The European Union Center of Excellence presents: 2013 Teachers in Brussels EU Visit Program June 16-21, 2013 Applications due May 4, 2012
The EU Center of Excellence of Seattle is pleased to be able to offer, thanks to the support of the European Union, grants allowing up to two high school teachers from the Pacific Northwest to participate in a visit program to learn about exciting new changes in today's Europe. Grants include airfare to and from Brussels, five nights hotel, and some meals. Grantees will also be eligible to receive an additional $250 payment for creating a curricular activity on the EU based on their experiences in Brussels. The EU Visit Program in Brussels is coordinated by the Network of European Union Centers in the United States and includes the participation of centers from around the country. The dates of the program are formulated to meet the scheduling needs of students and teachers from across the US, as well as the program's hosts in Brussels.The five-day visit in Brussels for US High School teachers and university undergraduates will include site visits to the EU Commission, European Parliament, and other Brussels-based institutions. Why Brussels? An eclectic mix of Flemish and French with the energy of a major international city, Brussels, Belgium, represents modern Europe. The world capital of chocolate is also, since 1957, the capital of the European Union and home to most of the EU institutions. The EU, one of the most important trade partners to the US, currently has 27 member states and is a supranational entity that shares power between an non-nationally-affiliated commissioners, elected officials from member states, and directly elected European Parliamentarians. A visit to Brussels brings to life the accomplishments and challenges that Europe has faced in uniting 27 member countries through treaties, economic policies, and a common currency and where it is going in the 21st century. Priority will be given to full-time high school teachers who have participated in an EUCE of Seattle workshop and educators who have or demonstrate the capacity and incentive to teach the importance of the EU in world affairs in their classroom. The deadline for applications to the 2013 EU Visit program is May 4, 2013. The application can be found at http://jsis.washington.edu/euc/educators/#eu_visit_program. Applications should be sent to: EU Center of Excellence ATTN: Teachers in Brussels Box 353650 Seattle, WA 98195 or emailed to e...@uw.edu. Our mailing address is: e...@uw.edu Our telephone: 206-616-2415 For more information about this and other EUC events, please visit our website: http://jsis.washington.edu/euc/ Copyright (C) 2013 European Union Center of Excellence. All rights reserved. _______________________________________________ The WSCSS ListServ's purpose is to let Social Studies teachers in Washington better keep abreast of conferences and events that will benefit us and our students. All announcements sent to this list are moderated to ensure that they benefit the teaching of social studies. Our web site is http://www.wscss.org. To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://wscss.org/mailman/options/wscss_wscss.org. View the WSCSS archives at http://wscss.org/pipermail/wscss_wscss.org/
