| BC-50330-06 | Federal/State Partnership: Grants for State Humanities Councils | New Jersey Council for the Humanities | A Democratic Vision: Forming a More Perfect Union | 9/1/2006 - 4/30/2008 | $134,510.00 | Sharon | Ann | Holt | | | | New Jersey Council for the Humanities | Camden | NJ | 08101-3287 | USA | 2006 | U.S. History | Grants for State Humanities Councils | Federal/State Partnership | 119510 | 15000 | 119510 | 15000 | A college-level course, "American Freedom: The History of an Ideal," for low-income individuals, a series of three hour seminars on American Heroes for K-12 teachers and a week-long summer residential teachers' seminar which will examine the life & legacy of George Washington in his command of the Continental Army, his leadership at the Constitutional Convention, & his Presidency.
A DEMOCRATIC VISION: FORMING A MORE PERFECT UNION has 3 parts: AMERICAN FREEDOM: THE HISTORY OF AN IDEAL, targets low income individuals in NJ cities, exploring the concept of freedom through history, philosophy, art history & literature; AMERICAN HEROES, a south NJ teachers seminar, looks at the lives & complex decisions of famous & less well-known Americans; GEORGE WASHINGTON: FOUNDING OUR DEMOCRACY will study him as military leader & president to understand his legacy for our nation today. |