Explore the story of colonial America firsthand during this weeklong Teacher Institute at Jamestown Settlement and American Revolution Museum at Yorktown living-history museums. Jamestown Settlement examines the world of America’s first permanent English settlement at Jamestown and the cultures that converged in 17th-century Virginia. The American Revolution Museum at Yorktown chronicles the American Revolution from the beginnings of colonial unrest to the formation of the new nation.

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Program Highlights:

• Become immersed in the history of 17th-century Jamestown and the 18th-century American Revolution.
• Practice new teaching methods in period costume while interacting with visitors at Jamestown Settlement.
• Experience history through hands-on period activities.
• Participate in SOL-correlated programs, presentations and workshops.
• Take home a kit of reproduction artifacts to use in your classroom.