About Us
What is Place-Based Humanities Education?
Place-Based Humanities was a program of University Liggett School in Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan dedicated to the advancement of place-based humanities education, offering programs for both youth and adult learners from 2020 to 2025.
Place-based humanities is still a cornerstone of University Liggett School programming, primarily in the social studies department. Place-based programs at ULS include:
Site visits and experiences in the school's third grade Michigan history program.
United States history through the lens of Detroit as the eighth grade social studies course.
Detroit- and Great Lakes regional programming in the school's tenth grade United States history course.
Partnerships with the Wyandot of Anderdon Nation in school courses, including fifth grade and Upper School electives such as Native American Studies.
We are dedicated to changing the way educators teach and students learn — and apply — the humanities academic disciplines. We inform, collaborate, inspire curiosity and guide.
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Faculty and Staff
Adam Hellebuyck
Adam has taught history and social studies to high school students for eighteen years, including the place-based United States history course through the lens of Detroit and the Great Lakes region that this program is built upon.
Chris Hemler
Chris has been teaching social studies for over a decade, and served as the education manager at The Henry Ford and Greenfield Village before coming to University Liggett School. He is the lead teacher of ULS's place-based United States history course for eighth grade students.
