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. 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
George Washington’s
Mount Vernon Estate,
Museum & Gardens
Suggested Resources
“Primarily George”: Documents on the Nation’s First President from Massachusetts Historical Society's Education Department
January 8, 2009 · Educators · 45 min.
The program features educators from Mount Vernon, the National Archives, the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, the Massachusetts Historical Society, and the Papers of George Washington. These educators highlight online primary source documents, in their respective collections, that can be used to teach students about various aspects of George Washington and the founding era.
Panelists discuss the challenges and best practices involved in teaching with primary source documents. They also give brief overviews of the online collections that can be used to access the sources.
Primarily George: Selected Documents, from Mount Vernon's Education Department, is a compilation of lesson plans based on the primary source documents used in the broadcast.
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George Washington's letter to the 13 governors.
