SC Council Gives $500 grant for teacher Travel Expenses Belfer Conference and scholarship opportunity The Division of Education of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum seeks to train the nation’s teachers to encourage their students to learn about the Holocaust, to reflect on its meaning for today, and then to act responsibly as members of the national and global community. Currently our programs, both in Washington, DC and around the country, reach thousands of educators every year. Participants in our programs also form a connection to our Museum that will continue to grow throughout their careers. Though our conferences and workshops are most appropriate for teachers in social studies and language arts, we have also welcomed art teachers, foreign language instructors, media specialists, special education teachers, and curriculum directors. In an effort to extend our national outreach in education even further and to nurture new audiences, I would like to invite you to share some information with teachers you work with. We are pleased to offer The Arthur and Rochelle Belfer National Conference for Educators. Teachers with less than five years’ experience in teaching about the Holocaust are encouraged to apply. Sessions include both historical and pedagogical instruction and practice. The workshop is free of charge. Teachers receive free instructional materials as well as a $100 voucher to purchase materials in our Museum shop. Participants are responsible for their travel expenses. A limited number of $1000 travel scholarships are available to teachers whose schools meet two or more of the following criteria: More than 75% of students participate in Title I programs; More than 70% of students are eligible for the federal Free and Reduced Lunch Program (FRLP); Located in a region defined as underserved by the Museum. More information and applications are available on our website: www.ushmm.org/education/foreducators/. NOTE:   A SC teacher who gets accepted and completes the Belfer Conference can send receipts for travel, food, motel and receive reimbursement for $500. If the teacher’s expenses are less than $500, the unused grant can be spent for books and Educational materials at the Bookstore, USHMM. Apply to Dt. Selden K. Smith, Chair, 3023 Whitehall Road, Columbia, SC 29204 (803)782-9294, selsmith@sc.rr.com.