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Educational Program Facts
Year round by appointment.
Cost: $8 per student.
Visit Time: Approx. 4 hours.
Fulfills curriculum requirements.
Picnic lunches welcome.
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Engaging Curriculum-Based Programs in
Early American History &
Chesapeake Bay Ecology
Recently voted “Favorite Field Trip” |
* * New Education & Discovery Center * *
& Expanded Education Program!
To Schedule a Mount Harmon Field Trip or for more information
please call 410-275-8819 or e-mail info@mountharmon.org
Mount Harmon’s Early American History Program provides students the opportunity to learn first-hand about the lifestyle, culture, agriculture and trade of a tidewater plantation. The Program features tours of the manor house, colonial demonstrations, crafts and games, and a nature walk to the Prize House. In addition to our Early American History Program, we are now offering new curriculum-based programs in Tidewater History and Ecology.
Programs can be customized to suit your curriculum and classroom needs. We are currently booking school programs for the 2013 season ~ please be sure to book early to ensure availability.
School children delight in Mount Harmon’s Education Program which features an engaging curriculum-based program that brings history and nature to life. Begin planning your next field trip to Mount Harmon today and see why students have named it their “Favorite Field Trip!” |
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Program Objectives |
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- To enable students to learn about and experience an 18th century plantation and a pristine Tidewater setting little changed by time.
- To instill in young people an understanding and appreciation of our nation’s rich colonial heritage, and how individuals and societies have changed over time.
- To teach the importance of preserving this uniquely beautiful open space, its historic buildings, pristine natural surroundings, and wildlife.
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Program Components
Mount Harmon’s Education Program provides students the unique opportunity to learn first hand about Tidewater History and Nature at a pristine colonial-era Plantation.
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Sample Schedule for Colonial History Education Program
| 9:30AM |
Arrive |
| 9:45AM |
Station I Manor House Tour |
| 10:15AM |
Station II Colonial Kitchen Demonstration |
| 10:45AM |
Station III Hands-on Colonial Craft |
| 11:15AM |
Station IV Hands-on Colonial Games |
| 11:45AM |
Lunch Break |
| 12:15PM |
Nature Walk to Prize House |
| 1:15PM |
Return to Manor House |
| 1:30PM |
Depart |
* Programs can be customized to suit curriculum and scheduling needs. Program is approx. 4 hours (includes picnic lunch break and nature walk). |
To schedule your school visit or for more information about Mount Harmon’s Educational Program call 410-275-8819, or via e-mail at info@mountharmon.org.
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