The Drayden African-American Schoolhouse in Drayden, MD is one of the nation's best-preserved one-room African-American schoolhouses.
This year's Country School Association of America Conference will be held Sunday, June 16 through Wednesday, June 19, 2019, less than an hour from Washington, D.C. and will "take a countrywide look at the American icons that once dotted the countryside."
According to the CSAA website: "Because of our proximity to the nation's capital the conference will focus on country schools not only on the local level but all the way up to national level, including important regional initiatives such as Rosenwald schools."
The conference features two keynote addresses, diverse presentation sessions, excursions and evening programming.
The opening keynote speaker at the conference is Stephanie Deutsch who will speak on THE IMPACT OF ROSENWALD SCHOOLS: A HISTORICAL AND PERSONAL PERSPECTIVE. She is the author, "You Need a Schoolhouse: Booker T. Washington", "Julius Rosenwald and the Building of Schools for the Segregated South".
Tuesday's keynote speaker is Keynote is Campbell Scribner, PhD Assistant Professor of Education, University of Maryland who will speak on THE MISUNDERSTOOD MEANING OF ONE ROOM SCHOOLS AND THE LEGACY OF CONSOLIDATION.
Fourth Wall Films' The Amish Incident: Rural Conflict and Compromise received the 2019 Scholarship & Artistry Award from the Country School Association of America which will be announced at the conference.
The 20th Annual CSAA Conference will be held June 14-17, 2020 in Golden Colorado.
The CSAA is an non-profit, national organization dedicated to preserving memories and scholarship of the country school. The organization is designed to offer all interested individuals with a professional community focused on early American schools, preservation, education, and curriculum. The CSAA prides itself on connecting research and practice for anyone passionate about our country schools.
For more information and to join the CSAA, visit https://www.countryschoolassociation.org/
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To order a copy of the award-winning The Amish Incident: Rural Conflict & Compromise on DVD, visit https://www.fourthwallfilms.com/dvds.htm. The DVD features The Amish Incident film by Emmy-nominated Fourth Wall Films, additional interview comments and filmmakers' commentary track.
Fourth Wall Films' Country School: One Room - One Nation is an award-winning and Emmy-nominated documentary. To order the DVD visit: https://www.fourthwallfilms.com/dvds.htm.
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