The Ford’s Theatre Society education initiatives explore the leadership and legacy of Abraham Lincoln and the world of Civil War Washington. The updated Theatre with a new lobby space opened in February 2009. The renovated downstairs museum, telling the story of Lincoln’s presidency, opened in summer 2009. The Center for Education and Leadership, which will house additional gallery space, as well as education studios, is slated to begin construction the following year.

Latest Updates

• Introduction to Field Trips at Ford’s [PDF]
• Ford’s Theatre and Target have teamed up to provide “Target Field Trips to Ford’s Theatre,” a program that provides free bus transportation for qualifying D.C.-metro area schools to visit Ford’s Theatre. To learn more about the program and how your school might qualify please contact education@fords.org or call (202) 638-2941 ext. 567.

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Visitor Information for Washington, D.C. Metro Area Schools

Schools in the D.C.-metro area that would like to schedule a visit to Ford's Theatre should email education@fords.org.

Visitor Information for non-D.C. Metro Area Schools

Schools outside the D.C.-metro area should visit the Group Sales section of our website for more information on tours of the site and performances.

DOWNLOAD: Teacher's Guide to Ford's [Zip Compressed File]

Multimedia Lessons
A series of scholar interviews and lessons developed to help students gain a deeper understanding of the people and events that shaped American History.

Student Learning
Students can engage in a wide range of learning opportunities through on- and off-site and web-based resources.

Teacher Learning Ford’s Theatre‘s education professionals work with teachers to develop a set of meaningful and useful learning tools focused on teaching history and leadership to middle and high school students.