George Washington's Mount Vernon AHFES Catalogue

Time: 20 to 30 minutes of presentation with 15 minutes for questions from students (Approximately 45 minutes total.)
Content Area: Social Studies/History/Geography
Learning Standards: Grade 4: Content 4.8. Students explain the causes of the American Revolution. 5. Identify the views, lives, and influences of key leaders during this period (e.g., King George III, Patrick Henry, Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, and John Adams). 6. Explain how the ideals set forth in the Declaration of Independence changed the way people viewed slavery.
Grades: 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th,
Capacity: 30 students per session

for "In-School visit from Mrs. Washington"

AHFES at Cultural Institutions

Events taking place from January through March will be available in the Winter Lottery opening on December 2nd.

Standards of Learning: Grade 4: Content 4.8. Students explain the causes of the American Revolution. 5. Identify the views, lives, and influences of key leaders during this period (e.g., King George III, Patrick Henry, Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, and John Adams). 6. Explain how the ideals set forth in the Declaration of Independence changed the way people viewed slavery. Grades 3-5: Skills 4. Students use nontext primary and secondary sources, such as maps, charts, graphs, photographs, works of art, and technical charts.
Grades: 3rd - 6th
Ticket capacity: 50 per date
Supplementary Materials: Educator Packet
for Legands & Legacies

Grade 3: Content 3.3. Students demonstrate basic economic reasoning skills and an understanding of the economy of the local region. 1. Outline the ways in which local producers have used and are using natural resources, human resources, and capital resources to produce goods and services in the past and the present. 3. Describe the specialization in jobs and businesses and provide examples of specialized businesses in the community. Grades 3-5: Skills 4. Students use nontext primary and secondary sources, such as maps, charts, graphs, photographs, works of art, and technical charts
Grades: 3rd - 6th
Ticket capacity: 50 per date
Supplementary Materials: Educator Packet
for STEM in George Washington's World

 

Telling Their Stories

Presented by: George Washington's Mount Vernon
This student program is intended to introduce students to the lives of the individuals who were enslaved at Mount Vernon. The tour provides an in-depth exploration of how Mount Vernon was a successful plantation because of the labor of enslaved people who worked as domestic servants, skilled craftspeople, field hands, and in other occupations.

Date:  1/7/20, 1/09/2020  2/13/20, 2/27/20
Time: 10:00 AM
Length of Event: 2 hours
Location: 3200 Mount Vernon Hwy, Mt Vernon, VA 22121
Content Area: Social Studies/ History/ Geography
Learning Standards: For more information about learning standards, click here.

Grades: 5th - 12th
Ticket capacity: 60 per date
Supplementary Materials: Educator Packet
 for "Telling Their Stories"

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Telling Their Stories
Presented by: George Washington's Mount Vernon
This student program is intended to introduce students to the lives of the individuals who were enslaved at Mount Vernon. The tour provides an in-depth exploration of how Mount Vernon was a successful plantation because of the labor of enslaved people who worked as domestic servants, skilled craftspeople, field hands, and in other occupations.

Date: 11/5/19, 11/13/19, 11/21/19, 12/5/19, 1/7/19, 2/13/19
Time: 10:00 AM
Length of Event: 2 hours
Location: 3200 Mount Vernon Hwy, Mt Vernon, VA 22121
Content Area: Social Studies/ History/ Geography
Learning Standards: For more information about learning standards, click here.

Grades: 5th - 12th
Ticket capacity: 60 per date
Supplementary Materials: Educator Packet

 

Legends & Legacies
Presented by: George Washington's Mount Vernon
Through a structured discussion and tour of the Education Center and historic area, students discover George Washington, the man behind the myth. Students understand that George Washington’s legacy was built on his real life accomplishments and personal qualities, inspiring the many legends that have developed about him.
Date: 11/6/19, 11/14/19, 12/4/19
Time: 10:00 AM
Length of Event: 2 hours
Location: 3200 Mount Vernon Hwy, Mt Vernon, VA 22121
Content Area: Social Studies/ History/ Geography
Learning Standards: 

Standards of Learning: Grade 4: Content 4.8. Students explain the causes of the American Revolution. 5. Identify the views, lives, and influences of key leaders during this period (e.g., King George III, Patrick Henry, Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, and John Adams). 6. Explain how the ideals set forth in the Declaration of Independence changed the way people viewed slavery. Grades 3-5: Skills 4. Students use nontext primary and secondary sources, such as maps, charts, graphs, photographs, works of art, and technical charts.
Grades: 3rd - 6th
Ticket capacity: 50 per date

 

STEM in George Washington's World
Presented by: George Washington's Mount Vernon
This experience introduces students to Washington through an in-depth exploration of how Mount Vernon reflects the career and accomplishments of the nation’s first president. Students explore Mount Vernon by engaging in a variety of hands-on STEM activities and tasks. Depending on the season, topics may include architecture, food preservation, the greenhouse, farming innovations, land surveying, mathematical spy ciphers, gardening, and archaeology. Participants learn about George Washington’s wide-ranging interests and the enslaved people whose work made Mount Vernon a productive estate.
Date: 11/7/19, 11/19/19, 12/3/19 
Time: 10:00 AM
Length of Event: 2 hours
Location: 3200 Mount Vernon Hwy, Mt Vernon, VA 22121
Content Area: Social Studies/ History/ Geography, Math, Science, Technology
Learning Standards: 

Grade 3: Content 3.3. Students demonstrate basic economic reasoning skills and an understanding of the economy of the local region. 1. Outline the ways in which local producers have used and are using natural resources, human resources, and capital resources to produce goods and services in the past and the present. 3. Describe the specialization in jobs and businesses and provide examples of specialized businesses in the community. Grades 3-5: Skills 4. Students use nontext primary and secondary sources, such as maps, charts, graphs, photographs, works of art, and technical charts
Grades: 3rd - 6th
Ticket capacity: 50 per date