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For Immediate Release
Contact: Amy Glowacki, amy_glowacki@nps.gov , 413-734-8551
SPRINGFIELD, MA - Springfield Armory National Historic Site is pleased to offer a virtual summer writing camp for grades 5 through 8 in collaboration with the Western Mass Writing Project. The camp will run from 9:00 A.M. to 11:00 A.M. during the week of July 19 through July 23, 2021. Scholarships are available.
This program, a partnership between the Springfield Armory National Historic Park and the Western Massachusetts Writing Project, incorporates elements of history, writing and engineering design. Using primary sources from the Springfield Armory National Historic Site, as well as other National Park sites, participants will explore how impacts of the Industrial Revolution in the Pioneer Valley laid the groundwork for modern innovation and technology.
Activities are steeped in STEM based activities, including narrative and informational writing, researching historical industrial processes, exploration of invention patent design, and a final project that integrates what we know of the past as we look ahead to the future.
Campers can register at https://www.umass.edu/wmwp/youth-writing-programs. For registration questions contact the Western Mass Writing Project at wmwp@english.umass.edu. This program is supported in part by a grant from the National Park Foundation with support of Union Pacific Railroad and other donors from across the country. Scholarships are available for families that need support.
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The Springfield Armory National Historic Site is the location of the nation’s first armory (1794-1968) and was established by George Washington. The site includes historic grounds, buildings, and the world’s largest historic American military firearms collection. The museum is currently closed to the public due to an ongoing construction project. For more information call (413) 734-8551, check the website at www.nps.gov/spar or go to www.facebook.com/sparnhs
Last updated: March 22, 2022