Name: Defining Civic Virtue in the Revolution
Start: 2026-09-26T09:00:00-0400
End: 2026-09-26T16:00:00-0400
Location: George Washington's Mount Vernon

Join Us For a Full Day of Investigation

Join us at the Maine Historical Society as we dive into the life of George Washington and how his leadership shaped the events of the American Revolution, both at the national front and at the local levels.

The sessions will be supported by place-based learning, and teachers will get an opportunity to explore both the Wadsworth-Longfellow House and the Pathways to Freedom: Maine Stories of the American Revolution exhibit to gain a deeper understanding of how diverse communities navigated the Revolutionary War in different ways and how all their struggles and efforts came together to forge a new nation.

Schedule

9 a.m.	Check In & Coffee/Light Breakfast
9:30 a.m.	Welcome
9:45 a.m.	Revolutionaries: Case Studies
10:45 a.m.	Guided Tour/Gallery Walk - 1776: Declaring Independence
11:30 a.m.	Lunch & Break
12:30 p.m.	Revolutionaries: Case Study Groups
2 p.m.	Show & Share - Reflections on Civic Values & Legacies
2:45 p.m.	Break
3 p.m.	The Legacy of George Washington & the American Revolution
4 p.m.	Farewell
4:30 p.m.	Happy Hour & Dinner (Optional)
6:30 p.m.	Guided Freedom Trail Tour (Optional)

Registration Requirements

Who can register?

Teachers MUST teach in a formal K-12 classroom or school setting.
The program is limited to 35 teachers.
A waitlist will be available if registration meets full capacity.

Questions? Please contact [email protected]

Meet the Scholar

Meet the Educators

Alissa Oginsky

Alissa Oginsky is the Director of K-12 Education at George Washington’s Mount Vernon. She is responsible for managing a team of amazing museum educators in supporting teachers and students nationwide.

This important work is achieved through facilitating professional development programs for teachers, implementing signature student programs, and developing K-12 classroom resources. Prior to joining Mount Vernon in 2018, Alissa spent over a decade in various museum education roles, serving as an elementary and middle school teacher and as an educational leader in Social Studies curriculum across her district.

She holds an M.A. in Art Museum and Gallery Education from Newcastle University and a B.S. in Elementary Education from York College of Pennsylvania.

Sadie Troy

Sadie Troy joined the Adams Presidential Center as its Director of Education and Public Programming in 2025 and has over a decade of museum education experience at numerous presidential history sites.

She served as the Director of Education at the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum in Independence, Missouri, after beginning a career in the Founding Era, leading educational programming at both Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello and George Washington’s Mount Vernon.

She has an M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Virginia and a B.A. in Video Production from Webster University.