Fourth graders participated in Treasure Island Day, an authentic island experience celebrating the reading of Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson. Festivities included a trip to Mel Fischer's Museum to learn about local treasure seekers and a day of special events at Humiston Park. Everyone dressed in pirate costumes and students experienced life as a pirate by participating in several activities. A Coast Guard representative taught knot tying; students built individual wooden ships and viewed artifacts from a parent's treasure dives, and feasted on pineapple, coconuts and beef jerky that would have accompanied sailors on voyages. A treasure hunt sent students around the park and ended with a buried treasure on the beach. The reading of Treasure Island is part of the fourth grade curriculum. The book not only teaches classical literature but biblical character traits and leadership qualities by contrasting the character of pirates and sailors throughout the book.
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