We host approximately 130,000 school children each year in our Historic Area, but we realize that economic and geographic considerations will prevent most of our nation's students from actually visiting the museum in person. Several weeks before the televised portion of a field trip, educators receive a teacher s guide, complete with historical background, suggested lesson plans, and facsimiles of original documents and prints. These teacher s guides allow educators to prepare their classes for the live, interactive television program, which is offered twice on the date of broadcast to accommodate students in all time zones. The television program offers eighteenth-century historical dramas along with opportunities to speak directly with historical interpreters at Colonial Williamsburg. Registered schools may contact Colonial Williamsburg s historians throughout the school year through dedicated internet sites where students may discuss issues with each other and with Colonial Williamsburg s staff.
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Each is a thought-provoking overview of daily life before the American Revolution. Students learn about the lives and choices of men, women, and children, both free and enslaved, who inhabited the capital city of the largest British colony in North America. Located next to the Colonial Williamsburg Visitor Center Bookstore, the Learning Resource Center offers a centralized location to obtain teaching materials. In the computer lab, visitors have access to computers for exploring Colonial Williamsburg's web site and other history-related Internet sites. Visitors can also preview video tapes on electronic field trips and other Colonial Williamsburg programs.