Educator Tours – Turkey

Photo by Daniel Kittner

Thanks to the Turkish Cultural Foundation four Washington State teachers will journey to Turkey this July! Congratulations to :

Brandon Frederick, Bonney Lake High School

Charles Woletz, St. Joseph’s School

Rebecca Nelson, Eastlake High School

Susan Westberg, Lincoln High School

Some of our past ambassadors have been captured sharing their stories on film. On May 26, 2011 Jennifer Dunn and Barb Vandeleur were interviewed on Public Exposure SCAN-TV. Watch this 30 minute interview here. The 2010 tour was filmed, and our teachers starred in the documentary Broad Horizons. The trailer is available here. Copies available upon request.

The following Washington State-area teachers were selected to join the 2012 study tour of Turkey:

Patti Marlow, Tolt Middle School, River View School District

Holly Miller, B.E.S.T High School, Lake Washington School District

Colin Bush, Mercer Island High School, Mercer Island School District

Samantha Olson, Catharine Blaine K-8, Seattle School District.

In 2011, these three teachers took off for Turkey:

Laura Bennett, Tahoma Middle School, Tahoma School District

Janine Magidman, Roosevelt High School, Seattle School District

David Morse, Lincoln High School, Tacoma School District

Three years ago, these four teachers gained knowledge of Turkey:

Jennifer Dunn, Franklin High School, Seattle School District

Meera Patankar, Lakeside Middle School, Independent School

Barbara Vandeleur, Woodward Middle School, Bainbridge Island School District

Abby Drake, Assumption-St. Bridget Middle School, Seattle Archdiocese

Four years ago (2009) these six teachers journeyed to Turkey:

Rob Hallock, Sammamish High School, Bellevue School District

Abigail Hundley, University Preparatory Academy, Independent School

Eileen Hynes, The Hutch School, Seattle School District

Chris McQueen, Inglemoor High School, Northshore School District

Rebecca Wallace, Showalter Middle School, Tukwila School District

Cathy Goetsch, Bainbridge High School, Bainbridge School District

Five years ago (2008) these educators explored this exciting country:

Erin Lynch, Nathan Hale High School, Seattle School District

Rich Stuart, Shorewood High School, Shoreline School District

Robert Bloomhuff, Evergreen Junior High School, Lake Washington School District

Wendy Ewbank, Seattle Girls’ School, Independent School

Six years ago (2007) these four area teachers blazed the trail:

Robert Herold, Northstar Junior High, Lake Washington School District

William Linser, Robinswood High School, Bellevue School District

Jan Morgan, Bothell High School, Northshore School District

Rebecca Timson, Billings Middle School, Independent School