FREEDOMS FOUNDATION RECEIVES TEACHER SCHOLARSHIP GRANT FROM STEWART HUSTON TRUST

VALLEY FORGE, Penn. (PRWEB) June 30, 2000

Educators from Pennsylvania and Georgia will be among those who benefit from an $ 11,000 grant to Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge, courtesy of the Stewart Huston Charitable Trust, Coastesville, Penn.

The grant will provide scholarships to teachers from elementary through university level interested in earning graduate credit for summer workshops and seminars hosted by Freedoms Foundation.

Each year the foundation holds up to three summer workshops on historical topics. This year the topics include:

 The Heritage of Our Past Presidents (workshop)

 The Civil War: Eastern Campaigns (workshop)

 The Revolution in the Middle States (workshop)

The weeklong workshops provide participants with an in-depth perspective of the events and people that shaped our nation’s early history. Participating teachers develop full teaching units based on what they have learned for use in their classrooms.

“Our programs continue to make a significant impact on the lives of young people, directly and indirectly. By continuing our work with The Stewart Huston Charitable Trust, we hope to increase our outreach even more,” said Lt. Gen. Robert E. Kelley, USAF (Ret) president of Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge.

A portion of the grant will be used to bring the summer programs to the foundation’s web site through the use of video promotions and other Internet tools. Teaching techniques and curriculum developed as a result of the programs also may be posted.

Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge, with 29 chapters in 17 states, is among the nation’s premier organizations devoted to citizenship-based education and the promotion of responsible citizenship. Founded in 1949 by prominent American business leaders, Freedoms Foundation continues to conduct national awards programs that recognize excellence in education and civic involvement. The Foundation’s National Awards, Leavey Awards for Excellence in Private Enterprise Education, and Distinguished Awards programs have recognized more than 55,000 individuals and organizations since the Foundation’s inception.

Today, Freedoms Foundation hosts programs for more than 4,700 students from all 50 states. They participate in educational programs that include U.S. history, constitutional rights and citizens’ responsibilities, core values, and the private enterprise system. Freedoms Foundation also conducts graduate seminars and workshops for educators that study issues relating history to today’s problems, responsible citizenship, and the benefits of the free enterprise system.

For more information on Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge, visit the web site at

http://www.FreedomsFoundation.com or contact the Foundation at 1-800-896-5488.

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