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 PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
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Contact: Gary Green
(212) 422-3520 x 141
(347) 452-3663 mobile
ggreen@tributetwtc.org
AWARDING TEACHERS FOR EXCELLENCE: 9/11 IN THE CLASSROOM
The 9/11 Tribute Center will host a presentation on September 11th Emergency Medical Response and Disaster Preparedness by Antonio Dajer, M.D., Chairman of Emergency Medicine at NY Downtown Hospital on Monday, January 14, at 6:30 p.m. at the Center, 120 Liberty Street in downtown Manhattan.
The 9/11 Tribute Center will celebrate the sixth annual September 11th Teacher Awards on Tuesday, February 26, 2013, the 20th anniversary of the first terrorism attack on the World Trade Center, at the Center located at 120 Liberty Street, New York, NY.
The 9/11 Tribute Center will present a Certificate of Merit and gift to eight schools and teachers who have created exemplary educational projects that help students to understand the impact of September 11, 2001. These teachers have engaged students in unique projects that focus on historical and humanitarian aspects of 9/11 history, making the lessons of 9/11 tangible to children too young to remember. These award-winning projects enabled students to experience 9/11 as a lesson in civic engagement using language arts, history, civics, media arts and community service.
Eight schools are being honored: from New York City, Stuyvesant HS in Manhattan, P.S. 49 and DeWitt Clinton HS in the Bronx; from Long Island, Waverly Park School in East Rockaway; from upstate NY, Bay Trail Middle School in Penfield; from Connecticut, Jonathan Law HS in Milford; from Texas, Owens Intermediate School in Houston; and from Colorado, Chavez Huerta Preparatory in Pueblo.
The awards will be presented by Regent Kathleen Cashin of the New York State Education Department. Regent Cashin, a former principal and Superintendent in District 23 in Brooklyn, later Region 5, was named "Distinguished Educator of the Year" by the New York City Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. "It is more than important that we always honor the heroes and heroines of 9/11. We do this through education so that history will not repeat itself," she said.
Mark Schaming, Director of the New York State Museum and Jeffrey W. Cannell, Deputy Commissioner of Cultural Education for the New York State Education Department will also be in attendance.
The awards have been made possible by contributions from six 9/11 family foundations-The Brooke Jackman Foundation, The Christopher Slattery 9/11 Memorial Foundation, The Greg Richards, Larry Polatsch, Scott Weingard Memorial Fund (GLS Memorial Fund), The Family of Firefighter Michael D. Mullan, The Terry Farrell Firefighters Scholarship Fund, and the Welles Remy Crowther Charitable Trust.
The event begins at 9:30 am and is free and open to the public. To attend, please R.S.V.P. to rsvp@tributewtc.org.
About the 9/11 Tribute Center
The 9/11 Tribute Center is located at 120 Liberty Street along the south side of the World Trade Center site. The center was created by the September 11th Families' Association to share the personal stories of victims, survivors, rescue and recovery workers, volunteers, and residents of Lower Manhattan. By engaging visitors in the authentic experiences of those most affected by the events of February 26, 1993 and September 11, 2001, the center's five galleries and its walking tour program convey the courage, grief, and heroism of those who responded to the tragedy and the steps taken towards working for a more peaceful world by many of those impacted by the events.
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