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Explore the History of Technology and Trade

in Class or  at Home with Your Students and Discover

the Economic Cross-Pollination

which led to the Blossoming of the Renaissance.

One Week's Worth of Curriculum

Pre-packaged Individually to be Sent Home as Needed

First in a Series of 10

Kids Start Off 

working remotely in groups of guild shops as young apprentices to a Master Craftsman of Venice, discovering untold secrets of technology and trade from times gone by. As they learn the trade of mask-making and the significance of their guild, they prepare to contribute actively to the cultural and economic vibrancy of the Republic.

They Next Compete

with one another in an online market place, selling their wares for highest profit. They do so bargaining in Italian, using words they've learned and practiced earlier in their respective guilds. 

This exciting new series of creative learning adventures is a fun way to bridge the past to the present by exploring the history of technology and trade in an unforgettably playful yet timely and relevant way!

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SCHOOL EDITION KIT INCLUDES:

Materials to make 75 Venetian masks of different styles. Extension Packs can be ordered to supply classrooms having more that 25 students.

• 25 Folders of "Guild Master's Secret Templates"
• 25 Sealed Invitation Letters from Guild Masters
• 1 Guild Master Teacher's Lesson Guidebook 
• 1 Template Italian Word Flashcards
• 1 Full-size Historical Map of Venice
• 75 Colorful Mask-making Sheets
• 75 Guild Price Tags for Market
• 25 Guild Membership Cards
• 5 Membership Questions
• 25 Artisan's Journals
• 25 4-Colored Pens
• 25 6-inch Rulers

• 25 Glue Sticks

Students work as members of one of 5 different guild shops, each creating a particular style of mask to be traded in an online market for highest profit. In doing so, they first learn the basics of design by following clear step by step instructions. Then they take these steps to the next level by applying what they've learned from the templates to create their own custom designs. The class can then participates in a market day experience, where each guild offers their wares for the highest price, bargaining in Italian, learned from the set of flashcards included in the kit. In the process, kids learn both the craftsmanship and the economic potential of making hand crafted products as well as the history and impact of the medieval guild system on mercantilism and its role in the blossoming of the Renaissance and the Modern Era.