For Educators

Learning Experiences, Resources, and More

No Shutdown for Monticello!

Monticello is a nonprofit that operates independently with the support of visitors like you. We remain open during the government shutdown. For details, check our Hours of Operation. We look forward to seeing you.

School Programs

From guided field trips to interactive virtual tours, our school programs offer on-site and digital options for K-12 students. Programs include a tour with a Monticello guide and content can be adapted to the curriculum and level of the group.

Upper elementary school students react with faces of surprise to seeing artifacts in Monticello's Entrance Hall.

On-Site Field Trips Ready to book a field trip to Monticello? Click to learn more and to submit an On-Site Field Trip Request Form, or email reservations@monticello.org.

Students sit at desks in a classroom while viewing a virtual tour of Monticello on a large projection screen.

Digital Programs Can't bring your students to Monticello? We can bring it you through our Live Virtual Tours and Digital Field Trips.

Week-long summer program

Monticello Teacher Institute

We are proud to offer the Monticello Teacher Institute (MTI), an immersive professional development program that provides social studies teachers the opportunity to research and study at Monticello and the Jefferson Library in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Resources

The hand of historic interpreter Bill Barker portrays Thomas Jefferson dipping a quill pen in ink to write at a small desk.

Primary Sources Explore historic documents, oral histories, and more

An old-fashioned notebook styled after Thomas Jefferson's note taking method, spectacles, colored pencils, and a quill rest on a table.

Learning from Home Find virtual tours, coloring pages, and activities to do at home.

New citizens take the Oath of Citizenship on July 4 at Monticello

The Art of Citizenship A hub of stories, quotes, videos, biographies, podcasts, and timelines on civics in America

Cards from the original Feast of Reason conversation deck

Feast of Reason Inspired by Jefferson's legendary dinner parties, Monticello's Feast of Reason is an engaging program that encourages conversations about civics over a meal using prompts and questions provided by our conversation card deck.

A person operates a camera and computer while an actor dressed at Thomas Jefferson sits in a chair

Livestreams, Videos, and Podcasts Explore topics on Thomas Jefferson and his world, Monticello's enslaved community, the founding of America, recent research, and more.

360º Tour of Monticello Explore the house and grounds in this 360-degree panoramic tour.

Scholarships and Transportation

Student Scholarships Every student should have the chance to to feel the power of place at Monticello and learn about Thomas Jefferson, the ideas of freedom, and the realities of slavery that made the United States.