Education Programs
Now accepting bookings for 2024!
Our site offered in-depth grade-level tours for students in 4th through 12th grade.
Our educators focus on ethically teaching the history of plantation slavery, centering humanizing stories about enslaved and free people. All tours are based on detailed research with a wide range of primary sources.These tours engage students with the daily lives, culture, resistance, and struggle of enslaved people on one of the largest plantations in North Carolina. Students can visit an original 1850s slave dwelling, archaeology sites, the Great Barn, and the 1799 Bennehan House.
Field trips are available in a two hour block, Tuesday through Fridays from 10 am to 12 noon. Groups of more than 50 students may require a longer reservation. Shorter visits may be requested. Contact our staff for information about all scheduling options.
Public school visits are free. There is a $1 per student fee for all other school groups.
Please note: buses or cars for all students must stay on-site for the duration of the field trip. Due to the size of the site, students must be driven between the two sections of the property during their program.
Education programs are mostly outdoors, and include walking over grass, dirt, and gravel, with stops inside original historic buildings. Four picnic tables and restroom facilities are available at the visitors center for groups that want to stay and eat lunch afterwards.
Call 919-620-0120 (Tuesday - Saturday, 9 am to 5 pm) or click the link below to make a reservation. Contact us for more information about education and outreach opportunities.