SCHOLARSHIPS TO AMERICA FOR TEACHING PROFESSIONALS
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WALTER HINES PAGE SCHOLARSHIPS
CHAUTAUQUA BELL TOWER SCHOLARSHIPS
The Walter Hines Page scholarships offer teachers the unique opportunity to explore and exchange educational ideas between Britain and America. Scholars travel to the USA to study an aspect of education which is relevant to their own professional interests and development. Recent research projects have included:
The Chautauqua Institution is a not-for-profit educational centre situated on the banks of Lake Chautauqua in upper New York State. The emphasis of their legendary intellectual Summer Sessions is to provide a unique cultural experience to those teachers who have a particular interest in wider education. A wide variety of courses, lectures and events are offered, usually in the fields of art, music, literature, education, business, religion and international relations. There is an opera, play or concert almost every evening and daily public lectures dealing with current political, economic and social issues. Recreational facilities include swimming, sailing, waterskiing and tennis.
• A study of autism with respect to social education in Washington DC, Dallas and Chicago. • Research into school support for LGBTQ teenagers in Austin, Texas and New York City. • An examination of rural entrepreneurship education in Oregon, Kansas and Missouri. In partnership with ESU-US and, where possible, scholars are encouraged to take up hospitality with ESU branches in America. Whilst conducting research, scholars engage with local communities, and are encouraged to experience other aspects of American life and culture. Each scholarship helps cover the cost of international and domestic travel, and living expenses. Scholarships are provided by teaching unions in conjunction with the ESU.
“I gained an insight into educational life in America - something you could never get from a book or through a travel agent” Anita from the Isle of Wight To find out if your Union is sponsoring a scholarship, for further information and details of how to apply, please visit www.esu.org/page
The scholarship is funded by award-winning philanthropist, Carol Duhme, and covers board, tuition and lecture sessions. Scholars are responsible for travel and incidental expenses which are offset by a grant of £850 from the ESU. Scholars can spend 2-6 weeks at Chautauqua, between late June and late August
“[Chautauqua] is at once a summer encampment and a small town, a college campus, an arts colony, a music festival, a religious retreat, and a village square. It is all of these, and none of these just.” David McCullough, historian For further information about the scholarship and details of how to apply, please visit www.esu.org/chautauqua