Outside-of-Class Activities

INTERLINK's curriculum and philosophy encourages group or team activities and defines its curriculum. Thus, we take care in developing a series of programs and events outside of the formal classroom. These include activities such as:  

• Graduation Party: Each term we hold a graduation party.
• McCormick's Creek State Park: Visits to some of Indiana's outstanding parks, with boating, horseback riding, hiking on nature trails, swimming in pools or lakes and rivers, and other sports activities.
• Plays: Class attendance at plays.
• U.S. Holidays and Customs: Understanding U.S. Holidays and Customs
• County Fair:
• Party and Skit: End of Term Party and Skit
• Student-organized sports events such as a bowling tournament.
• Picnics and Potlucks: Every term, students and teachers meet together for picnics and potlucks. By preparing and sharing food, students also show others about their culture.

Other sites include the following parks and historical sites surrounding ISU and Terre Haute. Explore the links below.

Covered Bridges
The covered bridges of Parke County were built between 1856 and 1920, most of them built by three builders. The largest concentration of covered bridges in the world is in Western Indiana with Parke County at its center having more than any other county. While the number of covered bridges in the United States declines, Parke County works to maintain our historic treasures. The county's picturesque countryside serves as a perfect backdrop for these bridges to the past. Click on the link above to see some of the bridges and get more information.

George Rogers Clark National Historic Park
A classic memorial stands on the site of Fort Sackville to commemorate the capture of the fort fro m British Lt. Governor Henry Hamilton and his soldiers by Lt. Col. George Rogers Clark and his frontiersmen on February 25, 1779. Click on the above link for more information.

Brown County State Park
Brown County State Park is visited by millions of families each year. Hike, fish, swim and camp.

Nashville, Indiana
The historic Hoosier artist colony. (Hoosier is the nickname for people from Indiana)

Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial
On this sourthern Indiana farm, Abraham Lincoln spent fourteen of the most formative years of his life from the time he moved there at age 7 to the time he left at age 21. His mother, Nancy Hanks Lincoln, is buried here.

Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site
Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site was the 1840's home of Thomas and Sarah Bush Lincoln, father and stepmother of our 16th president. Abraham Lincoln was a lawyer living in Springfield by the time his parents lived here, but he did visit them periodically. Today, Lincoln Log Cabin is an 86 acre historic site.

Illinois Amish Interpretive Center
The Illinois Amish Interpretive Center is the first museum in Illinois dedicated to the Amish culture. It traces the history of the Amish religion and provides a glimpse into the lives of Illinois Amish. Amish began moving to America in the early 1700s. There are no Amish in Europe today. Visitors can view a fifteen minute video on the Amish culture to help separate fact from myth about their culture. One can see one of the oldest known Amish suits and a rare hundred year old buggy. After exploring items from the past, visitors can step into the present and view the inside of a typical Amish home.

INTERLINK Language Center