Educator Tours – Turkey
- Photo by Daniel Kittner
Three teachers from the Puget Sound area will soon be packing their bags and taking off on an adventure of a lifetime. Congratulations to our 2012 Educator Ambassadors to Turkey: Patti Marlow, Tolt Middle School, River View School District; Holly Miller, B.E.S.T High School, Lake Washington School District; and Colin Bush, Mercer Island High School, Mercer Island School District. Funded by the Turkish Cultural Foundation, these teachers will journey to this fascinating land where East truly meets West on July 10-24, 2012.
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 2011 study tour of 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
In 2010, 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
