WVMS Students Receive Grant to Visit Gettysburg Battlefield

Wyoming Valley Montessori School’s Amy Weinschenk and Daniel Klein and their students will soon head to the Gettysburg battlefield thanks to a grant from the American Battlefield Trust’s History Field Trip Grant Program. Grants are awarded based on a competitive national application process, demonstrating Mrs. Weinschenk’s and Mr. Klein’s commitment to excellence in the classroom.

“Students are excited to walk in the footsteps of history as they study and explore the Gettysburg Battlefield which was the turning point of the American Civil War.”

The American Battlefield Trust is the largest battlefield land preservation organization in the country, having saved more than 562,000 acres of hallowed ground across 24 states. Through visiting preserved battlefields and walking in the footsteps of the citizen soldiers who fought there, the Trust aims to provide a foundation of good citizenship for the leaders of tomorrow. The Trust strives to produce excellent educational resources in a variety of formats for both educators and the public alike, ensuring that Americans never forget how their country was forged.

Every year, the Trust receive applications from classrooms across the country to participate in the History Field Trip Grant Program, which offers funding and assistance to K-12 teachers planning field trips to the Civil War, War of 1812, or Revolutionary War battlefields and related history sites. During the 2022- 2023 school year, more than 7,500 students from 24 states took part.

“These kids get a chance to go to where history was made, where our country was created and defined,” said Trust President David Duncan of the History Field Trip Grant Program, Battlefields are outdoor classrooms that will teach future Americans about our democratic republic.”

Mrs. Weinschenk and Mr. Klein have enormous enthusiasm for teaching history and are excited to utilize Gettysburg as an outdoor classroom that will give students a meaningful and memorable experience. The American Battlefield Trust is proud to support and empower such excellent educators as they inspire the next generation of proud Americans. The American Battlefield Trust is dedicated to preserving America’s hallowed battlefields and educating the public about what happened there and why it matters. The nonprofit, nonpartisan organization has protected more than 562,000 thousand acres associated with the Civil War, War of 1812 and the Revolutionary War. To learn more, go to www.battlefields.org.