Help your students explore hidden histories, women’s voices, and the courage to “challenge the impossible.”
We’re excited to share a brand-new set of free lesson plans for Sentinels, a powerful historical musical about a secret society of women at Joan of Arc University. Told through both present-day scenes and flashbacks to 1945, 1952, 1967, and 1973, the play reveals how ordinary students shaped extraordinary history, from the Space Race to women’s rights to the fight against prejudice and silence.
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This resource includes:
📖 Pre- and post-show discussion questions to spark critical thinking
🕯️ Activities exploring secrecy, symbolism, and resilience
🐻 A deep-dive into Rosie the teddy bear, the Sentinels’ “mascot” across decades
🎶 Creative projects that connect music, ritual, and empowerment
🧠 Assessments linking the play to women’s history, identity, and social justice
Whether you’re staging the play or teaching it as a text, the Sentinels Classroom Companion equips you with ready-to-use tools that invite students to reflect, connect, and imagine themselves as part of a larger story: one where their voices matter, and their legacies are still being written.
We can’t wait to hear how your students rise to the challenge...and how Sentinels inspires them to face their own “impossible.”