SF High School instructor receives a teaching grant

Fund for Teachers announced the names of 396 teachers to receive $1.7 million in grants for experiential learning across North America and around the world. Included among these exemplary educators is Hailey Wansick from Edmond Santa Fe High School!

Ms. Wansick will explore the culture, landscape, and history of fairy tales and folklore in England, Germany, and France to create a deeper understanding of their origins and importance, promote excitement for and interest in reading, and enhance library collections.

“Teachers are the backbone of our society,” said Karen Eckhoff, executive director. “They educate, encourage, and empower the children who will shape our future. And in our post-pandemic, school shooting society, their role is even more amplified. There can be no better investment.”

Fund for Teachers grants are nationally unique in that they invite teachers to pursue any topic, anywhere -- individually or as a team of two or more. This flexibility represents trust in teachers’ professionalism and capacity for meeting the diverse needs of each classroom and student.

A complete list of 2023 FFT Fellows can be found on the Fund for Teachers website at fundforteachers.org.

Since 2001, Fund for Teachers has invested $36 million in more than 9,500 educators, transforming grants into growth for teachers and their students. In addition to its summer fellowships, the organization also re-invests in its Fellows by awarding Innovation

Circle Grants to deepen learning around a topic (this year “Centering Students”) -- first independently during the summer, then throughout the fall with other Fellows and led by a Fellow. Over the past two decades, FFT Fellows have pursued new knowledge and insights in 170 different countries on all seven continents, with the majority remaining in North America. Visit www.fundforteachers.org for more information.