Ranger-guided education programs bring the story of April 19, 1775 to life for students and connect classroom lessons to memorable field experiences. Education programs at Minute Man NHP are designed to allign with the Massachusetts Curriculum Standards.

Our education programs are run in conjunction with a viewing of our multimedia program The Road to Revolution.

To reserve an education program, contact our education coordinator at (978) 318 - 7832 or email.

Reservations for Spring 2012 are now open. Autumn 2012 reservations will open on June 1, 2012

PROGRAM
Rebels, Redcoats and Homespun Heroes
Students participating in this 45 minute program learn about the soldiers who fought at Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775, and the often overlooked acts of heroism on the Patriot homefront. Students meet a Colonial Militiaman, British Soldier or Daughter of Liberty (protrayed by a Park Ranger) at Hartwell Tavern and discover what it was like to live through this incredible period of history and the events of 1775. Students will get the chance to perform 18th century military drill, role play, examine artifacts and witness a musket firing demonstration. During the course of the program, the complexity of the Battle of Lexington and Concord emerges as students compare and contrast the experiences and perceptions of British soldiers, Colonial militiamen, and Colonial women committed to the cause of resistance on the homefront.

Cost: $150.00 per group - up to 60 students

Target Audience: Grades 3 - 8

Pre-visit Activity Guide 
Very helpful and highly recommended!

PROGRAM
Who Shot First?
How do we know what we know? History, or how we perceive it, is constantly changing! Much of what we "know" about events of the past is based upon how different historians interpret these events through the study of primary resources. During this one hour program, students will tour the North Bridge battlefield with a National Park Ranger who will lead a discussion of what happened there on April 19, 1775, day one of the American Revolution, using the landscape and other tangible resources to set the stage. Students will then engage with actual first-hand accounts of the fight, from different perspectives, and seek to answer the seemingly simple, yet not so simple, question; "Who shot first?"

Cost: $150.00 per group - up to 60 students

Target Audience: Grades 8 - 12