
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Last Updated: September 25, 2007 at 18:24 EST