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WILLIAMSBURG—For many families the end of the school year signals an end to traditional classroom instruction and the start of summer camps, workshops and family vacations where “hands on” learning is a priority.
In response to the demand for an educational family vacation, Colonial Williamsburg has developed five summer programs especially for families and children, a spokesman for the historic area said.
Known around the world for its meticulous restoration of the 18thcentury capital of Britain’s largest and most populous colony, Colonial Williamsburg is a living history museum with a focus on the political and social history of Virginia in the 1770’s.
One of Colonial Williamsburg’s most innovative summer programs is the Young Apprentice Tour which allows children ages 10-12 to participate in activities of trades and domestic crafts. Drawing on the talent and knowledge of costumed historical interpreters, tour members focus on the lives of their colonial counterparts.
The young participants learn what types of people became apprentices and talk about who was educated at home. They examine how opportunities differed for boys and girls, for blacks and whites, and discover how youngsters spent their leisure time.
The most popular aspect of the tour is the opportunity for the children to try their own hands at historic trades. Opportunities vary each day and include tasks such as assembling the staves of a wooden bucket, turning a lathe at the cabinet-maker’s shop, shingling a roof or constructing a brick wall at the carpenter’s yard.
“Once Upon a Town” is Colonial Williamsburg’s special tour for chil
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