Lesson Plan SOLs

Your visit will focus on Lee as president of Washington College. Under his presidency, the school advanced its curriculum to include subjects like engineering and journalism.

Learn not just about Lee, but discover the lives of Lee’s wife, Mary Custis Lee, and their seven children. Learn about how over time their lifestyle changed to adapt to circumstances.

Students will learn about Lee Chapel’s history and architecture through our tour and museum activity. Together the two will cover; the importance of investigating a place’s history, basic steps to assembling a building, an introduction to some basic math concepts and why preservation is important.