The Catherine B. Reynolds Civil War Washington Teacher Fellows

The Catherine B. Reynolds Civil War Washington Teacher Fellows

Join up to 20 teachers to learn about Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass and Washington during the Civil War as you spend a day at each of these fascinating sites! 

Session 2 (Boarders, all grades): Evening of Sunday, July 13 to Friday, July 18, 2014

As part of our six-day program, you will:

• Walk in the footsteps of Abraham Lincoln at Ford’s Theatre
• Experience the home of a southern sympathizer at Tudor Place Historic House and Garden
• Immerse yourself in Lincoln’s ideas at President Lincoln’s Cottage
• Walk the halls of Cedar Hill, home of the famed abolitionist Frederick Douglass

Come away from your week in Washington familiar with: an array of virtual tours, the oratory skills to get your students on their feet performing speeches by Lincoln and Douglass; comfortable taking students on content-driven experiential learning adventures; and excited about using a wide range of primary sources in your classroom!

• $1,000 registration fee includes a single room for 6 nights at the Willard Intercontinental Hotel and a round trip ticket on American Airlines
• $600 registration fee includes a shared room and round trip ticket
• Fees include workshops, materials, breakfast and lunch each day
• All Fellows are eligible to obtain 3 graduate credit hours through Trinity University for an additional $375

Apply for Session II here:

http://www.fords.org/civil-war-teacher-fellows-application

Applications are due by April 4, 2014

For more information contact: education@fords.org

Funded by the Catherine B. Reynolds Foundation