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Historic London Town and Garden provides hands-on, experience-based education programs, which support the National Science and Social Studies Standards and Marylands Voluntary State Curriculm. Five education programs are offered: Early Maryland, Sharing African American History, Archaeology, Colonial Foodways and Science in the Garden. They are adaptible for K -- 12th grade students and homeschoolers.
Planning Your Visit
Education programs are available Wednesdays – Fridays from September through mid-December and March through mid-June. Teachers may choose to visit for either a half day (1–2½ hours) or a full (2½–5 hours) day. Arrival and departure times are flexible.
Group Size
Groups of 10 to 60 students can be accommodated.
Lunches
Students may bring bag lunches to eat on the grounds in designated areas. A covered area is available for inclement weather.
Fees
$5.00 per student for a half day.
$7.00 per student for a whole day.
Teachers, bus drivers, and 1 chaperone for every 5 students are admitted free of charge.
Additional chaperones (above the 1 per every 5 student ration) are charged the same amount as the students.
Education Programs Offered
 Depending on the students’ needs and the length of stay, 1 to 3 of the following programs may be selected. A teacher packet, which includes background information with both pre- and post-visit activities is available for all programs.
This program is the core of our historical educational offerings. Early Maryland centers on colonial life in the colonial port town of London Town. It takes place in and around the reconstructed Lord Mayor’s Tenement and the c1760 William Brown House. Hands-on topics range from eighteenth-century cooking and textiles, to tools and building construction, to costume and role-playing. The social and economic importance of indentured servants and enslaved people are explored through multiple activities.
Students learn that London Town was a seaport with a diverse population and that archaeological research helps us retell the story of the town and its people. They will gain an understanding of the role that tobacco played in the institutionalization of slavery at London Town and elsewhere in America. Through various hands-on activities students comprehend how enslaved people lived and worked in London Town.
Through archaeology, students take their study of Maryland’s Colonial period one step further as they work alongside archaeologists from the Anne Arundel County Lost Towns Project. Students learn about the people of London Town whose lives are often not recorded in historical documents as they screen for and examine artifacts that were used by women, convict and indentured servants, slaves and others. Students gain an appreciation for the importance of archaeology as an additional tool in historical research. Archaeological features and artifacts help support primary and secondary sources and sometimes supplement research when these sources are lacking.
* Please note that Screening for Artifacts is only offered on Wednesdays.
Students become familiar with the plants, animals, and other ingredients that made up the diets of colonial London Town’s inhabitants. They also learn about the traditional methods of food preparation and the storing, serving, and consumption of food. Students will assist in hearth cooking corn cakes (unfortunately they are not allowed to eat the fruits of their labor).
This program focuses on the interdependence of plants and animals. Based on studies in the classroom students gather data on the Woodland Trail (part of London Town’s eight acres of gardens). After the woodland hike, students complete a small plot study and a plant defense lab. This information is then taken back to the classroom for follow-up study. This program also fosters a respect for plants and animals and instills stewardship of the natural environment. This program is recommended for grades three to five.
Every month during the school year, at least one Homeschool program is offered. The semi-annual Homeschool Open House offer students the opportunity to sample all of the above-mentioned programs. Different thematic programs are offered throughout the year, please visit our calendar of events for upcoming programs. Reservations are needed for all programs.
*Please note that a different fee structure and group size requirement pertains to Homeschool Days.
Contact the Education Programs Administrator at 410-222-1919 x212 or via email for availability, bookings, and more information.
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