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Light the Way: Exploring the Lighthouses of the Outer Banks

Event Sponsor: Other Association or Organization

Event Type: Seminar/Workshop

Primary Category: Teachers

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Event Dates: 10/25/2009 through 10/29/2009

Brief Description: 12075 • Light the Way: Exploring the Lighthouses of the Outer Banks

Discover the lighthouses of North Carolina’s Outer Banks. Lighthouses have played a crucial role on the Outer Banks for hundreds of years especially in the treacherous region known as the Graveyard of the Atlantic. Analyze how North Carolina’s geography influenced the location of these landmarks and how the role and operation of lighthouses have changed over time. How have these inspirational beacons served as metaphors in literature, music, and life? Explore the life and times of lighthouse keepers, their families, and their communities. There is something for every educator in this seminar as we explore light characteristics and lenses, architecture and engineering, and history and literature. Excursions to several lighthouses will provide opportunities to write, paint, photograph, and reflect. Be enlightened by the power, strength, and serenity of these national treasures..

Location: The North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching

Address: Ocracoke

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State:NC

CONTACT INFORMATION

Name: NCCAT Teacher Services

E-mail Address: registrar@nccat.org

Phone Number: 800.922.0482

Web Site: www.nccat.org