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Second Street School program

Educational Outreach

Education is a major component in the Foundation's mission. The Foundation is currently managing the following initiatives:

The Second Street School

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. Morearrow

The Waterford Archives and Historical Collection

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. Morearrow

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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