Description Level/Grade: Level 4 / 9th–12th Registration Closes: 9/26/25 Classes Start: 10/14/2025 Length: 5 Weeks Day: Tuesday Time: 10:30 am – 11:30 am PST Teacher: Lori May Materials: Novel and Workbook included During this 5-week session, teachers will support students as they journal characters, themes, symbols, and motifs, explore vocabulary, discuss ideas, receive feedback on the weekly synopsis and personal reflection, and the culminating essay. When Japanese forces invaded Burma in 1942, Williams joined the elite British Force 136 and operated behind enemy lines. His war elephants carried supplies, helped build bridges, and transported the sick and elderly over treacherous mountain terrain. As the occupying authorities put a price on his head, Williams and his elephants faced their most perilous test. Elephant Company, cornered by the enemy, attempted a desperate escape: a risky trek over the mountainous border to India, with a bedraggled group of refugees in tow. Part biography, part war epic, Elephant Company is an inspirational narrative that illuminates a little-known chapter in the annals of wartime heroism.
