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NEW! Download our new Field Trip Companion, a 32‐page booklet with a comprehensive interpretation of Mount Vernon, tour group discussion questions, fun facts about George Washington, suggested reading lists, and other helpful information!
Click here to access lesson plans, activity sheets, and our popular biography lesson, George Washington: Lessons in Leadership.
Enhance your visit to Mount Vernon by participating in one of our specially designed student programs. Ranging from Historic Area walking tours to immersive learning programs at the George Washington: Pioneer Farmer site, Mount Vernon offers a variety of special activities which will help you meet your state’s Standards of Learning and provide a particularly memorable experience for your students. Click here for a list of our special programs offered seasonally.
Prepare for your visit to Mount Vernon or continue learning after you leave! With the generous support of the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation, Mount Vernon and the Fairfax Network have partnered to bring George Washington into classrooms around the world via free satellite‐delivered programs. To register your class or acquire previously broadcast programs on DVD, click here. You may also arrange to meet characters from Washington’s world via videoconference. Click here for more information.




