Dakota City School Day

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Ever wonder what it was like for children attending school in the early 1900s? Join us for class in the Dakota City Heritage Village's one-room school house. Children will sit in desks, use slate boards, have recess and do a spelling bee. The class will be taught by a school marm in period dress. Class lasts for two hours, and then students are treated to a tour of the village. The five-acre site includes 22 buildings where students can experience living history firsthand. Buildings include a church built in 1867, a bank, a barber shop, a hardware store, a railroad depot, a drugstore, a barn, a shoe/harness store, a general store, a 1900s era farm house, a post office, a print shop, a millinery shop, a school house, a town hall, a jail, and others. There is also the Ahlberg Heritage Center (a museum) that houses more than 10,000 artifacts depicting social and rural history with an emphasis on agriculture. Children should bring a sack lunch and will be treated to a free ice cream cone at the General Store. Children are encouraged (but not required) to come in period dress.

Cost per child: $5
Cost per adult: $5

Target age range: Third through fifth graders. Mature 2nd graders may participate and sixth graders may as well, although they need to realize the teacher will be teaching to the younger group's level.

Registration Deadline: March 1
Payment Deadline:March 14

Cancellation Info: If your circumstances change and you find that are unable to attend, please let the organizer know as soon as possible. No refunds will be issued after the payment deadline. If you find that you are unable to attend on the day of the event, please let the organizer know as soon as possible.

Additional Event Information:

• Children may be dropped off for this event. Parents should return around 12:30 p.m. while the kids are eating their lunches and having their ice cream cones. Adults are welcome to come along, however they will need to pay the $5 and will not have seats in the schoolhouse, but must stand in back.
• The school house is heated, but the other buildings are not, so make sure your child is dressed for the outdoor weather.
• This event can handle up to 50 people.
• for more information on the village, go to dakotacity.org.