Valley Forge Teacher Scholarship Award ProgramThe 2011-12 Chairman for the California Society Valley Forge Teacher Scholarship Award Program is Curtis Porter. This award is open to 5th Grade Elementary School Teachers, 8th Grade and High School American History Teachers, either public, private or parochial who teach the American Revolution. The winning Teachers (up to two each year) receive a trip to one of three Summer Graduate Teacher Workshops through the Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge Pennsylvania. (The chosen workshop will be the one most closely related to the American Revolution.) The Award, valued up to $1,700 includes tuition, room and board*, and transportation expenses (transportation limited to $500.00). (*meals can not be provided when the chosen workshop travels off the Foundation’s campus) Below is the description of the Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge Graduate Teacher program the California Society of the SAR (CASSAR) will sponsor for 2012: Presidential History & Heritage: Mt. Vernon to Fredericksburg, Virginia This workshop features Field studies and tours of:
For more information on the Program, contact our Education Department Source: http://www.freedomsfoundation.org/GraduateProgram2.cfm If interested, prepare the CASSAR Application for Valley Forge Teacher Scholarship and submit it to a nearby CASSAR Chapter.
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