CHARLESTON ORPHAN HOUSE

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Objective (1a)
The learner will identify and discuss the circumstances resulting in the establishment of the Charleston Orphan House with 90 percent accuracy.

Objective (2a)
Given a list of criteria, determine if the applicant can be admitted to the Charleston Orphan House with 90 percent accuracy.

Objective (2b)
Given a list of criteria, determine if the applicant can be released from the Charleston Orphan House with 90 percent accuracy.

Objective (3a)
The learner will describe the function of the Board of Commissioners, and Visiting Commissioner of the Charleston Orphan House by stating their duties and responsibilities with 90 percent accuracy.

Objective (3b)
Given lists of Charleston Orphan House officers and their functions, match the officers to their functions with 90 percent accuracy.

Objective (4a)
Given photographs of the buildings composing the Charleston Orphan House identify them and their purpose with 90 percent accuracy.

Objective (4b)
Given a list of Charleston Orphan House main building components, match them to their floor with 90 percent accuracy.

Objective (4c)
Given a list of Charleston artwork, identify those that resided at the Charleston Orphan House and grounds with 90 percent accuracy.

Objective (5)
The learner will identify the significance of figures in the history of the Charleston Orphan House  by matching the contributions of Agnes Irving, John Robertson, Andrews Buist Murray, and Gustavas Memminger to the Charleston Orphan House.


Objective (6)
The learner will explain the education system used in the Charleston Orphan House by describing the apprenticeship system , identifying the differences between education for  the boy and girl inmates, and describing the Orphan House counterpart to the Charleston Public School System.