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Academy Art Teacher Earns Grant to Study in India
Montgomery Academy Lower School Art Teacher Bee Lee Tullos is taking off for foreign parts this summer….again. Having already traveled to Turkey, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Japan, Italy, Mexico, Germany, Spain, France and South Korea, Tullos has just bought a plane ticket for India. She will spend a month there this summer on a grant from an organization called Fund for Teachers. Fund for Teachers funds proposals from teachers in all grades and all disciplines. Applicants submit a plan for a summer course of study and its implementation in their classes after their return. The application asks for duration, location(s) and costs, all of which are designated by the teacher with no preexisting requirements from the agency. Grant proposals must identify specific learning and teaching goals, which are unique to each instructor and his or her school. Tullos has received a grant for a dream trip and curriculum. She will travel to Nepal as well as to Delhi and many other locations in India, learning about and working with handmade paper, textile block printing and floral designs. Before she leaves she will study the three major religions of the country and how they affect art and architecture. As part of next year’s Culture Study of India at the Lower School, students will produce their own creations in the arts that Tullos will be focusing on this summer. As a bonus, Tullos will be able to spend time with at least one MA family who will be visiting relatives in India at the same time she is there. She will spend her first week receiving an insider’s view of Delhi from the Sharmas and may get a chance to meet up with the Singh family as well. Tullos will bring wonderful things to her students from her immersion in the arts and culture of India—not only handson experience with unique art forms, but also an enriching body of knowledge. 35
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