A sample of 2006 program
Students will be exploring the days of the Rural School with the following activities:
Day 1:  Choosing an old-fashioned name, make an autograph book; make quills and homemade and; practice penmanship; melodrama activity with simple props.  Bring an old-fashioned apron for tomorrow's food class.
Day 2:  Apple peeling; bread dough making; make your own small apple pie and loaf of bread dough to take home and bake; butter making to eat the butter as a snack with crackers; discuss and learn about a sampling of home remedies and medicines.
Day 3: Fishing (make your own pole),; games (parlor and outdoor kinds), and sports.  Divide into small groups to plan a picnic lunch and decorate a box or basket for tomorrow's basket social.  Each basket will be a theme of a holiday (e.g. Valentine's Day, Fourth of July, Halloween or Christmas) and groups will decorate it with paper and ribbons.
Day 4:   Visit to Wasioja to the seminary, recruiting station and cemetery rubbing.  Read "PINK & SAY" BEFORE THE VISIT.  Try a cemetery rubbing.  Return to school to meet parents and join in the basket social picnic on your own blanket.
EVERY DAY; Have a 10 minute session of "Inventions and Contraptions" presented by Idella; 20 minute snack and recess time; 10-20 minute old-fashioned school lesson (e.g. spelling bee, recitation, penmanship).  We'll provide snack so it is authentic to 1890's time period.

Students should dress in old-fashioned clothing- boys can roll up trouser legs; girls will choose a long skirt that will be provided by the school (wear a simple blouse of your own).  Or you may choose to wear your own old fashioned clothing.

We'll watch weather conditions to flip-flop some of the outdoor activities if possible.