2007-2008 School Year

Teachers hard at work making puppets during the 2004 Summer Institute. Sheila Rutherglen from Hesperian Elementary shared her recipe for bringing history to life through art and puppet-making
Teachers at the 2005 Summer Institute work on making tule boats. Park Ranger Kristina Parkison from Coyote Hills Regional Park demonstrated this skill.

Summer Institutes

Each summer, HAHS will offer a three-day professional development opportunity for 3rd and 4th grade teachers. The Summer Institute will feature scholars, historians, local history demonstrators, and master teachers who will feature scholars, historicans, local history demonstrators, and master teachers who will present topics in local and state history, as well as methods for classroom teaching. The 2007 Crossroads Summer Institute will take place on June 26, 27 and 28, 2007. Registration information is sent to Castro Valley, Hayward, and San Lorenzo schools in May. To register or for more information visit the Fourth Annual Crossroads Summer Institute section of the Hayward Area Historical Society website, or email the Education Director at education@haywardareahistory.org.