youth history education

Young History Detective Summer Camp 2024 (registered students only) (Read More)

The House of Afros, Capes and Curls Young History Detectives
Young History Detectives is a youth enrichment program for grades 7-12. It uses geek culture to promote literacy, critical thinking and digital literacy. The Young History Detectives learn Black History, both regional, national, and across the African Diaspora along with historical research methods to better understand US History. Research and documentation skills, critical thinking, problem-solving, cultural enrichment, and historical knowledge with our ongoing Spatial Memory Project, are all supported through this program.

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Junior Young History Detective Summer Camp 2024 (registered students only) (Read More)

The House of Afros, Capes, and Curls Junior Young History Detectives
Junior Young History Detectives is open to 9-11 year olds (4th-6th grades), interested in learning Black History, Omaha History in fun and engaging ways. This year's camps will explore storytelling as a tool to present their discoveries of the people, places and events in North Omaha. YHD students learn Black History, both regional, national, and across the African Diaspora along with historical research methods to better understand US History. Research and documentation skills, critical thinking, problem-solving, cultural enrichment, and historical knowledge with our ongoing Spatial Memory Project, are all supported through this program.

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Registration Deadline for Junior Young History Detective and Young History Detective Summer Camps (Read More)

The House of Afros, Capes, and Curls is hosting two free educational summer history camps for youth this summer at the Barbara Weitz Engagement Center in Omaha: Junior Young History Detectives for 4th-6th Graders July 22-July 26, 2024, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Young History Detectives for 7th-12th Graders July 29-August 9, 2024, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. YHD students learn Black History, both regional, national, and across the African Diaspora along with historical research methods to better understand US History. Research and documentation skills, critical thinking, problem-solving, cultural enrichment, and historical knowledge with our ongoing Spatial Memory Project, are all supported through this program. The registration deadline for these camps is July 1. Visit the House of Afros, Capes, and Curls website for more information, or to register.

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