Educational Outreach
Education is a major component in the Foundation's mission. The
Foundation is currently managing the following initiatives:
The Second Street School was built in 1867
and served as the school for Waterford’s African American
community until it was closed in 1957. Since 1984, the Foundation’s
Living History program has invited Loudoun County fourth-grade
students to reenact a day as African American pupils in a segregated
nineteenth-century one-room school. Each student studies the life
of an actual student who attended the school and takes on the persona
of that child for a day. In 2007 we had full registration of 72
classes. Over the past 23 years, more than 31,000 students have
participated in this popular program. More
The Foundation is in the midst of an effort to establish an
archives and museum. Over the years, the Foundation has gathered
all types of materials–from books to buggies. These items
add to Waterford's important heritage as an important agricultural
and manufacturing center. More
The Phillips Farm
Educational programs for historic preservation and natural resources
protection are underway on the Phillips Farm. Habitat restoration,
forestry management, water quality monitoring, and riparian buffer
planting are ongoing efforts coordinated by the Phillips Farm Committee.
The Foundation partners with the Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy on
several of these programs. Bird and butterfly counts and bluebird
nest boxes provide additional educational opportunities. An interpretive
trail provides visitors with an opportunity to study the history
and natural beauty of the area. Read more about the Phillips
Farm.
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