mount vernon partnership

With the generous support of the Reynolds Foundation, Mount Vernon and the Fairfax Network have partnered to provide schools with engaging and FREE satellite-delivered distance learning broadcasts.

Previously broadcast programs are available on DVD—free of charge—to educational institutions.

George Washington's Mount Vernon Estate & Gardens

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George Washington’s
Mount Vernon Estate & Gardens

When George Washington lived here, Mount Vernon was an 8,000-acre plantation divided into five farms. Each farm was a complete unit, with its own overseers, work force of slaves, livestock, equipment, and buildings.

Take a virtual tour of the Estate.

History Meets Hollywood
December 10, 2007 · Grades 9-12

Is Braveheart a true story? What about The 300, The Patriot, or Gods and Generals? Are there elements of truth in the stories that provide an opportunity to learn something about history, or do creative period films stray too far from historical fact?

History Meets Hollywood discusses the positive and negative results of portraying historical figures and events through popular film.

The program features a panel of guests with backgrounds in historical study and the entertainment industry. The panelist discuss what students learn about history through popular film, how those films are used by teachers, and the merits of “dramatization” as a way to depict history. The pane, moderated by television news anchor and host of MSNBC’s Hardball, Chris Matthews, include Dr. Libby O’Connell, Chief Historian for the History Channel, actor Sebastian Roché, who portrayed George Washington in We Fight to Be Free, and representatives from the new Disney Pictures film, National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets.

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The excitement of recreating history

To order a free DVD for your school (1 per school), please send the request on school letterhead to:

Fairfax Network
4414 Holborn Avenue
Annandale, VA 22003