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IS A ONE - HOUR and ONE - MILE LOOP
OF THE CENTER CITY
HIGHLIGHTING
CHARLOTTE HISTORY, SPORTS, AND ARTS & CULTURE
Our UPTOWN FUNK TOUR reinforces CLASSROOM learning with EXPERIENCE
-- historical facts and fun!
Here's how our UPTOWN FUNK TOUR complements
CMS SOCIAL STUDIES CURRICULUM at all grade levels.
(tour can be fully customized)
4th Grade - Unit 4 Quarter 6 - ECONOMICS - NC
What is the state of the economy of NC?
● Factors influencing the Economy Historically
○ natural resources - gold rush of early 1800's - ROMARE BEARDEN PARK - MINT STREET STOP
○ new technologies - generating hydroelectricty - former CHARLOTTE COTTON MILLS BUILDING
○ innovative ideas -
■ interstate banking - BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATE CENTER STOP
■ sports marketing - Robert L. Johnson and Michael Jordan BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATE CENTER STOP
+
8th Grade - Unit 3 - COLONIZATION + EXPANSION
● Articles of Confederation
○ Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence - OLD SETTLERS' CEMETERY STOP
○ Meckenburg Resolutions - OLD SETTLERS CEMETERY
● Federalism
○ Expansion Mint of 1835 - MINT STREET STOP
● Native American Removal
○ Catawba Nation Experience - TRADE STREET STOP
James K. Polk - OLD SETTLERS CEMETERY STOP
+
HIGH SCHOOL AMERICAN HISTORY- Unit 4 Gilded Era and Progressivism
● Labor Movement
○ Labor strikes for wage and safety reform + child labor laws - former CHARLOTTE COTTON MILLS BUILDING STOP
● Segregation/Jim Crow
○ Romare Bearden - The Great Migration - SPIRAL ODYSSEY SCULPTURE, ROMARE BEARDEN PARK STOP
What to expect:
Morning or Afternoon drop-off at ROMARE BEARDEN PARK at START TIME specified by the school.
UPTOWN FUNK TOUR has 8 exciting guided stops around the Center City including Romare Bearden's Spiral Odyssey sculpture, Old Settler's Cemetery and the Bank of America Corporate Center
● interesting and useful information at stops - educators can request certain themes be emphasized
● fast-paced, entertaining and fun
● each student receives lanyard and souvenir postcard, nothing else is needed
●CMS Vendor
AND LOTS MORE…
More about the tour:
Students are divided into groups of about 30 and multiple groups can tour at the same time
Dining areas are available both before and after the tour
Bathroom facilities are at the beginning and end of tour
Price per participant $10
Booking tours for Spring, Summer and Fall 2024
Give us a call at 336-918-2022 or email us at info@queencityculturevultures.com!
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