Heritage Education - Louisiana awards grants for the development of innovative heritage education lessons and activities. The maximum of $2,500 per grant can be requested, and any Pre-K - 12 classroom teacher in Louisiana may apply. The lesson must be focused on a specific site in Louisiana, such as a historic structure, archeological site, or cultural landscape.

The Mini Grants projects for the 2003-03 school year will not only meet curriculum needs, but will also encourage appreciation of historic community resources while providing an exciting, hands-on experience for students.

The Louisiana Division of Archaeology, Office of Cultural Development, serves as a key partner in administering these grants.

Quest for the Lost Cemeteries

Teacher: David Beard

School: Morse Elementary School

Grade: 7th grade
Subject Area: Social Studies, Math, and Language Arts
Student Project: Students will create presentation products with drawings, sketches, and digital pictures from mini field trips to cemeteries in Acadia Parish.

Louisiana Kid's Pix Project: A Visual Compendium of Historic Places Beginning

Teacher: Debbie Buco

School: Galvez Primary School

Grades: 2nd-4th grades
Subject Area: Gifted Resource
Student Project: Students will create Internet web site to showcase Louisiana's historic structures, archaeological sites, and cultural landscapes of Ashland-Belle Helene Plantation.

A Picture Worth a Thousand Words

Teacher: Anne Castille

School: Armstrong Middle School

Grades: 7th & 8th grades
Subject Areas: Social Studies, History, Visual Art
Student Project: Students will produce a mural with a panorama design that depicts the story of Rayne's economic development.

Preserving DeSoto Parish's Past for Future Generations

Teacher: Mellissa Coles

School: Logansport High School

Grades: 8th & 11th grades
Subject Areas: Social Studies and English
Student Project: Students will learn to read a parish map and write accurate directions to reach graves in DeSoto Parish.

Cities of the Dead: Teachers of Culture, History and Architecture

Teacher: Sharon Dooley

School: St. Catherine of Siena

Grade: 8th grade
Subject Area: Louisiana History
Student Project: Students will photograph and sketch cemeteries around New Orleans.

Allon Ou Village

Teacher: Corbet East

School: Eaton Park Elementary School

Grade: 4th grade
Subject Areas: Social Studies, Reading, and Language
Student Project: Students will do research and take photos of historical buildings in Abbeville.

Geocaching Vermilion Style

Teacher: Patricia Gaspard

School: Forked Island E. Broussard Elementary School

Grades: 5th-8th grades
Subject Areas: Language Arts and Social Studies
Student Project: Students will produce a PowerPoint presentation containing caching sites with pictures and information of Vermilion Parish.

Harvesting a Heritage-One Community at a Time

Teacher: Kathie Istre

School: Dolby Elementary School

Grades: 1st-5th gifted
Subject Areas: All Subject Areas
Student Project: Students will visit, photograph, and research the properties of the Lake Charles Historic District.

Can you name and locate the Historical Places in Franklin?

Teacher: Linda Lingefelt

School: Franklin Jr. High School

Grades: 7th & 8th grades
Subject Areas: Advanced Computer Science class & Library
Student Project: The students will conduct research and take photographs of historical structures and places in Franklin.

I Fell Asleep in Class and Woke up in Oak Alley

Teacher: Shannon Mocanu

School: Gonzales Primary School

Grade: 2nd grade
Subject Areas: Reading, Writing, and Social Living
Student Project: Students will construct Oak Alley Plantation mini-model diorama, slideshows, and interactive storybooks.

Celebrating Louisiana's Cultural Diversity

Teacher: Lyn Murphy

School: Tioga Middle School

Grades: 7th&8th grades
Subject Areas: English, Math, Science and Social Studies
Student Project: Students will make PowerPoint presentations, make replicas of the ten flags that have flown over Louisiana, and design unique Louisiana quilts.

Louisiana's Legacy - The Pride of Ascension

Teacher: Jason Naquin

School: Galvez Middle School

Grade: 6th grade
Subject Area: Social Studies
Student Project: Students will create a DVD historical landmarks tour guide of Ascension parish.

Faces of the Past: A Documentary of Historic Building in St. Landry Parish

Teacher: Karren Ryder

School: St. Landry Parish Gifted Program

Grades: K-12
Subject Areas: Language Arts and History
Student Project: Students will produce a documentary of the buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in St. Landry Parish.

Hidden Treasures in Livingston Parish

Teacher: Patricia Shuffield

School: Walker High School
Grades:10th-12th grades
Subject Areas: Algebra І Part 2 & Geometry
Student Project: Students will use digital cameras to record pictures of the buildings and will use measurements taken to create a scale drawing of buildings in Livingston Parish.

The Stagecoach Trail: Promoting Recognition of Mt. Lebanon

Teacher: Dr. Donna Sutton

School: Castor Schools

Grades: 4th-12 gifted
Subject Areas: English Composition, Art & Social Studies
Student Project: Students will create tourist brochures, a portable exhibit, and videotapes of historic structures in Mt. Lebanon.

Piney Hills Historical Treasure Hunt

Teacher: Penny Warner

School: Cedar Creek School

Grade: 8th grade
Subject Areas: Computer, History & Art
Student Project: Students will create geo-cache boxes at one location per parish and they will produce brochures about the history of each parish location.

There is No Place Like Home

Teacher: Ginger Williams

School: Midway Elementary Professional Development School

Grade: 4th grade
Subject Areas: Math & Language Arts
Student Project: Students will create a multimedia presentation using PowerPoint and iMovie about the history of the city of Shreveport.