Homeschool Day Activities
Activity Stations on the 12-Acre Field (9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.):
Visit with Mount Vernon educators to learn about what about George Washington, the Continental Army, and Henry Knox's journey to Fort Ticonderoga.
Learn about 18th-century foodways from Mount Vernon Trades staff.
Talk with Mount Vernon archaeologists about the archaeological process and their recent discoveries.
Please note: while the farm will be open for visitation, it will not be staffed. All trades activities will take place in the Historic Area and on the 12-Acre field.
Performances on the Bowling Green:
Hear our resident fifer and learn about the military music used during the American Revolution at 10:30a.m. and 2:30p.m.
Listen to Mount Vernon staff do a special reading of Henry and the Cannons by Don Brown at 11:00 and 2:00.
In the Historic Area:
Watch 18th-century spinning and weaving in the Spinning House, where enslaved and hired weavers made utilitarian wool and linen cloth.
Visit the Blacksmith shop to learn about blacksmithing in the eighteenth century.
[ note: schedule subject to change; more activities to come ]
