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
SUGGESTED RESOURCES
Mount Vernon's Education Department Lesson Plans
Exploring George Washington’s Leadership
Students use primary documents to explore the relationship between the many roles in Washington's life and his leadership characteristics.
George Washington Crossing the Delaware
Students explore and describe Emmanuel Leutze's painting, "George Washington Crossing the Delaware".
George Washington’s Revolutionary Journeys
Students discover journeys George Washington made.
What Makes a Good General?
This lesson explores Washington’s leadership and character.
February 24, 2011 · Grades 9-12 · 60 min.
The struggle to establish a new nation was complex and challenging. While today we know that the government of the United States under the Constitution works, it was an experimental concept 200 years ago. The founders believed that their actions would impact not only themselves but Americans for generations to come. But while their resolve and their recognition of public trust never faltered, their visions for the future nation differed. Perhaps no men in history faced a greater challenge than the first presidents of the United States who had the responsibility of guiding a young, untried nation to economic stability, to ensuring the safety of the nation's borders, and to establishing respect for the United States in the eyes of the world.
The Challenges of Nationhood: Presidential Perspectives explores the struggles to establish a nation as seen through the eyes of our nation's first four presidents—George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and James Madison. Cokie Roberts moderates this spirited discussion as the founding fathers talk about the sometimes tumultuous relationships that they formed while founding the nation.
To order a free DVD for your school (1 per school), please send the request on school letterhead to:
Fairfax Network
4414 Holborn Avenue
Annandale, VA 22003
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Standards
Virginia History and Social Science Standards of Learning
VUS.1
The student will demonstrate skills for historical and geographical analysis and responsible citizenship, including the ability to (d) develop perspectives of time and place, including the construction of maps and various timelines of events, periods, and personalities in American history; (e) communicate findings orally and in analytical essays or comprehensive
VUS.4
The student will demonstrate knowledge of events and issues of the Revolutionary Period by: (d) analyzing reasons for colonial victory in the Revolutionary War
VUS.5
The student will demonstrate knowledge of the issues involved in the creation and ratification of the Constitution of the United States and how the principles of limited government, consent of the governed, and the social contract are embodied in it by: (b) identifying the major compromises necessary to produce the Constitution, and the roles of James Madison and George Washington
National Social Studies And History Standards
Era 3: Standard 1A
The student understands the causes of the American Revolution.
Era 3: Standard 1C
The student understands the factors affecting the course of the war and contributing to the American victory.
