Storytime in the Garden

Pre-K through Grade 1 | In-person Program Length: 1.5 Hours | Virtual Program Length: 1 Hour

Students are invited to explore Tudor Place’s magnificent 5 ½ acre garden. This kinesthetic program promotes sensory learning and development. Students enjoy an interactive story time, then observe a variety of plants, flowers and wildlife.

Garden Detectives

Grade 2 through 5 | In-person Program Length: 1.5 Hours | Virtual Program Length: 1 Hour

Students become garden detectives as they explore 5 ½ acres of historic gardens in search of plants, animals and other wildlife. They will learn principles of scientific investigation to study how plants grow.   

Historical Detectives: Mapping the Capital City

Grade 3 | In-person Program Length: 1.5 Hours | Virtual Program Length: 1 Hour

Through workshops and an interactive tour, students investigate maps, photographs and historical artifacts to learn about the history of Georgetown, Washington DC and Tudor Place. By examining primary sources, students compare and contrast the experiences of people who lived at Tudor Place during the 1800s. Then students create their own map for historians to learn about them. By the end of the program, students will be able to compare and contrast contemporary and historical maps of Washington DC and describe how the city has changed over time. They will also be able to differentiate between primary and secondary sources and be able to pose relevant questions about the events they encounter within them.

Historical Detectives: The Local Civil War

Grade 5 | In-person Program Length: 1.5 Hours | Virtual Program Length: 1 Hour

On an interactive tour, students examine historical artifacts, photographs, maps and other documents to learn about how the Civil War impacted the people who lived and worked at Tudor Place. After building their knowledge of primary sources and Civil War history, students will create their own primary sources for future historians to learn about them. By the end of the program, students will be able to differentiate between primary and secondary sources, be able to pose relevant questions about events they encounter in historical document, and identify ways in which Washington DC has changed. They will also be able to summarize the causes and consequences of the Civil War and how it impacted the residents of Washington DC.

Be the Curator: Primary Source Workshop

Grades 6 through 12 | In-person Program Length: 1.5 Hours | Virtual Program Length: 1 Hour

Pull back the curtain of museums to reveal the best practices of public history in this unique workshop. Students learn how Tudor Place curators, historians, archivists and educators use primary sources to make decisions. Then, students replicate this work in their own projects. Subject matter can include setting the dining room table at Tudor Place and creating a museum exhibit.