Cyrus Peirce: Crusader For American Public Education

Name: Cyrus Peirce: Crusader For American Public Education
Start: January 25, 2015
End: January 25, 2015
Location: Historic Newton

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Sunday, January 25, 2:00 PM

CYRUS PEIRCE: CRUSADER FOR AMERICAN PUBLIC EDUCATION
Cyrus Peirce, eponym of the Peirce School in West Newton, is the father of teacher education in the United States. He was chosen by Horace Mann as the director of the Lexington Normal School (which later moved to West Newton), where Peirce wrote and taught the first curriculum for professional teachers in the U.S. Join former teacher Barbara White in learning about the powerful foes Peirce had to fight in the course of his endeavor to improve American education. Besides being a progressive educator, Peirce was a dedicated abolitionist, peace activist and supporter of women's rights.

Refreshments to follow. Co-sponsored by the First Unitarian Society in Newton.

Free.

For questions, please call Historic Newton at 617.796.1450 or 617.641.9142
Or, visit http://www.historicnewton.org

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Durant-Kenrick House and Grounds
286 Waverley Avenue
Newton, MA 02458

Directions/Transportation/Parking

The Durant-Kenrick House and Grounds is the bright green house located on Waverley Avenue at the corner of Kenrick Street near Newton Corner.

By Public Transportation:
Bus routes 52, 57, 504, 553, 554, 556, and 558 all stop within a twelve-minute walk of the museum.
For more information, please visit the MBTA website.

By Car:
The Durant-Kenrick House and Grounds is located at 286 Waverley Avenue, Newton, MA 02458—Exit 17 from the Mass. Pike.

Bikes and cars may be parked in the lot adjacent to the building. There is ample additional on-street parking. Please park abutting our property, on the even side of Waverley Avenue and Kenrick Street, (the same side as the house). No parking is permitted within five feet of a driveway. For larger events, please also park along the rest of the Waverley block and on the even side of Sargent and Kenrick Streets, closest to the house.

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