Teaching the Hudson Valley
Hudson Valley Heritage Education Initiative
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- Sample Partner Sites (PDF)
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Assistance
- p: 845-229-9116, x 35
- ROVA_Teaching_Grants@nps.gov
Information about sites
and the thematic stories they tell:
Announcement
Teaching the Hudson Valley will award six to ten grants of up to $10,000 each to public and private schools in the region to create place-based lesson plans and curriculum units in partnership with sites of cultural, historic, or natural significance.
The grants are to help teachers integrate archives, art galleries, farms, historic sites, libraries, museums, parks, and other special places with core curriculum.
Schools in Albany, Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, Orange, Putnam, Rensselaer, Rockland, Ulster, and Westchester counties may apply.
Proposals should involve elementary, middle, or junior high school (K-9) students and at least two partner sites. Projects may be interdisciplinary or focus on a single area, such as art, geography, or science, and should:
- Create, sustain, or deepen partnerships between schools and sites of cultural, historic, or natural significance that are open to the public.
- Develop thematic connections between sites and core curriculum. The specific significance of each site should relate to more general curricular themes and skills.
- Be clear in purpose and feasible for the schools and their partner sites.
- Have strong potential for dissemination as model collaborations between schools and sites.
- Generate place-based curriculum units and lesson plans featuring the partner sites.
Seine net catch with the Beczak Environmental Education Center, Dobbs Ferry, Westchester County (Photo courtesy of Steve Stanne, NYSDEC)
Teaching the Hudson Valley is an education initiative of the National Park Service, Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area and Hudson River Valley Greenway in partnership with the Hudson River Valley Institute at Marist College and NY State Dept. of Environmental Conservation.