Student Field Trips & Resources - Mount Harmon Plantation

Cost: $8 per student and chaperone.

Fulfills curriculum requirements. Picnic lunches welcome.

Suggested time frame 4 hours

Programs can be customized to suit curriculum and scheduling needs.

Leave No Trace & Social Distancing Guidelines.

Masks required inside buildings if not fully vaccinated.

Specializing in Elementary School Student Groups

Home School Groups & Families Welcome

Mount Harmon Sample Field Trip Activities

Sample Field Trip Activity Schedule

Activity 1

Plantation Walking Tour or Guided Nature Walk

Activity 2

Colonial Craft

Activity 3

Colonial School & Games

Activity 4

Hearth Cooking

Parking, check in, and gift shop at visitor center.

To schedule your field trip e-mail us at info@mountharmon.org.

Or call Mount Harmon at 410-275-8819.

(resource for students, teachers, and families)

To enable students to learn first hand about an 18th century plantation in a pristine Tidewater setting little changed by time.
To instill in young people an understanding of our nation’s colonial history, and how individuals and societies have changed over time.
To support classroom units on early American, Colonial, and Tidewater History, with engaging activities that deepen classroom objectives.
To instill an appreciation and understanding of the Chesapeake Bay and it’s historic role in agriculture, trade, and commerce.
To teach the importance of understanding and preserving the past and historic sites like Mount Harmon; and to make these lessons current to students today.