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Plan A Field Trip - Spring 2013

Park ranger discussing earthwork defenses with students.
A park ranger explains the earthwork defenses surrounding the prison.
NPS/Eric Leonard
 

Andersonville staff have developed a series of activities and on-site programs designed to help students understand the experiences of Union Prisoners of war held at the Camp Sumter military prison during the American Civil War.

The information on this page is accurate through the remainder of spring 2013. The other pages of this "For Teachers" section detail our new programs.

Ranger-led programs are only available for groups of less than 50 students. Presently we cannot accomodate large groups by splitting. For groups larger than 50, a variety of self-guided activities are available which allow you to get the most of your visit. Ranger-guided programs are one hour in length and can accomodate up to 50 students at a time. There should be one adult chaperone for every 10 students.

Registration at least two weeks in advance is required for all programs. Please allow at least a week for your field trip request to be processed. All ranger-guided programs are also subject to staff availability. All educational programs are free of charge.

All field trips are required to be reserved through the link below. Please fax registration forms to 229 924-1086. We do not accept phone reservation requests.

The following dates are no longer available for field trips:
April 3, 5, 9, 10, 11, 19, 24, 29, 30
May 1, 3, 6, 7, 8, 10, 13, 15, 17, 22, 27

Click on the links below for information and forms for school programs at Andersonville National Historic Site:

Andersonville Field Trip Planner
Updated August 1, 2012

Registration Form for Field Trip Visits (Required)
You must request a field trip at least two weeks in advance of the scheduled date and allow up to one week for processing

Visit Planning & Self-Guided Visit Materials

All educational programming at Andersonville National Historic Site meets the following Georgia Performance Standards: SSUSH9c, SSUSH 9d, SSUSH9f, SS8H6b, SS5H1c, SS5H1e

If you have any further questions, contact park staff via email.

 

Visit Planning & Self-Guided Visit Materials

Did You Know?

Close-up of Red Cross symbol on the monument to Clara Barton at the historic prison site

Clara Barton accompanied the Army expedition which established of the National Cemetery at Andersonville. She raised the Stars and Stripes over the cemetery for the first time on August 17, 1865. More...