The College of Arts and Humanities at Maryland will start its much-anticipated program this spring, said Associate Dean Gabriele Strauch . And it gives local teachers the opportunity to get intensive training in the arts and humanities. The pilot program will be phased in over three years. Participating teachers will receive release time during the school day to attend the daylong seminars. They will have access to all the resources at one of the nation's leading research universities.
Seminars provide intellectual renewal with no strings attached.
The program will grow to include more counties in the state, Strauch said. Administrators from school districts in St. Mary's and Frederick counties have already approached Maryland about participating in the program. Organizers have already planned to include use of libraries, museums and other public research facilities in the second and third year, she said.