Dates & times
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- 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
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Check the organizer’s latest schedule ↗History for Homeschoolers at Plains Conservation Center: What Happened at Sand Creek?
Students will consider the 1864 violence at Sand Creek through both historical documents and present-day commemoration. Putting those forms of inquiry together makes interpretation—not a single supplied label—the focus of this two-hour class.
A question of evidence and interpretation
Sand Creek, in southeastern Colorado, is the subject of continuing conversations about the state’s history. The class asks students to examine primary sources from multiple perspectives and explore why historians and communities interpret what happened differently.
The event description raises the question of how the 1864 violence should be understood. For students, comparing documents offers a way to examine what historical sources can show while recognizing that interpretation and terminology matter.
Further reading: History for Homeschoolers at Plains Conservation Center: What Happened at Sand Creek? | Denver Botanic Gardens ↗
From records to public memory
Alongside historical-document analysis, participants will discuss modern memorials and commemorations. That pairing extends the inquiry beyond the events of 1864 to the ways people remember and interpret them now.
The listing does not identify the documents students will use or name an instructor. It describes a source-analysis and discussion session; no visit to Sand Creek or memorial tour is listed.
Further reading: History for Homeschoolers at Plains Conservation Center: What Happened at Sand Creek? | Denver Botanic Gardens ↗
History in the center’s wider setting
Plains Conservation Center’s educational work includes both prairie ecology and Colorado cultural history. Denver Botanic Gardens manages programs there in cooperation with the City of Aurora, placing this class within a broader educational program at the site.
Denver Botanic Gardens’ land acknowledgment recognizes Colorado as Indigenous homelands and describes the institution’s intention to learn through reciprocal relationships with Native peoples. That is relevant organizational context for a class about historical interpretation and commemoration, but the event listing does not specify Indigenous speakers, source materials or partnerships for this session.
Further reading: Plains Conservation Center | Denver Botanic Gardens ↗ · Land Acknowledgment | Denver Botanic Gardens ↗ · History for Homeschoolers at Plains Conservation Center: What Happened at Sand Creek? | Denver Botanic Gardens ↗
Records and remembrance in one session
The advertised format brings primary-source analysis together with discussion of modern memorials and commemorations. The connection between historical evidence and public memory is the session’s defining choice.
Friday, November 6 · Plains Conservation Center
- History for Homeschoolers: What Happened at Sand Creek? Students examine primary sources from multiple perspectives and discuss historical documents, memorials and commemorations.
Plan for the session
Friday, Nov. 6, 2026 | 2–4 p.m.
The event listing gives the Friday date and hours; Denver Botanic Gardens’ calendar confirms the year.
History for Homeschoolers at Plains Conservation Center: What Happened at Sand Creek? | Denver Botanic Gardens ↗ · Calendar | Denver Botanic Gardens ↗
Plains Conservation Center
21901 E. Hampden Avenue, Aurora, CO 80013.
History for Homeschoolers at Plains Conservation Center: What Happened at Sand Creek? | Denver Botanic Gardens ↗ · Plains Conservation Center | Denver Botanic Gardens ↗
Geared toward grades 4–9
History for Homeschoolers is a series designed for students in grades 4–9. The listing identifies children and families as the audience but gives no separate age rule for accompanying children beyond the fee terms.
$18 per child; $16 per member child
One adult per child is free. Additional adults and non-participating siblings ages 3 and up are $7 each. Non-participating siblings do not take part in take-home activities.
Use the linked ticketing page
The event listing provides a registration link. Check the ticketing page for current availability and any booking details.
Getting to Plains Conservation Center
Destination
The event is at Plains Conservation Center, 21901 E. Hampden Avenue, Aurora, CO 80013. The center’s map link can calculate directions from your starting point.
History for Homeschoolers at Plains Conservation Center: What Happened at Sand Creek? | Denver Botanic Gardens ↗ · Plains Conservation Center | Denver Botanic Gardens ↗
Transit, parking and access
The event and center listings do not give transit routes, event-specific parking instructions or accessible-entry details. Contact the center at 303-326-8380 to confirm practical access needs before traveling.
Plains Conservation Center | Denver Botanic Gardens ↗ · History for Homeschoolers at Plains Conservation Center: What Happened at Sand Creek? | Denver Botanic Gardens ↗
Before you make a plan
When is the class?
Friday, Nov. 6, 2026, from 2–4 p.m.
History for Homeschoolers at Plains Conservation Center: What Happened at Sand Creek? | Denver Botanic Gardens ↗ · Calendar | Denver Botanic Gardens ↗
What grades is History for Homeschoolers geared toward?
The series is geared toward students in grades 4–9. The listing does not give a separate age rule for accompanying children.
What does it cost for an accompanying adult or sibling?
One adult per child is free. Additional adults and non-participating siblings ages 3 and up are $7 each; non-participating siblings do not take part in take-home activities.
Does the center’s free general entry cover this class?
No. The center distinguishes free general visits from fee-based guided programs, and this class has its own listed program fee.
Plains Conservation Center | Denver Botanic Gardens ↗ · History for Homeschoolers at Plains Conservation Center: What Happened at Sand Creek? | Denver Botanic Gardens ↗
Is the class a tour of Sand Creek or a memorial?
The listing describes document analysis and discussion of memorials and commemorations; it does not describe a trip to Sand Creek or a memorial tour.
Location & Google Maps
Plains Conservation Center
21901 E. Hampden Avenue, Aurora, CO 80013
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