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    Jefferson

    National Expansion Memorial Missouri

Outreach Programs

Each school year, Jefferson National Expansion Memorial offers a limited number of Outreach Programs to St. Louis Public Schools and East St. Louis Public Schools. The programs are available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Outreach Programs are free, 60-minute classroom visits by a park staff for grades three through six. Park staff will introduce courtroom roles and procedures and facilitate a mock trial by students. Teachers may download mock trial scripts from the Outreach Program Activity Guide.

Outreach Program Activity Guide

For more information, please contact Peter Hovey by email or by phone at 314.655.1637.

Did You Know?

Cartoon grouse

The Lewis and Clark expedition sent back animals to President Jefferson from Ft. Mandan.  Four magpies, a prairie dog, and a sharptailed grouse were sent back with Corporal Warfington. Unfortunately, only the prairie dog and one magpie survived the arduous journey. Learn more about the journey here. More...