• Image of the reconstructed stockade at Fort Vancouver and Pearson Air Museum looking northeast from the Land Bridge.

    Fort Vancouver

    National Historic Site OR,WA

Dame School Curriculum

Dame School

 

 Taught by instructors and assisted by Adult Aides, the curriculum of the Dame School includes many skills practiced historically, as well as what it means to be a volunteer who interprets and shares knowledge with the public.

 

 

Topics include selections from:

  • fibers, fabrics, sewing, and stitching- creating a sampler
  • Native American beadwork
  • knitting and croquet
  • Chinuk Jargon and 19th century speech in the Pacific Northwest
  • hearth-cooking and the Fort Vancouver Kitchen
  • field and garden
  • watercolor
  • paper arts
  • history of Fort Vancouver and The McLoughlin House
  • orientation to the National Park Service
  • cultural resources and archaeology
  • public speaking and interacting with visitors
  • safety

Did You Know?

Key from the collection at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site

Did you know that Fort Vancouver National Historic Site functions as a research center for many of the British Hudson’s Bay Company's sites, curating collections from Fort Vancouver, Fort Colvile, Fort Nez Perces, and Bellevue Farm? More...