Resources for Educators
Bring Old North to your school with fully developed multimedia lessons — free of charge. Join our teacher community to stay updated about new classroom resources, field trips, workshops and training, and paid opportunities to write and review curricular units.
Bring Old North to Your Classroom
Old North Teacher Guide
This guide explores Old North through multidisciplinary lessons and activities in subjects like history, art, and STEM.
History Mystery
Students watch a three-part video series and play detective as they solve the “mystery” of who hung the famous lanterns.
Behind the Scenes Tour
Take a half-hour video tour of Old North Church’s most compelling spaces.
Chocolate as a Lens to the Past
Students are challenged to look at the history of chocolate in Boston from both a historical and scientific perspective.
Cacao and Colonial Chocolate
Students trace the history of chocolate from the Maya through colonial Boston to the present-day chocolate industry.
Illuminating the Unseen Guide
This curriculum accompanies the award-winning video series about Black and Indigenous history at Old North Church.
Bell Ringer’s Agreement
Students learn to read and analyze a primary source document from the Old North archives.
Sounds of Old North: Classroom Resources
Three lessons written by teachers inspired by the church’s 1759 organ and eight change-ringing bells.
Episcopal Church Keywords Glossary
See definitions of keywords related to the Episcopal Church.
Have questions or want to learn more about these resources? Contact our Director of Education, Emily Spence, at espence@oldnorth.com.
