Blount Mansion
Field Trip
Blount Mansion hosts visits from thousands of public, private, and home schooled students each year—both in-person and online via our new live virtual field trips.
In-person visitors write with quill pens, learn about the U.S. Constitution, and tour the site where Tennessee was born. Our programming is ideally suited for Tennessee social studies standards for 1st, 4th and 5th grade students, though we are able to provide a hands-on, content-packed, enjoyable educational experiences for learners of all ages.
TIMES AND DAYS
School programs are scheduled Tuesday through Friday between 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. We recommend making reservations several months in advance if you would like a particular day and time. Monday field trips can be arranged with advance notice.
Fees
Cost is $5 per student or chaperone. Teachers and bus drivers are admitted free of charge. Payment must be made in full with one form of payment for all students and adults at time of arrival with checks made payable to Blount Mansion Association. We will be glad to invoice you in advance.
Group Size Limits
The Blount Mansion Association can accommodate groups of various sizes, but logistics will need to be discussed ahead of time if the group is larger than 60. Typically, larger groups are split so that one half of the students visit Blount Mansion in the morning, and the other half in the afternoon. We frequently work with nearby historic sites such as James White’s Fort and the Museum of East Tennessee History so that students can enjoy two great educational experiences in the same day, with groups rotating between Blount Mansion and the other site. CHAPERONES The Blount Mansion Association requires one chaperone for every 20 students. Chaperones are required to participate in the program and assist the Site Interpreter in managing students. For more information, see the Chaperone Guide.
Blount mansion
Lunch Facilities
We have several acres on the property suitable for a picnic for groups of various sizes. In cold or rainy weather, the Visitors Center is available. For your convenience, there are several rectangular tables and chairs available in the storage room that require set-up and must be cleaned and returned to their original location following their use. Arrangements must be made in advance. Clean-up is the responsibility of the school group, and all trash must be disposed of in the proper receptacles.
Student Code of Conduct
We expect all students to respect the Site Interpreter and chaperones as well as the historic structures and artifacts. Each teacher is required to inform their students of the expected behavior and to sign and return a Code of Conduct at time of arrival.