Upcoming Events
FOR HOME-SCHOOL STUDENTS at JAMESTOWN SETTLEMENT & YORKTOWN VICTORY CENTER At
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 Settlement
Visit 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 Jamestown
Students 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 Virginia
Students learn about the 1607 voyage to Virginia by exploring period navigational tools. Program times: 10:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.
Yorktown Victory Center
Visit the re-created Continental Army encampment and
1780s farm.
Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 2 - Colonial Life
Students 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 Virginia
Students 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 Private
Students 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.
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.
For more information about home-educator programs, contact Group Reservations at:
group.reservations@jyf.virginia.gov
(757) 253-4939 FAX (757) 253-4997 (888) 868-7593
Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation, P.O. Box 1607, Williamsburg, VA 23187
www.historyisfun.org
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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 LifeDate:
Students Adults Date: Students Adults9:15 - 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 Adults9:15 - 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 Adults10:30 - 11:30 10:30 - 11:30
2:30 - 3:30 2:30 - 3:30
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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 CostNumber of Participants
attending both museums: x $10.00 = Total CostHistory Is Fun!
Yorktown Victory Center
Jamestown Settlement
For more information about home-educator programs, contact Group Reservations at:
group.reservations@jyf.virginia.gov
(757) 253-4939 FAX (757) 253-4997 (888) 868-7593
Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation, P.O. Box 1607, Williamsburg, VA 23187
www.historyisfun.org
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