AMERICAN BATTLEFIELD TRUST CRESTS 50,000 STUDENTS SENT ON CLASS TRIPS TO HISTORIC SITES ACROSS THE NATION
WASHINGTON, April 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- When Erin Gilbert and her colleagues at White Oaks Elementary School in Fairfax County, Va., set a syllabus and planned their year, they were excited by the prospective return of a once-beloved sixth-grade field trip sidelined since COVID. Their application to American Battlefield Trust's History Field Trip Grant Program, which helps fund student trips to historic sites, pushed that initiative past a remarkable milestone: 50,000 children served.
- Their application to American Battlefield Trust's History Field Trip Grant Program , which helps fund student trips to historic sites, pushed that initiative past a remarkable milestone: 50,000 children served.
- "It makes a lifelong impression when school kids can visit historic sites in person, have an immersive experience and walk away with a deeper understanding of the past and how it remains relevant."
- The History Field Trip Grant Program was conceived in 2014 and has grown steadily, underwritten by donations from Trust members, with just under 800 trips now funded.
- The American Battlefield Trust is dedicated to preserving America's hallowed battlegrounds and educating the public about what happened there and why it matters today.