Sully Historic Site

CONTACT INFORMATION: Visitor Center Open Hours: Saturday and Sunday, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m., Ticketed tours available at 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. The park grounds are open from dawn through dusk.
703-437-1794 TTY 711
3650 Historic Sully Way
Chantilly, Virginia
Matthew Gailani
Site Manager

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Sully Historic Site Field Trips/Outreach

Request a Reservation

Reservation Information:

  • For information on field trip fees, click here.
  • For assistance including creating a reservation, a reservation for a date less than two weeks in advance or questions, please contact us via email at morgan.kelley@fairfaxcounty.gov or call 703-437-1794.
  • Field trips are offered Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 10 a.m. from September to June, with other times available upon request.
  • Most field trip programs can be tailored to meet the needs of pre-school through sixth grades with advance notice.

Times:

  • 10 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Afternoons are available by request.

POC:

Additional Information:

  • Due to available space in the historic buildings, field trips are currently limited to two classes or approximately 50-55 students.
  • Attire: Comfortable shoes and weather-appropriate clothing are necessary. There is walking outdoors among buildings.
  • Please call 703-437-1794 or email morgan.kelley@fairfaxcounty.gov with questions or concerns, especially regarding inclusion or ESL classes, or schools with more than two classes.
  • Lunch: There are uncovered, outdoor picnic tables available for lunch. Please note that Sully has few bathrooms, so school groups should bring wet wipes or other ways for hand washing.

Field Trip Information

Discover how different people at Sully Historic Site and in Fairfax County experienced the Civil War. Using Project Zero thinking routines, students will interpret primary and secondary sources such as letters, historical and reproduction objects, and historic spaces to understand how the war impacted both soldiers and civilians, free and enslaved.

4th grade Standards of Learning (SOLs): VS.4.7.b; VS.4.7.c; USI.4.9.f

6th grade Standards of Learning (SOLs): USI.9.a,b; USI.9.f

  • Offered Tuesdays and Wednesdays starting at 10 a.m.
  • Afternoons are available by request. Please call 703-437-1794 or email morgan.kelley@fairfaxcounty.gov
  • The program lasts approximately 1.5 hours
  • Maximum of two classes per day

Step into the past and uncover the lives of early Virginians. Students use Project Zero thinking routines and examine historical spaces, letters, and maps, allowing them to better understand what life was like for the many different communities at Sully Historic Site and in early Virginia.

Standards of Learning (SOLs): VS.4.a; VS.4.b,e; VS.4.d; VS.6.a,b 

  • Offered Tuesdays and Wednesdays starting at 10 a.m.
  • Afternoons are available by request. Please call 703-437-1794 or email morgan.kelley@fairfaxcounty.gov
  • The program lasts approximately 1.5 hours
  • Maximum of two classes per day

Students explore historic Virginia by using Project Zero thinking routines and learning how people lived during the 19th century. Students will tour historic buildings and examine historic artifacts to compare 19th century and modern life.

Standards of Learning (SOLs): SS Skills 1a; SS 1.4b, 1.4c 

  • Offered Tuesdays and Wednesdays starting at 10 a.m.
  • Afternoons are available by request. Please call 703-437-1794 or email morgan.kelley@fairfaxcounty.gov
  • The program lasts approximately 1.5 hours
  • Maximum of two classes per day
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