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ABMC Launches its 3rd Major Education Program:WWII in the Mediterranean

Published July 14, 2015

Applications are now being accepted for the 2015-2016 Understanding Sacrifice: World War II in the Mediterranean Teacher Institute program. Created in partnership with National History Day (NHD) and The Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media at George Mason University, teachers from all disciplines who teach middle and high school are welcome to apply. The application period closes on September 4, 2015.

Participating teachers will engage in a year-long study through webinars, readings, and discussion groups. They will research an individual service member buried in one of the ABMC cemeteries and create an interdisciplinary lesson inspired by topics drawn from ABMC resources and materials. In July 2016, teachers will follow the path of the U.S. armed forces in Italy and Southern France through a two-week field study. The resulting research and lesson plans will be made available at abmceducation.org.

Learn more about the project or apply online.

This is the third education program sponsored by ABMC.

About ABMC
Established in 1923 by Congress, ABMC is a U.S. government agency charged with commemorating the service, achievements and sacrifice of the U.S. Armed Forces where they have served overseas since 1917. ABMC administers our nation’s  commemorative cemeteries and federal memorials overseas. For more information visit www.abmc.gov, or connect with us on Facebook, Youtube or Instagram.

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About ABMC

The American Battle Monuments Commission operates and maintains 26 cemeteries and 31 federal memorials, monuments and commemorative plaques in 17 countries throughout the world, including the United States. 

Since March 4, 1923, the ABMC’s sacred mission remains to honor the service, achievements, and sacrifice of more than 200,000 U.S. service members buried and memorialized at our sites. 

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