Plan a unique learning experience for your class when you select one of our school programs designed for grades K-8.  We offer two highly interactive and fun programs, both of which include a learning activities packet, an on-site guided tour of Woodrow Wilson's birthplace, and group activities in the Woodrow Wilson Museum and Education Center.  All programs have been organized to reach a wide range of ability levels and meet current Virginia Standards of Learning.  Total tour and activity time is two hours.  Program fee is $4.00/student.  There is no fee for teachers; other adult chaperones are charged $8.00/adult chaperone.

Classes tour the Greek Revival Manse, birthplace of Woodrow Wilson, 28th President of the United States.  Tours are planned with the classroom teacher to reinforce individual learning goals.  Geared to the developmental ability and interest of the students, tours are conducted by guides specifically trained to work with school-age children.  Organized in small groups, the tour encourages students to participate in a question and discover process.  Guided tours of the Manse are designed to complement a selected program theme, either Journey Into History or Professor, President, Peacemaker.   

Journey Into History

This popular program uses artifacts, toys, and clothing to teach students about lifestyles of the 1850s, the period when Woodrow Wilson was a young child. Students are given the opportunity to dress in reproduction clothing, play games enjoyed by the Wilson children—all in a period Victorian parlor! Students also experience a recreated 19th century schoolroom where they practice penmanship, using old-fashioned pen and ink. Journey into History supports the following Virginia Standards of Learning for history and social studies: K.1, K.2, K.4, K.9, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.11, VS.1, VS.2, VS.7.

Professor, President, Peacemaker

Primary source material such as artifacts, letters, and photographs are used to reveal Wilson's achievements as an academic, statesman, and world leader. The Professor segment utilizes a scrapbook to illustrate Wilson's years as an educator, the President portion engages students in a scavenger hunt to discover facts about Wilson's presidency, and the Peacemaker activity incorporates original objects to teach students about World War I and Wilson's goal to achieve world peace. Professor, President, Peacemaker supports the following Virginia Standards of Learning for history and social studies:  US11.3, US11.4, US11.5.

Take home a memento of your visit to Woodrow Wilson's Presidential Library. The President's Shop offers a variety of conveniently packaged gift bags ranging in price from $1.50 to $17.00. Request a list of gift bags from the Museum Educator. Excellent resource materials available for teachers and parents, too. Ask for details.

For reservations and information, contact the Ellen Abernethy, the Museum Educator, at eabernethy@woodrowwilson.org  or by phone toll-free 1-888-496-6376, extension 110.