Stratford Hall 2009 Recipient of Education Award

Photo Caption: Diane R. Neylan, (left), President of the Virginia Council for the Social Studies, presents Carol Price, Stratford Hall’s Director for Virginia and Immediate Past President, the Council’s 2009 Friend of Education Award at the Council’s state conference held in Richmond on Friday, October 23, 2009.

Stratford Hall 2009 Recipient of the Virginia Council for the Social Studies’ Friend of Education Award

STRATFORD, VA, (October 23, 2009) –The Virginia Council for the Social Studies presented Stratford Hall with their Friend of Education Award at the opening meeting of their state conference at the Greater Richmond Convention Center on Friday, October 23, 2009. Accepting for Stratford Hall was Carol Price, Director for Virginia and Immediate Past President of the Robert E. Lee Memorial Association, which owns and operates the National Historic Landmark. In announcing the award, Council President Diane R. Neylan noted that Stratford Hall “has been very active in providing enrichment activities for the teachers and students of the Commonwealth of Virginia. A glance at your website shows the breadth of experiences available to all at Stratford Hall. The Board believes that your efforts to provide knowledge to teachers and hands-on learning experiences are deserving of this recognition."

In receiving the award, Mrs. Price expressed appreciation on behalf of the Stratford Hall Board of Directors and staff for the Council’s statewide recognition. “Through programs such as our Educational Adventures, teacher seminars and symposiums, and our summer camps, Stratford Hall continues to expand our educational offerings to benefit both students and teachers.”

Additions to Stratford Hall’s educational program have included the Symposium on Slavery for teachers offered this October as well as the Cultural Landscapes of the Northern Neck Symposium and the Robert E. Lee Symposium on Civil War History which were instituted last year. Both the Educational Adventures school program and Stratford Hall summer camp offerings have also been recently expanded to give children more hands-on educational experiences.

For more information on Stratford Hall’s educational offerings, visit www.StratfordHall.org