Clara Barton National Historic Site and Glen Echo Park’s Adventure Theatre are delighted to announce a new and unique field trip opportunity for school students grades 2nd through 6th.

The field trip includes the 30-minute play, Clara Barton—The Courage Within, performed on-stage, at Adventure Theatre by the theatre’s professional troupe of actors. Following the play, students will tour Clara Barton National Historic Site with National Park Service Rangers for approximately 45 minutes.

This event is an unprecedented, professional venture sponsored jointly by the National Park Service and Adventure Theatre, the longest running children’s theatre in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. The programs may be scheduled on Tuesdays at 10:15 am during the 2007 - 2008 school year.

The complete experience can take up to 3 hours, from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm. A fee is charged for the play which is payable directly to Adventure Theatre. Please contact Adventure Theatre about group rates.  The National Park Service does not collect a fee for the tour of Clara Barton National Historic Site.

Reservations and full payment must be made at least two weeks in advance of a field trip. For reservations or additional information, please contact Adventure Theatre at 301-634-2270.  Additional information for Adventure Theatre is available at: adventuretheatre.org

Teachers may make arrangements for students to eat a brown bag lunch at Glen Echo Park following the play, either inside a classroom or outside, if weather permits. A playground is available for students.

National Park Service Rangers conduct tours of Clara Barton National Historic Site at 11:00 am and Noon. Tours are limited to 40 people each hour. Groups exceeding 40 people will be scheduled for both the 11:00 am and Noon tours.

Clara Barton NHS is located adjacent to Adventure Theatre which is in Glen Echo Park, 7300 MacArthur Boulevard, Glen Echo, Maryland. It is an easy walk from Adventure Theatre to Clara Barton National Historic Site. There is plenty of parking for buses in the main parking lot. Additional information and materials on Miss Barton and Clara Barton National Historic Site will be provided upon request. Please call 301- 320-1410.

Bus Directions to Glen Echo Park: MacARTHUR BOULEVARD FROM SANGAMORE ROAD TO GREAT FALLS IS A RESTRICTED ROADWAY, NO COMMERCIAL VEHICLES WITH MORE THAN FOUR WHEELS ARE PERMITTED. THIS INCLUDES ALL BUSES. PRIVATE VEHICLES OF MORE THAN ONE TON CAPACITY ARE ALSO FORBIDDEN. THIS LAW IS STRICTLY ENFORCED. 

Link to the Bus Directions.