The Chesterton Middle School seventh grade students in Kimberly Marshall’s social studies classes began a living museum project in May. The project required students to research historical figures from either Africa or Asia, one of the two continents studied this year. Students had to compose a 2-3 minute speech that they would be performing at the end of the month.
On performance days, students have their speeches and were dressed up as their historical figure for the entire school day. Administrators, teachers, and other staff were invited to come listen to the speeches, as well as the students that were not performing that day. “This is the fifth year I have done this project, and every year I am amazed at the work they do. The kids’ worked really hard all month long, and the presentations really reflected that effort. As always, I couldn't be more proud of the efforts of all of my students.” CMS students Brice Petre, Chloe Tharp, and Olivia Rowe listen to Kris Bodie as he speaks about his life as Tenzing Norgay, often referred to as Sherpa Tenzing, was a Nepalese Sherpa mountaineer.