Nominations open for VFW education citizenship award
Larry Miller, commander of Edwardsville’s Fisher-Weeks Post 1299 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), has announced that the post and its auxiliary will once again be awarding its VFW Citizenship Education Teacher Award, for which nominations are now open.
The goal of the award is to highlight classroom teachers who deliver citizenship education through their curriculum. Individual post winners then go on to compete at the district and state levels. Three teachers are selected as national winners, with one per grade level – the levels being K-5, 6th – 8th grades, and high school.
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Several options for nomination exist; supervisors, family members, parents, and fellow teachers can place a teacher’s name in for the award. Teachers can also nominate themselves.
Among the types of teachers the award was designed to recognize are those that promote civic responsibility, patriotism, and flag etiquette. Examples of activities that might exemplify this include inviting veterans to address their students about their military experience, initiating community volunteer projects, or organizing field trips to city hall or the county court house.
All teachers presently certified or licensed in grades K-12 can be nominated, although past national winners are not eligible. To learn more about the program and nomination process, go here.
The cut-off date for posting nominations is October 31.
The goal of the award is to highlight classroom teachers who deliver citizenship education through their curriculum. Individual post winners then go on to compete at the district and state levels. Three teachers are selected as national winners, with one per grade level – the levels being K-5, 6th – 8th grades, and high school.
Civic organizations have a variety of uses for printing services, including banner and flyer printing.
Several options for nomination exist; supervisors, family members, parents, and fellow teachers can place a teacher’s name in for the award. Teachers can also nominate themselves.
Among the types of teachers the award was designed to recognize are those that promote civic responsibility, patriotism, and flag etiquette. Examples of activities that might exemplify this include inviting veterans to address their students about their military experience, initiating community volunteer projects, or organizing field trips to city hall or the county court house.
All teachers presently certified or licensed in grades K-12 can be nominated, although past national winners are not eligible. To learn more about the program and nomination process, go here.
The cut-off date for posting nominations is October 31.