Teresa Kelley-Brooks, Grand Mound Elementary Teacher
A Grand Mound Elementary School teacher has been selected to be a National Endowment for the Humanities summer scholar.
Teresa Kelley-Brooks was selected from a nationwide applicant pool to attend one of 22 National Endowment for the Humanities Landmarks of American History and Culture Workshops, according to a press release from the district.
The NEH is a federal agency that supports summer study opportunities that allow teachers to work with experts in humanities disciplines.
Kelley-Brooks will take part in a workshop titled “From Immigrants to Citizens: Asian Pacific Americans in the Northwest.”
The one-week program will be held this summer in Seattle. It will be taught by national and local faculty from various colleges, including the University of California, the University of Texas and Columbia University.
The seminar will offer lectures and field trips to regional sites of historic and cultural significance like Seattle’s Chinatown-International District, the city of Port Townsend, and the Khalsa Gurmat Center in Renton, among others.
Participating teachers will receive a stipend to help cover their travel, study and living expenses. Approximately 1,500 teachers will participate in the programs and will teach more than 198,000 American students the following year.
To learn more about the NEH Landmarks Workshops offered this summer, visit www.neh.gov/divisions/education/summerprograms.
