2016 Teacher Seminar Application Now Open!

Each summer, the Gilder Lehrman Institute offers academically rigorous seminars for K–12 educators and National Park Service interpreters. Held at colleges and historic sites across the US and abroad, the weeklong seminars offer teachers lectures and discussions with eminent historians, visits to historic sites, and hands-on work with primary sources. Room, board, and tuition are fully paid for public school teachers, and matching funds are available for independent school teachers.

Seminars are highly competitive, and many teachers consider the seminars among the best professional development of their careers.

In this video, Gordon Wood, who is leading the 2016 Teacher Seminar on The Era of George Washington, reveals a high point of Washington’s public life.