Monticello Summer Adventures Camp

Week-long day camps for rising third through seventh Graders

2013 Program and Dates

Registration Begins March 1

• Registration Form (PDF)
  

More information:

• Monticello Summer Adventures FAQ
• By phone: (434) 984-9880
• By email  

MONTICELLO MYSTERIES

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 17 – Fri., June 21
Registration: Fri., May 17 (due date)
Time:  8:30 a.m. – noon
Cost:  $125

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., June 24 – Fri., June 28
Registration: Fri., May 24 (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., July 8 – Fri., July 12
Registration: Fri., June 7 (due date)

Dates Session 2: Mon., July 15 – Fri., July 19
Registration: Fri., June 7 (due date)

Time: 8:30 a.m. – noon
Cost: $125

• Questions? Check out the 2013 Monticello Summer Adventures FAQ