Home-schooling parents–are you looking for a hands-on way to teach your children about colonial Virginia? Bring them to Patrick Henry’s Scotchtown where we will show them everyday life back in Henry’s day. They will learn candle-making, cooking, the art of felting soap, along with colonial games, scavenger hunts and more!

Parents can sign up their children, ages 9 through 12, for one or both days. $25/day with a discount for Preservation Virginia Members. 

Full Schedule:

• Day 1 – Thursday, October 10^th
  • Drop off and check-in
  • Storytime – Patrick Henry’s Boyhood – Adventures
  • Getting Ready – Make Your Haversack
  • Getting Snacks – Bake Your Crackers
  • Where to go? – Puzzled by Geography
  • Scavenger Hunt – Find Your Lines!
  • Parent Pick-up
•  Day 2 – Friday, October 11^th
  • Drop off and check-in
  • Storytime – Patrick Henry’s Boyhood – Helping at Home
  • From Sheep to Gardens to … Soap?
  • Hoops – Races and Graces
  • Journal – Keeping Records with a Feather!
  • Lines – Putting Them All Together
  • Parent Pick-up

For more information, please see the Hands-On History Homeschool Camp Packet. Guardians must complete the packet and send to scotchtown@preservationvirginia.org before the camp begins.