• Cannon firing on the gundeck of the Castillo de San Marcos

    Castillo De San Marcos

    National Monument Florida

For Teachers

Many schools visit us each year as the culmination of their studies.  Please visit our Plan a Field Trip page if you are interested in bringing your students to the fort. 

We have a small selection of educational materials available for your use listed below.

 

NEW! Teacher's Guide

Building the Castillo

Map Study - The Defenses of St. Augustine

Vocabulary

National Parks

Bibliography

 

 

 

Did You Know?

Coquina is a mixture of broken shell sand and calcium, making it nature's version of concrete

The word coquina means "tiny shell" in Spanish. It was the name they gave to the small clam that was abundant on the northeast Florida beaches. It is the predominant shell in the rock also called coquina used to build the Fort. Castillo de San Marcos National Monument, Florida