Tudor Place is open Tuesday – Saturday 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. and Sunday Noon – 4 p.m.
Field Trips
Tudor Place’s vision is to honestly look at the past to realize a better future. Students participating in-person or in virtual programs:
- Examine historical documents and artifacts
- Apply critical thinking skills
- Investigate the lives of all people who lived and worked at Tudor Place, including enslaved and free workers, during the 19th and 20th centuries
Information/Fees
- Both in-person and virtual opportunities are available.
- In-person field trips are designed to take 1.5 hours, while dynamic virtual programs are 1 hour long.
- Fees are a flat rate: $50, $75 or $100; pay as you wish. Assistance is available. There is no charge to Title I schools.
- Minimum 5 students, maximum 40 students, unless otherwise agreed upon.
- A $25 deposit is requested at the time of booking and counts toward the total cost, with the balance due the week before the program.
We are happy to work with the needs of your class to accomplish a fun, easy, safe and informative field trip. Tudor Place is a member of the DC Arts and Humanities Education Collaborative.
Interested in booking a learning program for school or home? Email education@tudorplace.org or submit this form to apply.
Available Programs
Storytime in the Garden
Pre-K through Grade 1 | In-person Program Length: 45 minutes | Virtual Program Length: 30 minutes
Students will use their senses, inquiry-based learning, and a participatory experience to learn about flowers and pollinators in the magnificent 5½-acre garden at Tudor Place. Students will practice asking relevant questions about their observations and formulating an opinion about their experiences. This program has been adapted to reflect different seasons with both a fall and spring option.
Garden Detectives
Grades 2 through 5 | In-person Program Length: 1.5 hours
Students become garden detectives as they explore 5½ acres of historic gardens. Using their senses, students will participate in inquiry-based learning and a participatory experience to learn about how plants grow, the usefulness of pollinators, and the history of Tudor Place’s garden landscape. Students will practice asking relevant questions about their observations, formulating opinions about their experiences, and drawing analysis from provided relevant sources, both primary and secondary.
Historical Detectives: Civil War Perspectives
Grades 3 through 5 | In-person Program Length: 1.5 hours
As historical detectives, students will explore primary and secondary sources to learn about the Civil War from different perspectives of those who lived, worked, and were enslaved at Tudor Place. Students will investigate WHO they see, HOW they are represented, and WHAT they can learn from architecture, objects, artifacts, photographs, and historical documents. After students have applied analytical skills, students will consider how they would like to represent themselves by creating their own primary source.
Historical Detectives: Foodways of the Past
Grades 2 through 5 | In-person Program Length: 1.5 hours
As historical detectives, students will analyze historical objects, places, and documents to learn about food history at Tudor Place via a hands-on, group-based workshop along with a tour of the orchard and kitchen. Students will investigate who is growing, ordering, and eating food, and practice asking relevant questions about primary sources to form conclusions from historical evidence presented. By the end of the program, students will be able to identify at least one historical resource at Tudor Place; differentiate between primary and secondary sources; support a claim using evidence from a primary source; and better understand how to move about and feel comfortable in museum spaces.
