Rio Americano Teacher Selected for Study Opportunity in Mexico
Every year, an independent federal agency called the National Endowment for the Humanities offers summer study opportunities through its Division of Education Programs by awarding educational grants to school teachers. Teacher opportunities are either summer seminars or institute studies based on topics within the study of humanities and are held either in states around the United States or out of the country. Created in 1965, the National Endowment for the Humanities grant agency strongly promotes and supports the teaching and learning of humanities in our nation’s schools and colleges. For summer 2010, 30 different seminar and institute study opportunities were available to select from for interested grant applicants.
Having applied along with nearly 230 other teachers for the same 25 to 30 participant spots was a teacher from Rio Americano High School in Sacramento. Hoping to win a grant for a summer institute program located in Mexico, teacher Antonio Losada had his application packet enthusiastically submitted before the March 2010 deadline. Being selected for this particular program would mean an enjoyable and great educational experience of a life time. Selected school and