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Archive for August, 2009

August 26, 2009

It’s Time To Redecorate Your School!

by Mount Vernon Education Department

FirstLadyAnnouncesPortraitOfLeadershipProgramAs bulletin boards get refreshed and schools are squeaky cleaned, why not redecorate your main entrance or library? We can help! Mount Vernon is pleased to be distributing beautiful oil portraits of George Washington by Rembrandt Peale, accompanied by our Celebration Kit featuring a flag flown over Mount Vernon and teaching resources, for FREE to any school that would like one. Just have your principal send us a request on letterhead with the school’s street address, where the painting will hang, and a contact email address. What a fabulous way to start the school year! Check out our Portrait Map on the right hand side of this page to see other schools that have already received their portraits. And yes, that is former First Lady Laura Bush presenting the very first portrait in the picture above.

Category: Washington Portraits

August 13, 2009

Let’s C-SPAN It Up!

by Mount Vernon Education Department

Portions from this year’s Teachers’ Institute, co-hosted by the White House Historical Association, will be broadcast on C-SPAN over the coming weeks. The schedule for this weekend is:

Saturday, August 15

12:55pm-2:05pm Mount Vernon: Teachers’ Institute – Richard Norton Smith
2:05pm-3:00pm Mount Vernon: Teachers’ Institute – Scott Berg

Sunday, August 16

1:00pm-3:00pm Mount Vernon: Teachers’ Institute – Panel Discussion A Woman’s Touch: The Role of the First Lady featuring Cokie Roberts, Catherine Clinton, Catherine Allgor, and Patricia Brady, moderated by Sally McDonough

Category: George Washington Teachers' Institute

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Portraits in Schools

Kids holding George Washington Portrait

Mount Vernon recently invited K-12 schools nationwide to request framed portraits of George Washington to display in a respectful, prominent place.

The response was overwhelming: thousands of schools submitted letters! Along with the portrait, schools received curriculum materials to help explore our first president’s contributions.

Where has George Washington gone back to school? Click here to see!

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