Landownership in the Lowcountry Field Trip

Schedule a field trip to Darrah Hall on St. Helena Island to learn about landownership in the lowcountry.

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Program Overview

Schedule a field trip at Darrah Hall to learn about education and land ownership in the sea islands while participating in an activity. The activity will involve students working together in order to map out a parcel of land using geometry and other mathematical skills to figure out the ‘price’ of land.

Grade Level

Middle School

Curriculum Standards

• The Landownership in the Lowcountry field trip at Darrah Hall will reinforce the following topics with your students:
• Analyze continuities and change in the African American experience in the period of Reconstruction era within South Carolina
• Contextualize the economic, labor, political and social conditions in South Carolina during the period of Reconstruction
• Differentiate among perimeter and area and identify which application is appropriate for a given situation

Field Trip Location

Darrah Hall: 26-118 Dr Martin Luther King Jr Dr, St. Helena Island, SC 29906

Bus Parking

If your school group is traveling by bus, there is designated bus parking behind the building of Darrah Hall.

Other Resources

Darrah Hall is located within the Penn Center National Historic Landmark District. The Penn Center offers field trip programming and group tours. Learn more about their field trip options on the Penn Center website.