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WORCESTER – Monday, April 30, 2024 – From April 15 to April 20, 2024, Worcester Technical High School students from Mike Metivier’s history class had the chance to visit historic landmarks of American history thanks to a grant awarded by the American Battlefield Trust’s History Field Trip Grant Program.
The American Battlefield Trust’s History Field Trip Grant is awarded based on a competitive national application process, demonstrating Metivier’s commitment to excellence in the classroom.
Metivier and his Worcester Technical High School students have shown tremendous enthusiasm for teaching and learning of United States History. While at historic Williamsburg, Metivier and his students were able to use the space as an outdoor classroom, providing a meaningful and memorable experience.
Every year, the Trust receives applications from classrooms across the country to participate in the History Field Trip Grant Program, which offers funding and assistance to K-12 teachers planning field trips to Civil War, War of 1812, or Revolutionary War battlefields and related historic sites. During the 2022-2023 school year, more than 4,700 students from 28 states took part.
“These kids get a chance to go to where history was made, where our country was created and defined,” said Trust President David Duncan of the History Field Trip Grant Program recipients. “Battlefields are outdoor classrooms that will teach future Americans about our democratic republic.”