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Cemeteries are an exceptional teaching tool. They are accessible and interdisciplinary. Almost every community has a nearby cemetery that is an educational resource as well as a historic site. Social studies, history, family studies, language arts and writing skills, math skills, art, science, and many other subjects may be explored in a cemetery.
The cemetery is a tangible link with the past, and a place that is sacred and significant. Students should be taught that any cemetery or burying ground is an important part of individual and collective
history and should be treated with reverence, respect, and care. When students understand the importance of cemeteries, they will more likely become adults who will participate in the responsible conservation of cemeteries in their communities.
A community that does not care for, protect, and preserve the cities of the dead is diminished as a place for the living.
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