Education Programs
Learning about the past — to make a better future
Summer Camps & Programs
K-12 School Programs at Oatlands
Oatlands Education Programs
- Modules available for Pre-K – Grade 12
- 20 minutes to 3 hours
- Covers Virginia Standards of Learning (SOL)
- Utilizes Oatlands’ buildings, collections, archives, and land
- Interactive and hands-on
- Emphasis on History and Social Sciences with inter-disciplinary topics including Science, English, and Diversity
CURRICULUM
Pre-K through Grade 2
Chores, Games, and Toys
Hands-on Artifacts
(K.1.a, 1.10.a, 2.1.a)
Civics
(K.10.a, 1.10.a, 2.11.d)
Past and Present
(K.1.g, 1.1.g)
Pre-K through Grade 2
The Life of a Strawberry
Plant Life Cycle
(K.5, 1.4,2.4)
Hands-on Objects
(K.1.d, 1.1.d)
Compare and Contrast (K.1.e, 1.1.e)
Pre-K through Grade 2
What’s Growing in the Garden?
Plant Life Cycle
(K.5, 1.4,2.4)
Hands-on Objects
(K.1.d, 1.1.d)
Ecosystems
(K .5, 1.5, 2.5)
Grades 2 through 4
Time and Technology Travelers
Identifying Artifacts
(2.1.a, 3.1.a)
Connect Past & Present
(2.1.g, 3.1.g, VS.1.g)
Evaluating Data
(2.1.c, 3.1.c, 4.1.c)
Grades 2 through 4
School’s in Session at the Mtn. Gap School
Understanding American History (2.1.a&c, VS.1.a&c)
Compare and Contrast
(2.1.e, VS.1.g)
Good Citizenship Skills
(2.1.e, VS.1.g)
Grades 3 through 6
Reclaim Your Story: The Enslaved Community at Oatlands
Slavery
(VS.1.a,USI.1.a)
by Gertrude Evans
Slavery
(VS.1.a,USI.1.a)
Post-slavery (VS.1.a,USI.1.a)
