Comments on: Name Our Children’s Website Contest

By: Catherine Helms

Catherine Helms — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 14:54:57 +0000

I would like to submit my idea for the children’s new website. It is “Walking with the Washingtons.”

By: Sonya Fergeson

Sonya Fergeson — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 18:26:56 +0000

I like GeorgeQuest!

By: BeautifuliSalties

BeautifuliSalties — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 11:17:16 +0000

I’m relieved to find this post. Thank you for the info.

By: Mount Vernon Education Department

Mount Vernon Education Department — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 19:19:49 +0000

Thank you all so far for the great ideas! We may have to take a vote if the names keep rolling in! We’re going to extend the deadline another week to see what else comes our way… Well done!

By: Scherry Cooley

Scherry Cooley — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 19:11:18 +0000

I would call your children’s site, “George & Martha’s House.” Exploring a well-designed site is like visiting a gracious home - you can’t wait to peek into the next room and see what there is to discover. I would also put a pet in the president’s house. Presidential pets have long captured the imagination of American children, both the young and the young at heart. We know that prancing about Mount Vernon, accompanying the president on morning jaunts across the estate, were “French Hounds” - seven short dogs Lafayette sent from France. They were basset hounds, the adorable, flop-eared dogs of Hush Puppy fame. Give President Washington an endearing puppy, following at his heels and popping up in view at opportune moments, and you will fix a child’s attention in a powerful way. (Nothing makes a larger-than-life figure accessible like a friendly little dog, happily wagging his tail at his master’s side.) Contemporary education must consider imaginative ways to attract the eye and engage the mind of a student. Even Norman Rockwell admitted that he frequently relied on one visual tool for adding warmth to a painting: “Throw in a puppy.”

By: David Cosand

David Cosand — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 06:15:57 +0000

My suggestion is simple and obvious, so there is a high likelihood it’s already been put out there.
How about “Virtual Vernon”?
I can see my students using the name with ease. It is descriptive and clearly connected to the estate.

I’m looking forward to being able to share the site with my students this fall!

By: Sharon Schneider

Sharon Schneider — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 21:21:36 +0000

Suggestion for new website name: “Where in the World is George Washington?”