Past Teacher Seminars

Applications for this program have closed. This seminar examines American slavery, abolition, self-government, the Civil War, and the Constitution through the writings of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass. Both statesmen believed in America as the best hope for freedom they often disagreed on how to achieve it.

Please note, this seminar is full. This intensive three-day seminar for educators explores the end of the Cold War, focusing on the pivotal roles of Ronald Reagan, Pope John Paul II, and Margaret Thatcher, alongside a comparative analysis of communism’s failures versus constitutional democracy’s strengths. Designed to equip teachers with historical insights and classroom strategies, the program blends lectures, discussions, and interactive activities. The seminar will include a field study visit to the Medal of Honor Grove on Founding Forward’s Valley Forge campus to examine the legacy of the legacy of Korea and Vietnam on the Cold War. 

This one-day professional development seminar immerses educators in the lived experiences of Civil War soldiers, including some who served under Generals Ulysses S. Grant at Shiloh and William T. Sherman during the March to the Sea. Using primary sources—letters, diaries, historic photographs, and artifacts from the Union League of Philadelphia’s art and historic collection—participants will explore the diverse motivations that drove soldiers to fight and the profound toll the war took on them and their families. 

This three-day professional development seminar, held in partnership with The Jack Miller Center, is designed for educators, explores the origins, interpretations, and enduring impact of the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Held over a weekend in September, the seminar combines scholarly insights, collaborative analysis, and a unique historical experience to deepen participants’ understanding of this pivotal amendment. 

This seminar is full. Participants will study the rise of radical Islam, the events that led to the 9/11 attacks on the US, and the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.

This workshop is full. Over six days, participants will explore various aspects of the physical history associated with the American Revolution in the New England Colonies.

This seminar is full. This seminar focuses on the life and legacy of the Marquis de Lafayette, exploring his pivotal role in both the American and French Revolutions.

This seminar is full. A three-day program focusing on the foundational document that contains such fundamental principles as unalienable rights, equality, the consent of the governed, and more.