Edison High students experience immigration through Ellis Island simulation
Every year since its start in 1999, Edison High School (EHS) 11th grade United States History students have participated in the Ellis Island Experience, an educational activity put on by the school’s Social Science Department. Students take on the roles of characters who emigrated to the United States in 1908. This year, the simulation began on September 29 and lasted two days. During the activity, participating students are tasked with adopting foreign accents, wearing period clothing, and trying their hardest to stay in character through a mock admission process to the United States. To begin the process, students must...
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