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All young
people are created equal
Field
trip grants to visit Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum available
to Illinois schools and groups that serve low-income youth
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[July 24, 2007]
SPRINGFIELD -- Grants for field trips to the
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum in Springfield are now available
to certain Illinois schools and youth organizations with a high
enrollment of low-income children.
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Midwest Generation, an Edison
International Company, and the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
Foundation are offering field trip grants to teachers of grades four
through 12 in Illinois public and private schools that have a
low-income enrollment of greater than 30 percent. Not-for-profit
youth organizations that serve economically disadvantaged children
in Illinois are also eligible. The grants provide funding to visit
the presidential museum at no or reduced cost by deferring the cost
of transportation, lunch or educational materials. School groups do
not pay a museum admission fee. Grant applications are available
at
http://www.alplm.org/education/home.html and must be postmarked
by Sept. 1. The grant awards will be announced beginning Oct. 1. In
2006 a total of $20,000 was awarded to 23 schools. For more
information, call 217-558-9016.
The field trip grants are coordinated through the Abraham Lincoln
Presidential Library and Museum's Department of Education, which
provides educational opportunities through the museum and library
collections for learners of all ages to explore Illinois and U.S.
history and the legacy of Abraham Lincoln.
[Text
from Abraham Lincoln Presidential
Library and Museum news release received from the
Illinois Office of Communication and Information] |
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