Dawn,
To start thinking about our project, I did a google search and thought you might find some of the following links interesting.
http://www.stpaul.k12.or.us/foxfire_project1.htm
http://learnweb.harvard.edu/2821/cu4.cfm
http://www.indiana.edu/~cshm/teaching.html
http://www.bland.k12.va.us/bland/rocky/gap.html
http://www.tellmeyourstories.org/ there is a complete curriculum here.
http://www.doingoralhistory.org/
http://www.loc.gov/folklife/vets/
http://www.edheritage.org/
http://www.mwvschooltocareer.com/foxfire.html
http://www.vermontcommunityworks.org/exemplars/exemp9-12/funky/Funkyvideo.html
There are many many more, but I don't want to overwhelm you. Some things to ponder,
1. Do we want to make this a general "Foxfire type" project or do we want to narrow to one time period or one subject - veterans, depression era survivors, etc.
2. Do we want to do it as a web project or would we want to make it a videotaped project which we put on the web?
3. Do we want kids to work in groups or as individuals, and if as groups have them do one area or group of people?
4. Do we want to use the name FoxFire in our project name? I think Wiggenson was eventually jailed for something so maybe we want a more original name.
5. Do we want this to be a solely English project or an English/Social Studies project?
6. How long of a time span do we want this project to take?
I think I will copy this all into the Blog so I can keep track of our questions.
Pat