The National History Academy has partnerships with historic sites across the United States. Through the virtual field trips program, teachers can work with the NHA to virtually bring one of these important places in U.S. history to their classroom. From Montpelier, to Ellis Island, to Little Rock Central High School, the sites offered tell a diverse story of the nation’s history. Our team can help you choose the best fit for your class and arrange a program that can help show students the power of place, no matter where they’re located.
How it works:
The first step for teachers is to fill out a Virtual Field Trip Interest Form. The sites currently available will be listed and the teacher chooses which ones they are most interested in. We will also need to know:
- the subject, grade level, and number of students attending
- multiple dates and times that would work to schedule the virtual program
- any technology limitations
After filling out this form, a member of our team will reach out to you to arrange the best site visit possible for your students. While different sites have different capabilities, each program will offer some sort of live or pre-recorded tour, or a presentation that highlights the historical significance of the site and closely emulates what one would experience if visiting the site in person. The program will end with a Q&A session between your students and either a National Park Ranger or an expert guide.
Once a date and time have been arranged with a site, we will arrange the Zoom link for the program and provide the teacher with a curriculum they can use in the classroom as well. The curriculum will include pre- and post-visit questions, assessment options, and a Google Slides presentation that can be used to prepare your students for the visit. There is no cost to the teachers or students for these field trips, and the National History Academy will be there to assist you every step of the way!
Below you will find the form and list of sites that are offered with a brief description of what the site has to offer. Some sites will vary what they can offer on certain days depending on staffing and other issues – more specific details will be shared once your visit is arranged.
- Sites currently offered:
- James Madison’s Montpelier
- Live tour of the site
- Women’s Rights National Historical Park (Seneca Falls)
- Presentation and possible live tour of the site
- Belmont-Paul Women’s Equality National Monument
- Virtual tour covering 19th amendment, Alice Paul, and National Women’s Party
- National Canal Museum
- Virtual program
- Foxfire Museum
- Live tour of the site
- Lincoln Home National Historic Site (Springfield)
- Virtual program
- President Lincoln’s Cottage (D.C)
- Virtual program, Lincoln’s Toughest Decisions
- Gettysburg National Military Park
- Multiple live program options
- Ford’s Theater
- Virtual presentation
- Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site
- Virtual presentation and community-based program
- National Museum of Industrial History
- Pre-recorded tours of the museum featuring the steel industry and turn of the 20th-century labor
- Henry Ford Museum
- Ellis Island
- Virtual program
- Federal Reserve Bank
- Virtual program
- Minidoka National Historic Site
- Pre-recorded tour
- American Museum of Science and Energy
- Virtual program at Manhattan Project site
- César E. Chávez National Monument
- Pre-recorded tour
- Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park
- Live tour of Martin Luther King Jr.’s birth home and Ebenezer Baptist Church
- Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site
- Virtual, interactive program
- Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site
- Virtual program on-site
- Sixth Floor Museum
- Virtual presentation, tells the story of JFK’s Assassination
- Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park
- Virtual presentation
- Oklahoma City National Memorial and Museum
- Live tour of the museum
- James Madison’s Montpelier
*Is there a site you are interested in that isn’t listed? Email info@historycamp.com to explore more possibilities!