Fort Ticonderoga has announced the recipients of teacher scholarships to attend the Twenty-First Annual War College of the Seven Years’ War May 20-22, 2016. They are:
Sean Albert, LaSalle School, Albany, New York
Tod Guilford, Bluff Elementary School, Claremont, New Hampshire
Laura McCrillis Kessler, Sunapee Middle High School, Sunapee, New Hampshire
Alexander Putnam Lee, Spaulding High School, Barre, Vermont
John Pezzola, Blue Mountain Middle School, Cortlandt Manor, New York
Since 2001, Fort Ticonderoga has provided 128 scholarships for teachers to attend its seminars and conferences at no cost, including 69 scholarships to attend the War College of the Seven Years’ War. Teachers from 14 states and two Canadian provinces have been awarded War College scholarships over the past 15 years. These scholarships are made possible by the generous support of War College patrons.
The War College of Seven Years’ War focuses on the French & Indian War in North America (1754-1763), bringing together a panel of distinguished historians from around the country and beyond. The War College takes place in the Deborah Clarke Mars Education Center and is open to the public; pre-registration is required. Space is limited. Those who are interested should register early. A War College brochure and registration form can be downloaded at www.fortticonderoga.org by selecting “Education” and clicking on “Workshops and Seminars” on the drop-down menu.
Fort Ticonderoga also offers teacher scholarships for the Thirteenth Annual Fort Ticonderoga Seminar on the American Revolution (September 23-25, 2016). About Fort Ticonderoga: America’s Fort TM
The Fort Ticonderoga Association is an independent not-for-profit educational organization which serves its mission to ensure that present and future generations learn from the struggles, sacrifices, and victories that shaped the nations of North America and changed world history. It serves this mission by preserving and enhancing its historic structures, collections, gardens and landscapes; and educating the public as it learns about the history of Fort Ticonderoga. Welcoming visitors since 1909, it preserves North America’s largest 18th-century artillery collection, 2000 acres of historic landscape on Lake Champlain, and Carillon Battlefield, and the largest series of untouched 18th-century earthworks surviving in America. Fort Ticonderoga engages more than 72,000 visitors each year. Fort Ticonderoga offers programs, historic interpretation, boat cruises, tours, demonstrations, and exhibits throughout the year and is open for daily visitation May through October. Fort Ticonderoga is accredited by the American Association of Museums and pursues its vision to be the premier cultural destination in North America.