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Home Educators' Day 2012

March 22, 2012 by Jacqueline Langholtz Posted in: Thomas Jefferson, Visiting Monticello

Thank you to all the young scholars and family members who turned out for Monticello’s 3^rd annual Home Educators’ Day! Nearly 600 people joined us under beautiful sunny skies for a day of fun and activities all around the mountaintop and in the classrooms of the Carl and Hunter Smith Education Center.

Below are some of our favorite shots from the day. You can share Home Educator Day photos of your own by adding them here.

The Lewis & Clark Exploration Station had a real buffalo robe for participants to touch and investigate – and it was huge! Here, two sisters are inspired to illustrate buffalo robe stories of their own.

Monticello’s gardeners were on hand to help us identify and learn about the many uses of plants in Jefferson’s vegetable garden. We learned that sage—first planted at Monticello in 1794—is a healing plant, and that Jefferson ate his cabbage stuffed with meat and boiled in a bag!

<em>Slavery at Monticello</em> tours focused on the industries and workshops along Mulberry Row, Monticello’s 'main street.' Here, participants interact at a touch table to learn more about blacksmithing and weaving on the mountaintop.

Games on the West Lawn included hoop rolling, ball and cup toss, and some extra windy games of graces!

The Griffin Discovery Room was abuzz with activity all day long. In this photo, a statuesque Jefferson looks on as one young scholar tries the polygraph letter copying machine.

We hope you can join us for next year’s Home Educator Day! Stay tuned for details, or email education@monticello.org for more information.

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Mark your calendars: 2013's Home Educators' Day is scheduled for Wednesday, March 6. Online registration will open in January. We're looking forward to it!

Jacqueline Langholtz – Manager of School and Group Programs, Monticello Staff

September 12, 2012, 2:07 pm