Indigenous Day Teaching Training was a Success!
Teachers Learned about Native Culture, Classroom Best Practices, and Teaching Strategies
At the Indigenous Day teacher training at the LCC Longhouse in April, teachers came together to participate in a cultural learning program. Deitrich Peters (Grand Ronde), Nicole Butler-Hooton (Siletz Tribe) and Karen Rainsong of SCEC presented on Native culture and how to teach it. We had great feedback and will be offering this program again….
Who Cares About History?
In a country that prides itself on innovation, speed, and the next big thing, history can feel like clutter—dusty textbooks, old arguments, names etched into stone. In a world of nonstop headlines and instant opinions, it’s tempting to ask why we should look backward at all. Why dwell on what’s over when the future demands so much attention?…
Online Quilt Auction: Staying Cozy and Contributing to our Work
Support SCEC this Fall with our beautiful quilts and table runners! These items have been lovingly donated to SCEC so we can raise money to support our history programs and projects. All the proceeds go to SCEC to help subsidize our history field trips for next...
A Fresh Start: SCEC rents space at Dorris Ranch
In September, Singing Creek Educational Center moved our base of operations to the Dorris Ranch Living History Village in Springfield, OR. It is a homecoming for me, full of memories and excitement for the fresh start. Twenty years ago I ran the living history program...