Bring Your Class to Morristown!

Teachers and students can explore most park sites by participating in a ranger-guided programs or self-guided field trips. Some programs may require teachers to attend a workshop prior to the class visit.

The two main sections of Morristown NHP include Washington's Headquarters & Jockey Hollow, The curriculum-based program is offered at Jockey Hollow for 4th and 5th grades. Both sections of the park have many educational opportunities.   

Curriculum-Based Education Program for 4th and 5th grades

Curriculum Materials

4th and 5th grade

Please click the link below to explore our ranger guided programs for 4th and 5th grade classes.

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Teacher-Ranger-Teacher

The Teacher to Ranger to Teacher (TRT) Program offers a solution by linking National Park units with teachers from predominantly Title 1 (at least 30% of students on free or reduced cost meals) school districts.

Under TRT, selected teachers spend the summer working as park rangers, often living in the park. They perform various duties depending on their interests and the needs of the park, including developing and presenting interpretive programs for the general public, staffing the visitor center desk, developing curriculum-based materials for the park, or taking on special projects.

TRT 2011: Steve Santucci

If you want to learn more about the TRT program on a national level and view oppurtunities around the country click here.

PRIMARY SOURCE SEMINAR
The Division of Cultural Resources at the Morristown National Historical Park would like to introduce the installment of our newest educational program, Primary Source Seminar. We believe that providing young people the occasion to study historical manuscripts firsthand is invaluable, and with our extensive manuscript collection, our library is able to offer such an opportunity.

The primary goal of our seminar is to provide a skill-building workshop for students of history. We aim to guide students through source use and analysis activities that will lead students toward effective and meaningful primary source investigation. Our archives tutorial program provides students the unique perspective of working with authentic, unedited eighteenth- and nineteenth-century manuscripts from our own Lloyd W. Smith Archival Collection.

Primary Source Seminar: Information Packet
(.pdf)

Seminar Registration Form (.pdf)

Teacher Workshop Registration Form (.pdf)

Fall 2009 Workshop Agenda (.pdf)

SEMINAR BLOG:The Primary Source Seminar Blog is the latest installment of our program. Our blog is an interactive space for us to connect with teachers in the community. We use this site to connect teachers with resources and to post information about upcoming events. Teachers are able to leave comments on our page that other readers and curatorial staff my address.