Mrs. Shelly Farley received a competitive grant from American Battlefield Trust’s History Field Trip Grant Program
(Washington D.C.) – Carysbrook Elementary’s Shelly Farley and the 4th-grade classes visited Pamplin Historical Park, thanks to a grant from the American Battlefield Trust’s History Field Trip Grant Program. This trip provided students with an exceptional, hands-on history learning opportunity. Grants are rewarded based on a competitive national application process, demonstrating Mrs. Farley’s commitment to excellence in the classroom.
“For the students, history is no longer a silent page in a textbook when you’re walking the ground where it happened; at Pamplin Park, students traded their pencils for perspective, discovering that the most powerful way to understand the past is to feel it with their own two hands”, said Mrs. Farley.
The American Battlefield Trust is the largest battlefield land preservation organization in the country, having saved more than 58,000 acres of hallowed ground across 24 states. Through visiting preserved battlefields and walking in the footsteps of the citizen soldiers who fought there, the Trust aims to provide a foundation of good citizenship for the leaders of tomorrow. The Trust strives to produce excellent educational resources in a variety of formats for both educators and the public alike, ensuring that Americans never forget how their country was forged.
Every year, the Trust receives applications from classrooms across the country to participate in the History Field Trip Program, which offers funding and assistance to K-12 teachers planning field trips to Civil War, War of 1812, or Revolutionary War battlefields and related historical sites. During the 2023-2024 school year, over 10,000 students from 33 states participated.
“These kids get a chance to go to where history was made, where our country was created and defined,” said Trust President David Duncan of the History Field Trip Grant Program recipients, “Battlefields are outdoor classrooms that will teach future Americans about our democratic republic.”
American Battlefield Trust is dedicated to preserving America’s hallowed battlegrounds and educating the public about what happened there and why it matters today. The nonprofit, nonpartisan organization has protected more than 60,000 acres associated with the Revolutionary War, War of 1812, and Civil War. Learn more at www.battlefield.org.
