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News Release
Contact: Thomas Algarin, Director, Communication & Information
talgarin@marietta-city.k12.ga.us
770-422-3500 ext. 282
Release April 14, 2010
Sixth Grade Teacher Selected To Attend
Summer Institute For School Teachers
Williams to study Mesoamerican Cultures - Oaxaca, Mexico
Marietta, GA - Celeste Williams, English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) teacher at
Marietta Sixth Grade Academy, will attend the Summer Institute for School Teachers sponsored
by the National Endowment for the Humanities. She is one of 30 participants chosen from about
227 applicants for the study opportunity.
Williams will participate in the Mesoamerican Cultures and Their Histories: Spotlight on
Oaxaca institute, and will live in Oaxaca, Mexico for four weeks. During her stay, Williams will
develop lesson plans and study Mayan and Zapotec culture. Each of the four weeks of the
Institute has a distinct theme:
- Week 1: Archaeology: “Art and Architecture as Windows into Cultural Realities in
Prehistory”
- Week 2: Ethnohistory: “Seeking Indigenous Perspectives and Cultural Memories
through Manuscript Studies”
- Week 3: The Arts: “Cultural Continuity and Innovation in Music, Textiles, Pottery,
and Photography”
- Week 4: Film: “Mesoamerican Histories through Film: Representations of Cultures
and Societies”
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