Mr. Jim Good, captain of the Quaker City String Band, recently visited Carson School to meet with the students of Mrs. Tryon’s and Mrs. Savino’s gifted classes during their unit study of the Mummers.

The students learned how themes are developed for each year’s performance, and about the behind-the-scenes effort it takes to put on such an amazing show. Good talked with the students about the dedication and hard work that is required from all the string band members to make the production come to life.

Students spent the day working cooperatively to research and develop their own themes. Each group created elaborate back pieces that represented their themes, and presented their ideas to Mr. Good.

The following day, students traveled to the Mummer’s Museum to learn the history of this Philadelphia tradition.

This was a wonderful learning experience for the students!