The Landmarks of American History and Culture program supports residential, virtual, and combined format projects that situate the study of topics and themes in K-12 humanities within sites, areas, or regions of historic and cultural significance. Projects aim to expand participants’ knowledge of and approaches to teaching about diverse histories, cultures, traditions, languages, and perspectives in the United States and its jurisdictions.

Landmarks supports a series of one-week residential, virtual, and combined format projects across the nation to enhance and strengthen how K-12 educators incorporate place-based teaching and learning in the humanities. Landmarks workshops offer participants:

• Enhanced knowledge of content through humanistic inquiry, experiential learning, discussions, readings, lectures, and multimedia presentations
• A variety of place-based learning activities, including, but not limited to, visits to museums, libraries, archives, monuments, memorials, national parks, historic homes and buildings, walking tours, and public performances
• Access to essential source materials, including primary texts, documents, oral histories, artifacts, archival resources, and digital media materials
• A community of inquiry that encourages dialogue and the exchange of ideas
• Opportunities to examine and design implementation strategies; work with digital resources and tools that emphasize place-based teaching, learning, and research in the humanities; and collaborate on the creation of K-12 curricular materials
• A team of humanities scholars, including faculty with significant K-12 experience, who contribute to all phases of the program

New For the 2022-2023 Cycle: 

• Landmarks now offers two grant program options: One for K-12 educators and one for higher education faculty and humanities professionals.
• Previously awarded projects are no longer required to change the focus of their program to apply again.

• City or township governments
• County governments
• Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
• Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
• Private institutions of higher education
• Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
• Others (see text field entitled "Additional Eligibility Criteria" for clarification)
• Special district governments
• State governments

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