Education > Elementary History Programs

Elementary/Middle School Programs

Birth of a Free Nation Program: This is the ideal program for a group that is visiting the Freedoms Foundation for the first time and may be cost conscious. This program is a very solid program highlighting our early American heritage, and the founding of our country with emphasis on our founding documents and military history.

Tours include: Historic Philadelphia – Liberty Bell, Congress Hall, Franklin Court, Betsy Ross House, Independence Hall and more.

Battle of the Jerseys-Washington Crossing, Old,Barracks Museum
Lancaster, Pennsylvania –Amish Farm & House, Backroads tour
Historic Valley Forge –Washington’s Headquarters, Log Cabins and more

Milestones in American History:
The program covers the birth of our nation with the Declaration of Independence and the Revolutionary War. The visit to New York highlights immigration in our country. The visit to Lancaster sheds light on the religious freedom expressed and experienced in the United States with the Amish.

Tours include: Historic Philadelphia – Independence Hall, Liberty Bell and more

Lancaster, Pennsylvania - Amish Farm & House, Backroads tour
New York City, NY – Ellis Island, Statue of Liberty, United Nations, Ground Zero

Historic Valley Forge –Washington’s Headquarters, Log Cabins and more

Cornerstones in American History:
This program begins with covering the birth of our nation in Philadelphia. The program lets participants explore immigration in New York, the religious freedom of the Amish in Lancaster, the Industrial Revolution, as well as providing an in-depth knowledge of our current capital, Washington, DC. It is an interesting comparison of past and present.

Tours include: Historic Philadelphia –Independence Hall, Franklin Court and more

Lancaster, Pennsylvania - Amish Farm & House, Backroads tour
New York City, NY - Ellis Island, Statue of Liberty, UN, Ground Zero
Washington DC – US Capitol, White House, Smithsonians

Each elementary program is customized to meet the needs of the students and schools. It is designed to enhance the participating student’s American History curriculum. The programs of Freedoms Foundation serve to:

1. Directly connect themes and concepts associated with our American heritage learned through classroom instruction at their home school with actual sites where such events took place and the tradition of our national heritage was established.
2. Provide students the opportunity to interact with professional historical interpreters representing individuals whose past lives, character and background model the values and responsibilities which serve as positive factors in the further development of our country into the next century.
3. Have students reflect on the key ideas and content of the program, through the use of various assessment models such as simulations, critical thinking activities, graphic displays and interactive journals/notebooks.

Program Highlights

Touring- walk through the pages of history as you tour sites from Independence Hall, Liberty bell, Congress Hall, Ellis Island to the White House depending upon the topical content of your program

Living History Presenters – Participants are able to interact with living history interpreters from George Washington to Abraham Lincoln.

“The portrayal of George Washington vividly captures the highlights of his career - his early years as a surveyor on the western frontier, the Revolutionary War and the crucial victories at Trenton and Princeton, the desperate winter at Valley Forge, and his call to the Presidency. We come to understand his strong sense of duty towards his public and political obligations, and his constant agony at the long separations from his beloved home and family.”

Each interactive presentation ends with a question and answer session. Presenters include:

George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, Martha Washington, Dolly Madison, Abraham Lincoln, Patrick Henry, General Grant.

Facilities and Accommodations- Dining Commons- All meals on campus are provided by the Freedoms Foundation catering staff. Our menu features a wide variety of meals, everything from a formal banquet to an outdoor BBQ. We can tailor to specific dietary needs upon request.

Housing- Freedoms Foundation dormitories are a pre-college style setting with the ability to accommodate up to 150 guests at a time. Our rooms range from six-bed rooms to singles. All of the rooms have their own private bathrooms. Each dorm has a lobby area with a TV and lounge.

Gift Shop-The Freedoms Foundation Gift shop, which is open at various times throughout the conference, is a great place to purchase a keepsake. We feature Freedoms Foundation apparel such as t-shirts, sweatshirts, hats, and more. Participants may also purchase historical collectables and memorabilia such as replica Constitutions, feathered pens, Liberty Bells and more.

Recreation

• Outdoor Recreation
  • Athletic Fields -2 Athletic Fields give you an opportunity to organize a game of ultimate Frisbee, play catch, or just relax outside.
  • Volleyball Courts - Our sand Volleyball court is perfect on a sunny day and is a great way to compete against your fellow participants or the staff.
  • Basketball Courts - Organize a pick-up game or play some one-on-one on our full court basketball court.
  • Walking Trails - With over 3 miles of looping trails in our 53 acre Medal of Honor Grove, you have an onsite place for a morning jog or an afternoon stroll.
• Indoor Facilities
  • Classrooms - All lectures are held in air conditioned classrooms in the Mac Arthur building and Martha Washington Building
  • Game room - Relax in the air conditioned Mac Arthur building and play some ping-pong, shoot pool or relax on the couch and watch some TV.
  • Computer Lab - Our lab provides you with high speed internet access to check mail or surf the internet. (The lab is open only during designated times)

Staff
The Foundations experienced staff provide 24-hour coordination from monitoring in the dorm to guide service during the day and supervised recreational activities from basketball, football to the Foundation’s own Choockee- wookee.