Young Curators & Scholars

Students become authors and curators of their neighborhood’s history.

Offered in partnership with elementary, middle, and high schools, these programs introduce students to the dynamic process of historical research about their neighborhood.

Over the course of four to six months, a cohort of students collaboratively research a topic about their neighborhood’s history, analyze primary and secondary sources, and communicate their findings in a book (Young Scholars) or in exhibit panels (Young Curators) that become the property of the school.

View the book curated by the Young Scholars of PS 307 exploring the history of the Empire Stores in DUMBO here!

Brooklyn Historical Society partners with NYC public schools to seek Cultural After School Adventure (CASA) grants from local City Council members in order to offer the Young Curators program at no cost to participating schools and students.

We have successfully brought our Young Scholars and Curators CASA programs to over a dozen Brooklyn elementary schools since 2006. These programs may also be funded through school budgets. For inquiries, e-mail [email protected] and mention Young Scholars or Young Curators.

PS 67 Abolitionist Heroes

The Young Curators of PS 67 in Ft. Greene created an exhibition about Brooklyn's abolitionists.
The Town of East New York

Students at PS 276 designed this panel about the history of their neighborhood.
PS 312 Trip to Floyd Bennett Field

Young Scholars of PS 312 doing field work for their book "The Waterways of Bergen Beach."
2017-Author Classroom Visit CASA
2017-Ellis Island Trip CASA
2018-Publishing Party History Pane CASAl
CASA Young Scholars visit the Othmer Library
A collection of books created through BHS's CASA program