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Educational/Interpretive Program Assistant

New! Position available for late summer / early fall

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 may include:

• Present educational programs to visiting school-aged groups and serve as an historical interpreter on the 18th century farm site.
• Complete an agriculturally-oriented research project that will contribute to the Farm's educational programs. The project will culminate in either a written report, an on-line article, the development of an educational activity, or the creation of a reproduction artifact.
• 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.
• Supervise volunteers in accomplishing the above tasks.
  

Eligibility:
Must be 18 years or older, and not a previous Education Intern at the Claude Moore Colonial Farm.

Commitment:
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 9am to 5pm.

Compensation:
Paid and unpaid internships are available.

To apply, please send a cover letter stating which internships you are interested in, references, and a resume to:

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

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