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"I was most impressed by the entire experience ... Poplar Forest serves as an ideal model for learning."
- Comment from student participant
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POPLAR FOREST RESTORATION FIELD SCHOOL EDUCATION AND TRAINING
 Poplar Forest is pleased to offer its continuing Architectural Restoration Field School, begun in 1990. The restoration staff have designed the program to take advantage of the unique opportunities offered during the course of this model project. Multi-disciplinary approaches are emphasized and hands-on training is offered where possible. Selected field trips place this particular project in a broader conservation and restoration perspective. The program provides an awareness and a knowledge of the rich complexity of details and issues found in the architectural restoration of historic properties.
10 to 12 participants under the direction of the Director of Architectural Restoration receive training and education during an intensive 14 day program. Participants are accepted into the program from a variety of backgrounds, disciplines, and experience. Participants are selected on the basis of a demonstrated interest in the restoration process. Past participants include undergraduate and graduate students, historians, architects, architectural historians, craftsmen, contractors and others. The program's focus will be an understanding of the process of planning and implementing a museum-quality restoration project. Training and education consists of lectures, observation, architectural investigation, documentation, conservation techniques, and field trips to observe behind-the-scenes restoration work at other Jefferson sites and relevant projects in the region.
PROGRAM COMPONENTS
- History of Poplar Forest and Thomas Jefferson
- Theory and Practice of Museum Quality Restoration
- Documentation
- Architectural Investigation
- Restoration Construction
- Historic Materials
- Masonry Conservation
- Historical Archaeology
- Historical Interpretation
- Restoration Theory Field Trips
Click here to view a typical field school schedule. |
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| Field school students learning masonry conservation techniques |
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION
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| Date: |
May 25 - June 7, 2008
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| Cost: |
$350 tuition
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| Food/Lodging: |
Field school students are responsible for their own food and lodging. Dormitory rooms with shared bath and kitchen facilities are available at Lynchburg College for approximately $22/day.
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| Credit: |
Pre-arranged independent college course credit is the responsibility of students and their respective colleges.
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| To Apply: |
Cover letter stating why you would like to participate, resume and letter of recommendation.
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| Mail To: |
Travis C. McDonald
Thomas Jefferson's Poplar Forest
P.O. Box 419
Forest, VA 24551
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| Questions: |
(434) 525-1806, ext. 123
Travis@poplarforest.org
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| Deadline: |
April 30, 2008 |
Scholarships may be available.
| STUDENT FEEDBACK |
"It exceeded my expectations. It was outstanding!" |
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"Its value as a learning tool is exemplary."
"This was one of the best educational experiences I’ve ever had."
"I learned more practical experience in two weeks than I learned in two years of graduate school!"
"I was a bit concerned, having just completed a MS in preservation, but I learned so many new & exciting things."
"A wonderful educational experience and lots of fun too. I feel fortunate to have participated." |
"The quality of the experience in regards to the caliber of people that we met, spoke to, and were lectured by was astounding."
"As much was incorporated into a two-week program as one could wish ... I was very pleased with the variety of students."
"The examples that I was shown and the literature that I was given at the Field School have and will continue to help me in my field. The Poplar Forest Restoration Field School has given me the confidence and understanding I needed to pursue my dream of restoring historic houses." |
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