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Williamsburg Teachers Institute

Each year Bryn Athyn College, in partnership with historic Williamsburg, offers a scholarship to one Bryn Athyn student to attend Williamsburg's Teacher Institute in Early American History for a week during the summer. The selected student receives training to teach history, either at the elementary school or secondary school level. Students are traditionally chosen from either the history or the education department, but any Bryn Athyn student is welcome to apply.

The program includes:

  • Hands-on research
  • Studying 17th and 18th century artifacts
  • In-depth historical analysis
  • Visiting Jamestown, a recreated Powhatan village, an English fort, replicas of sailing vessels, and the Great Hope Plantation
  • Becoming part of Colonial Williamsburg's teacher network, exchanging ideas and receiving updates on new resources and methods

The scholarship, which is unique to Bryn Athyn College, enables a Bryn Athyn student to participate in the Teacher Institute along with experienced educators from across the country.

"I could not be more excited about attending the Teacher Institute at Colonial Williamsburg! . . . I am a third-year student working on a history degree with an American emphasis and I love the idea of bringing history to life through interactive teaching methods . . . I can use the Colonial Williamsburg experience and the materials from it in my work."

- Lamar Odhner, 2008 Scholarship Recipient

For more information on Williamsburg's Teacher Institute, please visit www.history.org.

Contact:

Wendy E. Closterman, PhD, Head of History Major
267-502-4849, wendy.closterman@brynathyn.edu

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