Monticello Summer Adventures Camp

Week-long day camps for rising third through seventh Graders
2012 programs and dates

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MONTICELLO KIDS

Experience what it was like to be a kid at Monticello 200 years ago.  Play games, sing songs, and run races on the West Lawn.  Study your lessons and practice writing with a quill pen. Whether you were Mr. Jefferson’s grandchild or an enslaved child on the plantation, life was very different than it is today!

Ages: Rising 3rd graders
Dates: Mon., July 16 – Fri., July 20
Registration: Fri., June 15 (due date)
Time: 8:30 a.m. – noon
Cost: $125

JEFFERSON EXPLORERS

Discover the genius of Jefferson as you explore his wide-ranging interests.  Investigate Monticello’s many gadgets – then build your own!  Catch the pioneering spirit of explorers Lewis and Clark, and try your hand at mapping and surveying.  Visit a state-of-the-art kitchen from 200 years ago and then cool off with vanilla ice cream made using Jefferson’s recipe.  Your imagination will soar with Mr. Jefferson’s ideas to inspire you.

Ages: Rising 4th and 5th graders
Dates Session 1: Mon., June 25 – Fri., June 29
Registration: Fri., May 25 (due date)

Dates Session 2: Mon., July 9 – Fri., July 13
Registration: Fri., June 8 (due date)

Time: 8:30 a.m. – noon
Cost: $125

MONTICELLO MYSTERIES - This session is full!

Go behind the scenes at Monticello and uncover hidden stories from the past. Visit an archeological dig and find clues left by people long ago. Hang out with a curator and get a sneak peek at artifacts that rarely see the light of day. Follow historic recipes to recreate foods that once graced Jefferson’s table. Join in a scavenger hunt for signs of the past, as you explore Monticello upstairs and down, inside and out. Who knows what you’ll discover . . .

Ages:  Rising 6th and 7th graders
Dates: Mon., June 18 – Fri., June 22
Registration: Fri., May 18 (due date)
Time:  8:30 a.m. – noon
Cost:  $125 - This session is full!

• Questions? Check out the 2012 Monticello Summer Adventures FAQ