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February 12, 2010

Bringing Them Home to Mount Vernon

by Mount Vernon Education Department

There are several exciting things coming up at Mount Vernon soon, with the first being the launch of our new exhibit “Bringing Them Home” tomorrow. This special exhibition is in the Donald W. Reynolds Museum at Mount Vernon, and brings together for the first time over 150 objects linked to George Washington that the Mount Vernon Ladies Association has been tracking down since the 1850’s. It’s such a special thing to be able to bring these objects back to their home here at Mount Vernon, even if for just a short while. As a sneak peak, the USA Today article about the show also mentions our new traveling exhibition that opens at the Heinz Center in Pittsburgh next week. Don’t worry- we’ll have lots more details for you about that next week, as well as a brand new, absolutely fabulous website that will launch next week as well. Get excited!

Category: George Washington

January 4, 2010

George in a Nutshell

by Mount Vernon Education Department

As Mount Vernon educators, we spend a lot of time coming up with creative, novel ways to teach about George Washington and his life at Mount Vernon. We do everything from writing elaborate content to dancing around in costume, giving extremely well-researched tours to plowing fields with oxen, providing detailed lesson plans to cooking hoe-cakes over an open fire. So it can sometimes be discouraging when you come across a simply worded and adorably pictured piece in the New York Times that sums up George Washington’s life. Sigh… so cute. The piece by Maura Kalman can be linked to here. Enjoy!

Category: George Washington, Popular Culture/Media Literacy

November 12, 2009

George Washington: The Video Game

by Mount Vernon Education Department

wwOur very first 3-D animated Mount Vernon website is now live! Ta Da! WashingtonsWorld.org is a website that allows children of all ages to explore Mount Vernon and meet some of the people, such as Dr. Craik and Billy Lee, that lived in Washington’s world. The game Washington’s Treasures is a treasure hunt through the estate that has you looking for clues to find famous objects such as Washington’s spy glass or fan chair. In Harpsichord Hero, you are a colonial rock star playing the harpsichord so the Washingtons and their guests can dance. General Washington gives the orders in Bombarding Yorktown as you aim the cannons at the British forts and frigates during the siege of Yorktown. A Mount Vernon archaeology game and virtual jigsaw puzzles are also available when you beat that final level of Harpsichord Hero (though we’re not quite sure that’s possible- it’s hard!). So leave a comment and let us know what you think about our two new websites!

Category: George Washington, Popular Culture/Media Literacy

October 20, 2009

G.I. George: The Revolutionary War Version

by Mount Vernon Education Department

warThrough dedication and determination, George Washington accomplished the impossible by leading the Continental Army to victory in the Revolutionary War. On Thursday, October 29th at 1:00 p.m., our panel of historians, including Caroline Cox, William Fowler, Ed Lengel, and Andrew O’Shaughnessy, will explore how Washington’s leadership was instrumental in securing American independence via the distance learning broadcast First in War: George Washington and the American Revolution. Discussion topics on the broadcast will include Washington’s relationship with his generals as well as the common soldier, the British perspective of the war, the turning point at Valley Forge, and the quelling of a rebellion at Newburgh. This program will be broadcast across the nation and available for free by DVD. Check out the Fairfax Network webpage for information about registering or requesting a DVD copy.

Category: Distance Learning, Educational Video/DVD, George Washington

September 18, 2009

#7 Put Not Off Your Clothes in the Presence of Others

by Mount Vernon Education Department

RulesEsquire magazine has a hilarious new article online by an author who attempts to live his life by the 110 maxims of the “Rules of Civility” that George Washington copied as a young boy. Our personal favorite is, “Kill no Vermin as Fleas, lice ticks &c in the Sight of Others, if you See any filth or thick Spittle put your foot Dexterously upon it if it be upon the Cloths of your Companions, Put it off privately, and if it be upon your own Cloths return Thanks to him who puts it off.” Take a look at the Rules here and leave a comment letting us know which is your favorite. If you want to use the Rules in the classroom, check out our lesson plan “Going By The Rules.”

Category: George Washington, Popular Culture/Media Literacy

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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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