For the ultimate learning experience, give your students their own private tour. This opportunity is offered exclusively to groups and is led by guides with expertise on George Washington, Mount Vernon, 18th-century life, and who specialize in working with students, grades 3-12.

During this tour, your students will explore how George Washington grew from an ambitious young man to a leader whose contributions still impact our nation today. Our special Student Walking Tour takes place around the grounds where students learn how Washington transformed Mount Vernon from a 2,000-acre plantation to an 8,000-acre estate with five farms and a twenty-one room home. Students will analyze how the transformation of his home reflected the evolution of Washington’s career from a young surveyor, to gentleman farmer, to colonial military leader and, finally, to national statesman and first President. Lastly, the tour will provide a focus on the enslaved community of 316 African Americans who built and maintained Washington’s estate. Your special tour ends at the line to the Mansion. Guide Service does not include the Mansion and does not give the group preferencial line status.

The tour objectives coincide with themes from the National Council of Social Studies including culture; people, places, and environment; individual development and identity; power, authority, and governance; and civic ideals and practices.

For your convenience, these popular tours may be scheduled four times daily at: 

• 9:00 am 
• 10:00 am
• 1:00 pm
• 3:00 pm

Reservations are required. Guide service costs $5 per student, in addition to admission.

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Plan a Group Tour
by phoning (703) 799-8688 or 1-800-429-1520
or use our online reservation request form