The Jr. Heritage Foundation, designed for young preservationists from 6th grade to 12th grade, is a Heritage Foundation membership-based program within the Heritage Classroom initiative. The program will be a feeder program into Next Gen, the Heritage Foundation’s membership base for young professionals.
Initially, the Jr. Heritage Foundation program was implemented as a pilot program at Battle Ground Academy Middle and Upper Schools, and after a very successful initial launch, we are opening membership to all Williamson County middle and high school students.
Inspired by programming he attended while vacationing in Historic Williamsburg several years ago, John Denton, an 8th grade student at BGA, approached Heritage Foundation CEO Bari Beasley in late 2018 to discuss the prospects of starting the Jr. Heritage Foundation. Together, they have worked with the Foundation’s staff, BGA faculty and a small group of students from BGA to get the pilot program formed and off the ground.
If your child is interested in participating, please click the button below to learn more and to join!