mount vernon partnership
With the generous support of the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation, Mount Vernon and the Fairfax Network have partnered to provide schools with engaging and FREE satellite-delivered distance learning broadcasts.
Previously broadcast programs are available on DVD—free of charge—to educational institutions.
George Washington’s
Mount Vernon Estate,
Museum & Gardens
When George Washington lived here, Mount Vernon was an 8,000-acre plantation divided into five farms. Each farm was a complete unit, with its own overseers, work force of slaves, livestock, equipment, and buildings.
Take a virtual tour of the Estate.
The Mount Vernon series continues this year with more great programs. Register to receive detailed program information.
I AIN'T NO three fifths OF A PERSON: SLAVERY AND THE CONSTITUTION
February 22, 2012 · 1-1:45 p.m. (ET) · Audience: Grades 9-12
This program revisits the challenges of nation-building that were explained in Part 1 of Fractured Union, but seen through the eyes of the enslaved community. Register for the program.
funding a nation: washington, jefferson,
and hamilton
October 5, 2011 · 1-2:30 p.m. (ET) · Audience: Educators
This program gives teachers new insights into questions on the role of government and the national economy that are just as relevant today as they were over two hundred years ago.
Fractured Union (Rebroadcast)
September 16, 2011 · 1-2 p.m. (ET) · Audience: Grades 9-12
Celebrate Constitution Day with an encore presentation of Fractured Union. Historical interpreters — portraying Washington, Jefferson, Madison, and Mason — offer high
school students a close look at the presidents engaged in heated
discussions.
