BERNARDSTON — Do you need to brush up on your history?
Head out to the Full Circle School on Friday at 5:30 p.m. for the annual History of Science and Technology Fair and witness historical figures come to life. Talk with light bulb inventor Thomas Edison, physicist Albert Einstein and many other life-changing individuals who will share how they overcame obstacles to accomplish goals that will never be forgotten.
These characters, however, might be a little younger and shorter than expected since they will be portrayed by all 23 students enrolled at the school. The school offers a personalized curriculum for each student enrolled in kindergarten through sixth grade. Co-Director John Friends said the history fair was developed by the school founders about three decades ago with the purpose of having a rotating historical theme every year for six years allowing each student the chance to learn about a variety of historical figures in categories such as art history and music history. The students thoroughly researched their historic individual throughout the entire month of February in preparation for the event.
Each student, dressed in his or her historic attire, will present at least 30 seconds of biographical information to the visitors. The night will conclude with a schoolwide 10-minute choreographed routine full of movement and songs representative of each character’s era.
“It’s an opportunity to celebrate history and really have the kids be excited to learn about history and make it fun,” Friends said, adding that the event is also a good way for each child to present themselves in an open public forum.
The school is located at 21 Parmenter Road.