“...thank you for making our recent field trip to Fallingwater possible...the students were given an opportunity to see and learn about something that many didn’t know existed. The guides were well informed and fielded all the questions the students had with patience. For days after our tour, the students spoke about the house and what they learned...thank  you...for providing transportation and free admission for our students...It is a trip they will remember for a long time.”

8th grade teacher, Albert Gallatin North Middle School

More than 1,700 students from two local counties visited Fallingwater at no charge (even busing costs were reimbursed) to participate in the “Wright in our Backyard” educational program. This was triple the number of students who participated in 2005. The visits were made possible through participation in the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development’s Educational Tax Credit Program and the support of local businesses.

Fallingwater also introduced the “Nuts & Bolts of Architecture” as an optional educational component for student groups. For many students, this was their first field trip. Our long-term goal is that every child in the region visits Fallingwater at least once during his or her school years.

Seven school districts in Fayette County and southwestern Somerset County, with an estimated student population of 20,388, are included in the program: Albert Gallatin Area, Brownsville Area, Connellsville Area, Laurel Highlands, Frazier, Uniontown Area, and Turkeyfoot Area in Somerset County. As we expand the program, we hope to bring the wonders of Fallingwater to other schools in southwestern Pennsylvania.