School Fieldtrips
Group reservation specialists are available to help you plan your class visit to Monticello!
Phone: (434) 984-9880, Monday-Friday, 9AM-5PM
Email: Reservations@monticello.org
Please note: Reservations are required for all school group visits and are available on a first come, first served basis. A deposit is required to finalize confirmation. Groups larger than 150 individuals requesting 2.5 or 4-hour guided school programs will be scheduled over multiple days. A deposit is required to finalize confirmation. Please check with us to confirm current pricing; seasonal discounts or blackout periods may apply. School programs are offered daily, year-round, unless otherwise noted.
Monticello: The House Tour
Tour: 35 minutes (Allow 2 hours for other self-guided activities during your visit.)
Enjoy a scheduled 35 minute tour of the house and self-guided access to Jefferson’s gardens, the workrooms and storage areas, Mulberry Row—the center of plantation activity in Jefferson’s time—and the Thomas Jefferson Visitor Center.
Regular House Tour Rates
Student/youth-organization groups (K-12) of any size: $8
One teacher or chaperone per 24 students is admitted free of charge; all other adults, including additional teachers, will be admitted at the reduced rate of $17 and must be included in the reservation.
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Guided Fieldtrips
Students, $10
One teacher or chaperone per 24 students is admitted free of charge.
All other adults, including additional teachers, will be admitted at the reduced rate of $17 and must be included in the reservation.
2 ½ -hour guided programs, including house tour
Roundabout Monticello
Grades 3-12
Monticello’s house and grounds once bustled with activity. Led by a guide, students will explore the house, workspaces, and Mulberry Row—the plantation’s main street—to discover this complex, interconnected world. Hands-on exhibitions will be substituted for outdoor segments during inclement weather.
Childhood at Monticello
Grades K-3
See Monticello through the eyes of its youngest residents. Students will roll hoops and sing songs on the West Lawn, just as Jefferson’s grandchildren did. Indoor activities will be substituted in the case of inclement weather. Note: This program is offered April – October only.
4-hour guided programs, including house tour
All 4-hour programs can be offered on an advanced level, age-appropriate for middle and high school students.
Monticello: Family Life
Grades 3-6
Explore the lives and experiences of Thomas Jefferson, his family, and the enslaved plantation community through the objects that illustrate their stories. Students will examine original documents and letters for context, identify artifacts from the teaching collection, and apply their onsite experiences to uncover evidence and provide perspective on daily life and work at Monticello.
Jefferson’s Contributions
Grades 3-6
Delve into the experiment that was early American politics and master critical social studies SOLs through the encounter. Students will examine the Declaration of Independence, the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom and the Louisiana Purchase as they investigate Jefferson’s life, work and environs. Hands-on exhibitions will be substituted in case of inclement weather.
Jefferson & Architecture
Grades 3-6
Jefferson delighted in what he called “putting up and pulling down.” In this hands-on workshop, students become architects-in-training while learning about ancient principals of design and the ways in which Jefferson applied classical Greek and Roman building styles in new ways, centuries after their inception. Students will create 3-D models based on Jefferson’s original architectural drawings to better understand his famous “essay in architecture,” Monticello.
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Home Educators: Home educator day is Wednesday, March 7, 2012. Please check back for forthcoming programming information.
Questions? Contact Monticello’s Education and Visitor Programs Department at Education@monticello.org
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