The Tsongas Industrial History Center provides unique educational programs and professional development at the Lowell National Historical Park for elementary, secondary and post-secondary students and teachers.
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A hands-on learning center
Watch the video to see how students “do” history and science at TIHC.
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Field Trips
Students participate in hands-on learning activities and visit sites where history was made.
Field Trips
Professional Development
The TIHC offers a variety of engaging professional development opportunities that meet the needs of history, science, and English language arts teachers.
Professional Development
Summer Camps
Explore history, science, and nature at TIHC’s summer camps. Registration for 2018 begins Feb. 15.
Summer Camps
What's Happening
- Reservations for the 2018-2019 school year will begin on May 1, 2018. Call us at 978-970-5080 to reserve your programs.
- Did you come on a recent field trip visit? Here's a link to post-visit resources for your classroom.
- Summer Day Camp registration is now open!
News
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Manning School of Business Senior Lecturer Deb Finch won the 2018 Manning Prize for Excellence in Teaching, awarded annually to one faculty member from each of the five UMass campuses.
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Children of color come to school with amazing cognitive skills they’ve developed through music, dance and art. Understanding their culture and history is key to keeping them engaged in meaningful learning, says renowned educator Bettina Love.
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Ten first-generation UML students are mentoring children in Lowell after-school programs. Assoc. Prof. Phitsamay Uy says she hopes the UML students will get the children interested in college – and that the children will get the UML students interested in teaching.
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When student interests cross the borders of traditional academic disciplines, they turn to interdisciplinary studies and the Bachelor of Liberal Arts program to customize their education.