Distance Learning

Virtual Field Trips

 

A Park Ranger presents a virtual field trip program.

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Virtual programs for the 2025-2026 school year include six diifferent Virtual Field Trip Ranger Programs each based upon a critical focus question and perfect for remote or classroom learning sessions, and for document and inquiry-based learning goals and assessments.

Choose one of the following six programs, choose a focus question to investigate, then watch an introductory film from the Gettysburg battlefield, review primary source documents in your classroom, then conclude with a virtual ranger presentation and Q &A session. Your students will then be able to draw their own evidence-based answer to the focus question!

We can accommodate elementary, middle, and high school sessions from 10 to 100 students at a time, and can present up to four sessions each day, primarily on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays.

*Note: These programs are designed and intended for school and other groups, including Homeschool Co-Ops. Students and families are also encouraged to take a Virtual Tour of the Battlefield as well as 3D Tours of some of the famous buildings on the battlefield!

 

Virtual Field Trip Programs:

RE-ENLIST?
Grade Level: Elementary and Lower-Middle (Grades 2-6)
Essential/Focus Question: After having served in a Civil War army for three months, would you decide to re-enlist to serve for three years? Why? Why not?

PATH OF LINCOLN:
Grade Level: Elementary and Middle (Grades 3-8)
Essential/Focus Question: Did Lincoln's 1863 Gettysburg trip and speech make a difference in the Civil War?

TIDE OF BATTLE
Grade Level: Middle and High School (Grades 6-12)
Essential/Focus Question: Which moments were the turning points of the Battle of Gettysburg? Of the Civil War?

DECISION POINTS
Grade Level: Middle and High School (Grades 6-12)
Essential/ Focus Question: What were the decision points and consequences for Gettysburg's residents, especially African American residents, during and after the battle?

COST OF WAR?
Grade Level: Upper-Middle and High School (6-12)
Essential/Focus Question: Were the consequences of war, including the destruction and loss of life at Gettysburg, necessary to resolve the country’s issues?

MONUMENTAL ISSUES
Grade Level: Upper-Middle and High School (8-12)
Essential/Focus Question: How can monuments help or hinder a full understanding of the Civil War and American history?

 

Our 2025-2026 ranger-led virtual field trips are now fully booked.

Booking for ranger-led virtual field trips for Fall 2026/Spring 2027 will begin in August 2026.