Home School Field Trips
Parents need real life ideas on how to bring Math, Science, and History to life. National Harbor offers engaging and educational ways to connect virtual learning to in person experiences.
ELEVATED CLASSROOM AT THE CAPITAL WHEEL
Explore what makes The Capital Wheel spin with a multi-level worksheet including real-world arithmetic, geometry and physics. Bring the lessons to life 180 feet above the Potomac River and see math in motion. Students will enjoy the ride in a private, climate-controlled gondola while looking at views of Washington, DC, Virginia, and Maryland.
A PRESIDENTIAL EXPERIENCE
Discover the life and legacies of George Washington at his northern Virginia estate. Tour the first floor of Washington’s mansion, meet heritage breed farm animals, and go undercover as a Revolutionary War spy with the free app Agent 711. For fans of the musical Hamilton, a new tour reveals Washington’s role in the Broadway hit.
IF YOU CAN REACH IT, YOU CAN TOUCH IT
The interactive-outdoor-art collection is meant to be a conversation starter for all ages. Guests can enjoy a self-guided tour that allows each piece of art to tell its story on visitors’ mobile device and there is even a scavenger hunt. Visitors are encouraged to take selfies with statues of American icons, such as George Washington, Frederick Douglass, and Marilyn Monroe. The young and young at heart can climb on “The Awakening,” one of the area’s best-known sculptures by nationally known sculptor J. Seward Johnson.
