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floor plan		 Welcome to the Muller Elementary School Virtual Museum 
of VI History and Culture		 Updated
6/2003
     This Web page is a product of a three-year, schoolwide project entitled VI Connections.  All students in the Muller Elementary School study Virgin Islands History as part of the Social Studies Curriculum.  Because there is very little electronic information on the Virgin Islands that is appropriate to an elementary school student, we wish to make our work available, via the Web, to other elementary students.   Most of the work presented in this project was completed by 4th, 5th, and 6th grade students although one 3rd grade class did participate in the Holidays component.   

The project was originally written as a Literacy Challenge Grant Proposal by the Muller School Technology Committee in 1999.  Since its initial funding, we have been awarded a second and a third Challenge Grant to further expand the scope of the original proposal. 

   We have many people and organizations to thank for their assistance, including:

   *Felipe Ayala, Jr., historian, for the tour of Historic Charlotte Amalie.
   *RWIC .com for housing our web site. 
   *MSI Building Supplies for the monetary donation and for being such a supportive "adopter".
   *Seaborne Seaplanes for discounting the airfare to St. Croix.
   *George Tyson, historian, for the tour of St. Croix and for the Historic Sites Workshop.
   *Myron Jackson of the State Preservation Office, for the guided tour of St. Thomas
   *David Knight, historian, for the guided tour of S. John
   *The St. John Historic Society for their hospitality
   *Virgin Islands Humanities Council for money to fund our photography field trip to St. Croix
   *Paul Winslow, architect, for the Museum Design Workshop.
   *Faculty and Administration of the Ulla F. Muller Elementary School for participation and support

Thanks to all of the above and all others who assisted with the project.  

Carolyn Tyson
Project Director