The International and Foreign Language Education team in the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Post-Secondary Education is excited to announce the launch of the FY 2024 Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad competition. The Seminars Abroad program provides short-term study abroad opportunities for groups of U.S. educators in the arts, social sciences, and humanities for the purpose of improving their understanding and knowledge of the peoples and cultures of other countries. This summer the Seminars Abroad program will host a seminar to Finland for K-8 educators, one to Thailand for 9-12 educators, and a seminar to Colombia for postsecondary educators and administrators. For more information, click the image to the right.

Palisades Episcopal School Breaks Ground on the Williams Building

PES hosted a groundbreaking celebration on a new 14,500-square-foot academic building on Tuesday, November 28. This new state-of-the-art facility, designed by architect Brian Gaddis, will allow PES to remove its modular classrooms and move all students into permanent facilities. It will also provide PES with the much-needed room to grow enrollment.

"I've had the pleasure of serving as Head of School since PES's inception in 2007, and I have seen firsthand the incredible growth of this school," said Palisades Episcopal School Head of School Kerin Hughes. "It's such an exciting time! PES has blossomed over the past 17 years from a school of 25 to a flourishing community of 270 students today."

Last month, Kerin Hughes announced that Palisades Episcopal School Board Chairman John Williams and his wife Andromeda's transformational gift to the Room to Bloom Capital Campaign will allow PES to name the new facility the Williams Building. John and Andromeda are significant benefactors to various organizations that better the lives of others. They support Camp Blue Skies Foundation, dedicated to enhancing the lives of adults with intellectual disabilities; the Allegro Foundation, which teaches children with disabilities and improves their quality of life; and the Charlotte Symphony, contributing to the cultural richness of our community. John has been a Trustee and Board Chair at PES since 2013. "PES's new facility is about so much more than just bricks and mortar," said PES Board Chairman John Williams. "It's about nurturing young minds and providing them with the tools and environment they need to thrive while creating a space where the values we hold dear, like the Christ-centered classical education that supports and inspires a joyful love of learning, can flourish."

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