Curriculum

Interdisciplinary modules
built for the living classroom.

Living History curriculum connects history with the disciplines students already use to make sense of the world — from journalism to theatre, financial literacy to visual arts.

Antique 1877 photographs alongside a modern smartphone.
Featured Module

Freedom Interrupted.

The Compromise of 1877

An interdisciplinary inquiry module that invites students to investigate how the Compromise of 1877 reshaped American democracy and why its legacy still matters today.

“If 1877 had TikTok, what would it say?”

Developed through the Entertainment Community Fund Teaching Artist Program and successfully piloted at Harvard-Westlake School.

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Interdisciplinary Reach

History as the connective tissue.

The framework is adaptable from Kindergarten through higher education, and into museums, libraries, nonprofits, and community organizations.

History
Civics
Media Arts
Theatre
English Language Arts
Science
Financial Literacy
Economics
Journalism
Technology
Visual Arts
Social Emotional Learning
What's Included

Every module is built for inquiry and customization.

Teacher Guides

Instructional guidance for inquiry-based learning.

Every module includes instructional guidance, historical context, discussion prompts, implementation suggestions, and extension activities.

Student Experiences

Students as investigators, storytellers, and makers.

Students investigate history through primary sources, storytelling, writing, discussion, media creation, and reflection.

Presentation Materials

Visual tools for inquiry and discussion.

Ready to use visuals that support inquiry, discussion, and collaborative learning.

Primary Sources

History from the source.

Students work directly with speeches, testimony, photographs, letters, newspapers, government records, and archival collections to investigate history for themselves.

Assessment

Assessments that value thinking, not just recall.

Flexible assessments emphasize historical thinking, communication, inquiry, collaboration, and evidence based reasoning rather than memorization alone.

Implementation Options

Flexible licensing for your organization.

Living History can be licensed by schools, districts, museums, libraries, and educational organizations with optional professional learning for faculty and instructional leaders.