Student Visits
Fort Jackson offers terrific educational programs for school groups, Girl Scouts, and Boy Scouts. Here students will have an opportunity to learn firsthand what it was like to be a new recruit at Fort Jackson. They’ll even receive instruction from one of our "drill sergeants." Young people will be able to see and hold exact replicas of the uniforms and equipment soldiers wore and used at the fort. All of our programs include an incredible cannon firing demonstration. In addition, groups of 50 or more students our scouts may reserve a dinner after their program.
Please contact Fort Jackson at 912.232.3945 for program prices and to make a reservation for your group.
Advance reservations are required for each program.
Find out what it was like to be an American soldier in the beginning years of the United States. A drill sergeant will teach your students the basic maneuvers of the School of the Soldier, including marching and saluting. Afterward, students will enter an informal classroom setting to learn about the role communication and food & equipment played in the history of Fort Jackson. The training is completed when the students witness an exciting cannon firing demonstration.
After they have been dismissed students may take time to see a 15 minute theater presentation which provides a more detailed history of Fort Jackson in the Civil War, the War of 1812, and the American Revolution. Students may also visit the museum located inside the fort, where they will walk through the casemate rooms where soldiers once lived.
This program has been specially designed for the Girl Scouts. A drill sergeant will lead the girls through the basic maneuvers of the School of the Soldier, including marching and saluting. Afterward, the girls will enter an informal classroom setting for a hands-on lesson in the ways soldiers communicated at the fort. This session works in conjunction with the Girl Scout Manual of Signal Flags, also known as "Wig Wag." Following this session, the Girl Scouts will be quizzed by their drill sergeant in our "Girl Scouts Trivia Game". They’ll be asked questions about the Girl Scouts, as well as how Juliette Gordon Low's life was associated with the Civil War. The training is completed when the Girl Scouts get to witness an exciting cannon firing demonstration.
After the smoke clears, the scouts can enjoy a 15 minute theater presentation providing a more detailed history of Fort Jackson in the Civil War, the War of 1812, and the American Revolution. They can also visit our wonderful museum shop and purchase the official Fort Jackson Patch, which is suitable for your vest.
Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts of all ages will benefit from learning firsthand what it was like to be an American soldier in the beginning years of the United States. A drill sergeant will lead them through the basic maneuvers of School of the Soldier, including marching and saluting. Afterwards, the scouts will move to a classroom setting to learn about communications and food & equipment in the history of the fort. The training is completed when the scouts witness an exciting cannon firing demonstration.
A fifteen-minute theater presentation wraps up the Fort Jackson experience, giving scouts more information about the role the fort played in the American Revolution, the War of 1812, and the Civil War. Scouts may also visit the museum inside the fort, where they can walk through the casemate rooms where soldiers once lived.