Abandoned Buildings Biking Tour: Schoolhouses
In our latest abandoned buildings tour, we’ll explore a handful of the derelict schoolhouses that litter the city. Through these buildings’ histories, we’ll learn about the development of public education; the childhoods of local celebrities; and the complexities of race relations in the D.C. education system, from the segregated schools of the early 1900s to the recent controversial closings under Michelle Rhee and Kaya Henderson.
Disclaimer: Although we will point out abandoned schoolhouses, tell you stories about their former lives, and do some hardcore peeking through the windows (if we can), we will not be going inside the buildings themselves.
Location
TBD
Address will be emailed upon registration.
Past event
Instructor
Elena Goukassian has been a KCDC organizer since 2011. She has an MA in German and European Studies from Georgetown and now works as an arts writer, reporter, and editor.