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Claude Moore Colonial Farm
6310 Georgetown Pike •  McLean, VA 22101 •  703-442-7557
  

A visit to the Claude Moore Colonial Farm is a visit to another world ...the world of an 18th Century family living on a small,
low-income farm just prior to the Revolutionary War.

The year is 1771 ... won't you come and visit?
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Internship: Educational/Interpretive Program Assistant

*The paid internship position has been filled for 2010*
If you would like to apply for an unpaid internship, please send your resume to the contact below.

The Claude Moore Colonial Farm at Turkey Run seeks an intern interested in developing and presenting Educational/Interpretive Programs at a living history museum.

The Claude Moore Colonial Farm portrays family life on a small, low-income farm just prior to the Revolutionary War. This privately operated National Park, located just outside of Washington, DC, has served more than one million visitors during its 30 years of operation. The Farm educates the public about the history of American agriculture through visitors' active participation and involvement in the eighteenth-century farm site and associated educational programs.

Specific duties include:

  • Portray life on the 1771 tenant farm as a first-person character, which includes interacting with the public and performing farm tasks in period costume and in a variety of weather conditions.
  • Present the Farm Skills educational program to visiting school-aged groups.
  • Supervise volunteers in accomplishing the above tasks.

Eligibility:
Must be 18 years or older.

Commitment:
Five days per week from 9am to 5pm for a paid internship (some weekends included), for the duration of 8 weeks.

Unpaid internships are more flexible.

Compensation:
One paid and several unpaid internships are available.

To apply, please send a cover letter and resume to:

Ms. Katie Cannon, kcannon@1771.org (preferred method)

or:

Claude Moore Colonial Farm
Attn: Education Internship Program
6310 Georgetown Pike
McLean, VA 22101

 

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