Educational Resources and Opportunities
From Marshes to Mountains, Georgia’s Changing Landscape:
Geography, History, and Community
About the Georgia History Festival 2022 Focus of Study
The Georgia History Festival is the signature K-12 educational program of the Georgia Historical Society, reaching hundreds of thousands of students statewide. Beginning with the new school year in September, a variety of public programs, exhibits, events, and educational resources bring history to life for students of all ages and encourage Georgians to explore the richness and diversity of our state’s past. In addition to new online and in-person programming, the Festival includes popular annual events like the Colonial Faire and Muster living-history program held at Wormsloe State Historic Site, Savannah’s Georgia Day Parade, and the elegant Trustees Gala.
Each year, GHS selects a person or topic significant in Georgia's history as the focus of our educational programs and resources. The 2021-2022 focus of study will be, “From Marshes to Mountains, Georgia’s Changing Landscape: Geography, History, and Community.”
From online and in-person programs and events for the public, to new classroom resources and training opportunities for teachers, GHS will explore how land and our relationship to it have been crucial factors in creating social, cultural, economic, and political systems over time.
Georgia Day with the Georgia Historical Society
As part of the 2021-2022 Georgia History Festival, the Georgia Historical Society is presenting several fun and unique Georgia Day-related programs that encourage Georgia’s students to explore our state’s past through the lens of historical research and creativity. We invite students and educators to join us in commemorating Georgia Day statewide through one or more of these opportunities!
Promoting Georgia Day on Social Media: If your school is commemorating Georgia's Birthday, let the world and GHS know on social media. GHS created this guide to help you to maximize your school's outreach for Georgia Day. Make sure to use the hashtags #GHF2022, #GeorgiaHistoryFestival, and #GeorgiaDay on all social media posts.
Georgia Day Statewide Student Art Contest
October 18, 2021-January 21, 2022
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Students of all grade levels can compete by creating original artwork on this year’s Georgia Day theme, “Georgia’s People and Places.” Winning projects will be featured online and through GHS social media.
Georgia Day Parade
February 11, 2022 in Savannah, Georgia
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As part of the annual commemoration of the founding of the Georgia colony of February 12, 1733 by James Edward Oglethorpe, a tradition dating back to the earliest years of the colony’s founding, we invite you to join us as students, musicians, local dignitaries, and costumed historical figures march through Savannah’s historic squares during this beloved annual event.
Georgia Day Educator Resources
Educators can explore the following resources designed to support student and classroom participation in these Georgia Day-related activities.
Georgia’s People and Places Teacher Guide
A guide for K-12 educators teaching the theme for the Georgia Day Parade Classroom Banner Competition and Statewide Student Art Contest.
Teacher Webinar:
Georgia Day Statewide Art Contest: Theme, Resources, and Teaching Strategies
December 7, 2021, 3:00-4:00 p.m.
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The webinar will include information about participating in Georgia Day through the new statewide Student Art Contest
Teacher Webinar:
Georgia Day Parade and Banner Competition: Theme, Resources, and Teaching Strategies
January 6, 2022, 3:00-4:00 p.m.
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This one-hour webinar is for K-12 teachers interested in participating in the annual Georgia Day Parade and Banner Competition.
Lisa Landers
Education Coordinator
Hello. Are you a parent or teacher with questions about participation in the Georgia History Festival? Please contact me at llanders@nullgeorgiahistory.com or 912.651.2125, ext. 152.
I look forward to assisting you.