Learning and life styles haven’t always been what they are now. From the many styles of writing to the printing press, the Renaissance era shaped our world today, and LZHS students recreated these historical events.

In the LZHS World Cultures class, a combined history and English course for freshmen, students found ways to bring back the Renaissance Era with small group presentations about people like William Shakespeare, Leonardo Da Vinci, and Michelangelo, and objects they created or inspired from the time.

“I thought it was fun to be able to work with our friends and learn a lot about the Renaissance at the same time,” Bridget Huels, freshman in World Cultures, said.

Presentations were in form of a trifold, but students were allowed to manipulate and add on to the board in order to represent the person and object they studied.

“I think it’s great. I like to see what the students make and their hard work turn into something visual. I think they take pride in their boards. A lot of students spent a lot of time on their boards and they’re upset at the end of the project because we have to discard their exhibits. It’s nice to see that kids spent time and effort and have a connection to their project,” Michael Kaufman, social studies teacher, said.

The students in periods 1-2 were allowed to work in groups of 5-6 while periods 8-9 worked in groups of three because of the difference of students in each class.

“The format of the project was the same, the information was the same, it just depends on how many students we have in the class,” Kaufman said.

The groups presented in a fair-ground style, where tables were set up around the room for each group to set their board and artifacts. Groups who were not presenting one day would move around the room to each presentation and take notes.

“[Even though] the project took a long time to do,” Huels said. “I ended up learning a lot in the end.”