Homeschool Day

Activity Stations on the North Lane in the Historic Area (9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.):

• Visit with our education staff to learn about preserving food in the 18th-century, like smoking, pickling, and salting.
• Pick up materials for projects you can do at home (while supplies last.)

On the Farm (9:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.):

• Explore archaeology at Mount Vernon and what discoveries tell us about 18th-century foodways.
• Learn about George Washington's innovative farming practices.
• Visit a reconstructed cabin, like those that housed enslaved families.
• Discover the different foods eaten by the Washingtons, the enslaved population at Mount Vernon, and hired workers.

In the Historic Area (9:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.):

• Watch 18th-century spinning and weaving in the Spinning House, where enslaved and hired weavers made utilitarian wool and linen cloth.

On the Bowling Green:

• Hear our resident fifer and learn about the military music used during the American Revolution at 10:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.
• Read Farmer George Plants a Nation with Mount Vernon staff at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., then pick up a scavenger hunt you can do around the estate.