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Teaching the Hudson Valley: More Than 1,900 Students to Learn More About Region
Nearly 2,000 students at 14 schools in the Hudson River Valley will get out of their classrooms and gain new perspectives on the place where they live thanks to curriculum development grants made through Teaching the Hudson Valley (THV).
THV is a program of the Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area and Hudson River Valley Greenway; the National Park Service's Roosevelt-Vanderbilt National Historic Sites, the Hudson River Estuary Program of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, and the Hudson River Valley Institute at Marist College.
"Culture, history, and natural beauty run deep in our Valley," said Mark Castiglione, Acting Director of the Greenway and National Heritage Area, which provides the grants. "Students deserve opportunities to visit and learn from these significant places. This year our grantees will work with sites from the City of Troy to the Tappan Zee Bridge."
Steve Stanne, Interpretive Specialist with the Hudson River Estuary Program, noted that each grant includes registrations for THV's summer institute, Teaching Hudson Valley Diversity: Culture, History, and Nature 1609-2009. "This is an unparalleled opportunity for K-12 teachers of all subjects to mingle with and learn from scientists, historians, other experts, and each other while learning more about place-based education and the estuary," he said.
The institute takes place July 29-31 at the Henry A. Wallace Education Center on the grounds of the FDR Presidential Library and Museum and the Home of FDR National Historic Site in Hyde Park with support from the MidHudson Teachers Center, the Roosevelt- Vanderbilt Historical Association, and Explore NY 400/ Hudson-Fulton-Champlain Quadricentennial. It is open to the public; details and registration forms are at www.TeachingtheHudsonValley.org.
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