Southern Oaks

At the COLONIAL LIFE program, students dress like the early settlers of America--Pilgrims, Quakers, frontiersmen, and noblemen. They learn about the various people groups who came to the New World, and they learn what daily life was like for these early Americans. Students make butter, and then are served it with gingerbread as they sit down to "take tea." The program ends with the students learning an energetic early American dance.

The VICTORIAN LIFE program gives students a glimpse of what it was like to be a lady or gentleman of the Victorian period. The girls dress in long skirts and bonnets, and the boys don top hats and vests as they learn about fashions of the 1800s, rules of etiquette at tea time, old-style dancing, and more! Heroes of the Civil War can be studied. It's an exciting, interactive program for elementary and middle school students.

~Each program can last from 1 1/2 to 2 hours. or for homeschool students who wish to stay longer, the program can continue on after lunch.

Some groups even come back in the evening for a family dance party or costumed ball!

~The "Victorian Life" and the "Colonial Life" programs are appropriate for students in the second through fifth grades, and for middle schoolers. They are available to public, private, and home school groups.

~The programs are conducted at "Southern Oaks," located at 240 N. Jeff Davis Drive, Fayetteville, GA, or can be conducted at various schools if the accommodations are favorable.

~The maximum number of students suggested for each program session is 30.

Schools having several classes in the same grade level may schedule several days in a week, and combine classes to as many as 44, in order to present the program to all the classes in a grade level. The Director, Michele Cox, will work with each individual group to make sure that the students are able to experience her highly educational yet tons of fun programs!

~The cost of each program varies according to the program desired, number of students, and program location, but a guideline price is $10 each for groups of 30 or more; $20 for groups of less than 30. A minimum number of 12 is required to conduct a program. Pricing can be worked out on an individual needs basis.