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About George Washington College
History of George Washington College
Located in central Virginia, George Washington College (GWC) is a non profit engaged in providing civic education courses and continuing education seminars. GWC grew out of the foundation and success of the Virginia Institute for American History –formerly known as the Washington, Jefferson & Madison Institute (WJMI). Our Charter is “To Perpetuate the Study of the Teachings and Examples of the Founders of the Republic.” We have been sponsoring continuing education seminars for for over 18 years since 2007. Since then, we have organized and sponsored twenty-five (25) seminars, held at at James & Dolley Madison’s Montpelier, Christopher Newport University, and at historic Prospect Hill near Louisa, Virginia.
Academic Programs
At George Washington College, we offer civic education courses based on Thomas Jefferson & James Madison’s curriculum for teaching the Constitution:
• The political writings of John Locke & Algernon Sidney
• The Declaration of Independence
• The Federalist Papers
• Washington’s Farewell Address
We also offer courses on topics such as: The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution, Religion and the Founding of the American Republic, and The Lives and Writings of America’s Founding Fathers. We focus on primary sources.