{"id":149,"date":"2009-09-30T07:01:08","date_gmt":"2009-09-30T12:01:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.backtobasicslearning.com\/learningblog\/?p=149"},"modified":"2012-02-20T15:07:17","modified_gmt":"2012-02-20T20:07:17","slug":"back-to-basics-wins-picturing-america-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/backtobasicslearning.com\/back-to-basics-wins-picturing-america-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Back to Basics Wins Picturing America Award"},"content":{"rendered":"

Back to Basics is one of over 56,000 schools and public libraries across the nation awarded the Picturing America program.\u00a0 Picturing America is a free initiative from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) that helps teach American history and culture by bringing some of the country\u2019s great art directly to classrooms and libraries.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are so proud to have been chosen as a recipient of this award,\u201d said President\/Director and Principal, Beverly Stewart. \u201cOur students will greatly benefit from this comprehensive program.\u201d<\/p>\n

Back to Basics Learning Dynamics, Inc. was awarded 40 large, high-quality reproductions of great American art and a comprehensive teachers\u2019 resource book to facilitate the use of the works of art in core subjects.\u00a0 Picturing America\u2019s resources are designed to allow each work of art to enhance the study of American history, social studies, language arts, literature, and civics.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Endowment is delighted that so many students and citizens across the nation will be benefiting from Picturing America,\u201d said NEH Chairman Bruce Cole. \u201cPicturing America helps us understand our democracy by bringing us face to face with the people, places, and events that have shaped our country. It provides an innovative way to experience America\u2019s history through our nation\u2019s art.\u201d<\/p>\n

First piloted to 1,500 schools in January 2008, the program was launched nationally in February 2008 and awarded to over 26,000 schools and public libraries across the country in the first application period.\u00a0 During the second application period from August 4 through November 14, 2008, over 29,000 schools and public libraries received Picturing America awards.\u00a0 In addition to schools and public libraries, through a partnership with NEH, the Administration for Children and Families within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of Head Start has made Picturing America available to the 20,000 Head Start centers across the nation.\u00a0 To date, over 76,000 schools, public libraries, and Head Start centers nationwide have been awarded this free education resource.<\/p>\n

Picturing America recipient schools and public libraries are located in all fifty states, the District of Columbia, and five U.S. Territories.\u00a0 District-wide applications during both application periods have brought Picturing America to major public school districts in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Cleveland, Los Angeles, New York City, Philadelphia, San Antonio, and San Francisco, as well as to school and library districts in Washington, DC.<\/p>\n

In Wilmington, DE, 51 institutions have been awarded Picturing America. A complete list of recipient schools and public libraries by city and state can be found by visiting the media page of the Picturing America Web site at: http:\/\/picturingamerica.neh.gov\/public_awards.php<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Picturing America is distributed by the NEH in cooperation with the American Library Association (ALA).\u00a0 For information about the ALA, please visit www.ala.org<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

About Picturing America<\/em><\/strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n

Public, private, parochial, and charter and home school consortia (K-12), as well as public libraries in the US and its territories, were eligible to receive Picturing America materials.<\/p>\n

Picturing America <\/em>comes with a comprehensive package of materials that includes:<\/p>\n