Mount Vernon's Education Department offers a number of dynamic and engaging programs for educators and students of all ages.
Upcoming Events
How to Apply: 2025 Summer Programs
Join Mount Vernon's K12 staff to learn more about The George Washington Teacher Institute Summer Residential and Fellowship Programs. These sessions are also a great opportunity to ask staff directly about how to submit a top-scoring application. We hope to see you at one of the sessions!
Ford Evening Book Talk: Penman of the Founding
Hear from historian Jane E. Calvert, author of Penman of the Founding: A Biography of John Dickinson.
Despite the key part he played in the country's founding, few Americans today have heard of John Dickinson. Jane E. Calvert's fascinating, authoritative, and accessible biography, the first complete account of Dickinson's life and work, restores him to a place of prominence in the nation's formative years.
Attendees will have the opportunity to submit questions and have their books signed.
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George Washington's Birthday in Your Classroom: A Virtual K-12 Program
Join Mount Vernon for a FREE virtual program to celebrate Washington's birthday right in your classroom!
The program will run on Thursday, Feb. 20, at 1 p.m. ET and Friday, Feb. 21, at 11 a.m. ET. Teachers may register for one or both sessions.
George Washington's Birthday in Your Classroom: A Virtual K-12 Program
Join Mount Vernon for a FREE virtual program to celebrate Washington's birthday right in your classroom!
The program will run on Thursday, Feb. 20, at 1 p.m. ET and Friday, Feb. 21, at 11 a.m. ET. Teachers may register for one or both sessions.
Ford Evening Book Talk: The Franklin Stove
Hear from historian Joyce E. Chaplin, author of The Franklin Stove: An Unintended American Revolution.
This new book tells the surprising story of Benjamin Franklin’s most famous invention―and a new take on the Founding Father we thought we knew.
Attendees will have the opportunity to submit questions and have their books signed.
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Ford Evening Book Talk: Meeting the Moment
Hear from historian William Haldeman, author of Meeting the Moment: Inspiring Presidential Leadership that Transformed America.
This new book tells the stories of a selected group of US presidents and the inspired leadership characteristics they demonstrated during times of national crisis that set them apart and transformed America — qualities of judgment and ingenuity, dedication and courage, and confidence and optimism.
Attendees will have the opportunity to submit questions and have their books signed.
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