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Since 2004 Expeditionary Learning has partnered with Fund for Teachers (FFT), a non-profit organization that provides summer sabbatical opportunities to teachers. EL FFT fellows use this unique opportunity for endeavors such as conducting scientific or historical research, attending seminars or classes, or becoming a global volunteer. Fellowships are designed to help teachers improve their practice and make a positive impact on their students and communities by bringing their experience back into their classrooms. Expeditionary Learning teachers may receive up to $5,000 for individuals or $10,000 for team fellowships.
The application process is now open. The deadline is January 31, 2013.
Click here for more information.
Read about the 2012 Expeditionary Learning FFT Fellows here.
Check out these 2012 EL FFT Fellow blogs:
Kiwi Chronicles by Anne Moore
Robious Middle School
Farrells Travels by Simon Farrell
Tapestry Charter School
Learning About Rights and Responsibilities by Sara Batke
Washington Heights Expeditionary Learning School
A Teacher's Renaissance by Toni Wright
Vista Grande High School
Expeditionary India by Marty Frazier
Citizen's Leadership Academy
A Journey of a Thousand Hills by Kevin Denton
Polaris Expeditionary Learning School
The Perfect Storm by Rachel Gruner and Kimberly Maxey
Robious Middle School
Teachpoet by Edward Dougherty
Vista Grande High School
2011 Fellows (images below)
Read about past fellowship recipients and their projects:
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Featured FFT Fellow: Rayna Dineen
In 2011, Rayna Dineen studied the heritage and strategies of service at India’s renowned Riverside School and Gandhi’s ashram to enrich her school’s service learning program as her Fund for Teachers Fellowship.
She believes citizenship and service can transform the lives of children. A teacher for over 30 years, both in Santa Fe and points across the U.S., Rayna knows education is more than mastering academic knowledge. It is learning to be compassionate, kind citizens and standing up for what you know is right. Principal and co-founder of Santa Fe School for the Arts & Sciences, Rayna supervises a group of students who call themselves Youth United, who courageously took on the entrenched problem of literacy and asked themselves, “What can WE do?”.
Watch how Rayna's FFT fellowship inspires action in her students: