The Coventry Historical Society has recently received an award for Coventry 1900-1913 - a new school program for third and eighth grade students. Coventry 1900-1913 examines life in a small mill town with respect to the social environment, new inventions, and immigration. The four-part program includes a pre-visit kit, a bus tour of local turn-of-the-century sites, an all-day field trip to Coventry's one-room Brick School House, and a post-visit writing assignment. The Society worked with the local school system to create a program that would be valued by the community, would not duplicate efforts by other local organizations (the Nathan Hale Homestead), and would conform to state curriculum standards. The new program has not only increased the Coventry Historical Society's presence in the local schools, but it has also doubled the visitation for the Brick School House, and brought visitors to the Brick School House for the first time since 1999.

This award winning program has been authored by Ginney Dilk, the Coventry Historical Society's Educational Program Director and is a collaboration between the Society and the Coventry Public Schools. The Award of Merit is presented to deserving organizations by the Connecticut League of Historical Organizations.

A New England Mill Town at the Turn of the 20th Century: Fourth Grade Program. This program looks at early twentieth century society in a New England mill town, national events, and inventions through books, activities, assignments, games and an authentic 1910-style school day at the Coventry Brick Schoolhouse.  The program incorporates twenty-two fourth grade goals, in eight standards in the Connecticut Social Studies Curriculum.

 The First Pepsi Generation: Eighth Grade Program. This program looks at immigration in the years 1900-1913, New England society, national events and Connecticut inventions through books, activities, assignments, games and an authentic school day 1910 style at the Coventry Brick Schoolhouse.  Twenty-three eighth grade goals, in nine standards in the Connecticut Social Studies Curriculum are incorporated into this program.