Anthony Henderson is hitting the music circuit this summer, but instead of Bonnaroo and Lollapalooza, he’ll be in the United Kingdom studying pipe and drum players and visiting Scotch-Irish folk museums.
He’ll even get $5,000 to help.
Henderson is the band teacher at Soddy-Daisy Middle School and one of 27 Hamilton County teachers to receive grants to pay for summer travel around the world. The teachers applied for the grant money by demonstrating how they can take what they learn over the summer back to the classroom.
The excursions are paid for by the nonprofit group Fund for Teachers, which gave the money to the local Public Education Foundation. It is the first year of their partnership.
The PEF received 83 “really, really excellent” trip proposals, said Fund for Teachers program manager Perrin Worrell. Individuals can receive travel grants of up to $5,000, and teams can receive up to $10,000. All told, the FFT has allocated $96,630 to Hamilton County teachers.