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At Jamestown Settlement and the Yorktown Victory Center, your home-educated students will love discovering the sights and sounds of the 17th and 18th centuries while learning about their nation’s history. And you will love the variety of curriculum-based education programs offered for a range of grade levels – all taught by trained museum educators.
Home-educator programs will be offered on March 1, 2, 5 and 6, 2007, with advance reservations. Each program features a one-hour classroom component for students, followed by a guided tour for students and their families of the museums’ outdoor interpretive areas. All programs address Virginia and United States standards of learning for history and social studies.
Students can enroll in one of three programs at each museum, according to grade level. All programs are available all four days.
Jamestown SettlementVisit re-creations of a Powhatan Indian village and James Fort, replica 1607 ships, and a riverfront discovery area.
Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 2 - Living With the Indians Students handle and analyze clothing, bone tools and pottery of the Powhatan Indian culture.Program times: 9:15 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 1:15 p.m. and 2:30 p.m.
Grades 3-6 - Cultures at JamestownStudents compare and contrast the Powhatan Indian, English and African cultures that came into contact during the 17th century. Program times: 9:15 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 1:15 p.m. and 2:30 p.m.
Grades 7-12 - Voyage to VirginiaStudents learn about the 1607 voyage to Virginia by
FOR HOME-SCHOOL STUDENTS at
JAMESTOWN SETTLEMENT & YORKTOWN VICTORY CENTER
exploring period navigational tools. Program times: 10:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.
Yorktown Victory CenterVisit the re-created Continental Army encampment and 1780s farm.
Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 2 - Colonial LifeStudents examine tools and materials used on a small Virginia farm to explore life of a typical Tidewater farming
family. Program times: 9:15 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 1:15 p.m. and 2:30 p.m.
Grades 3-6 - Revolutionary VirginiaStudents analyze primary sources and reproduction artifacts to learn about lives of ordinary 18th-century Virginians. Program times: 9:15 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 1:15 p.m. and 2:30 p.m.
Grades 7-12 - Life of a PrivateStudents explore a Continental soldier’s haversack, clothing and weapons to relate to the experiences of people during the American Revolution. Program times:10:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.
For more information about home-educator programs, contact Group Reservations at: [email protected]
(757) 253-4939 FAX (757) 253-4997 (888) 868-7593 Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation, P.O. Box 1607, Williamsburg, VA 23187
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Program fee is $7 per family member (youth or adult) for one museum and $10 for both museums, including general museum admission. Registration deadline is 5 p.m. Friday, February 23, 2007.
Before or after your program and tour, plan time to see the introductory film, visit the new museum galleries, have lunch and visit the gift shops at Jamestown Settlement. At the Yorktown Victory Center, visit the museum galleries, view the film and visit the gift shop.
Jamestown Settlement, a museum of 17th-century Virginia history and culture, and the Yorktown Victory Center, a museum of the American Revolution, are administered by the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation, an educational agency of the Commonwealth of Virginia, and are accredited by the American Association of Museums.
Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation Home-Educator Program Registration Form
Name:
Address:
City: State: Zip:
Business Phone: Fax:
Evening Phone: E-mail: Space is limited and will be filled in order of receipt of registration information.Please indicate date, program start time and how many students/adults.
EDUCATION PROGRAMS
Pre-K – Grade 2: Living With the Indians Pre-K – Grade 2: Colonial Life Date: Students Adults Date: Students Adults 9:15 - 10:15 9:15 - 10:15 10:30 - 11:30 10:30 - 11:30 1:15 - 2:15 1:15 - 2:15 2:30 - 3:30 2:30 - 3:30
Grade 3 – 6: Cultures in Contact Grade 3 – 6: Revolutionary VirginiaDate: Students Adults Date: Students Adults 9:15 - 10:15 9:15 - 10:15 10:30 - 11:30 10:30 - 11:30 1:15 - 2:15 1:15 - 2:15 2:30 - 3:30 2:30 - 3:30
Grade 7 –12: Voyage to Virginia Grade 7 – 12: Life of a PrivateDate: Students Adults Date: Students Adults 10:30 - 11:30 10:30 - 11:30 2:30 - 3:30 2:30 - 3:30
★ 90-minute guided tours immediately following program. ★NOTE: Please allow travel time (30-45 minutes) between museums.
Number of Participants attending one museum: x $7.00 = Total Cost
Number of Participants attending both museums: x $10.00 = Total Cost
For more information about home-educator programs, contact Group Reservations at: [email protected]
(757) 253-4939 FAX (757) 253-4997 (888) 868-7593
Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation, P.O. Box 1607, Williamsburg, VA 23187www.historyisfun.org
History Is Fun!
Jamestown Settlement Yorktown Victory Center