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Oklahoma Educators Invited to Apply for Education Summit

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

April 25, 2008

Contact: Nancy Coggins, APR
405.235.3313 or 405.760.9053

OKLAHOMA CITY NATIONAL MEMORIAL SEEKS EDUCATORS TO PARTICPATE IN ANNUAL EDUCATION SUMMIT

Educators from across state will be chosen to participate

OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum will host its eighth annual Education Summit on Wednesday and Thursday, June 11 and 12, 2008. Participants chosen will study the events of April 19, 1995, and the resulting lessons that can be taken and applied to classroom use across the curriculum.

The free program will include a variety of presentations and hands-on activities designed to provide educators with innovative ways to approach the lessons associated with teaching about the impact of violence. Educators will also experience stories of hope from family members, survivors, rescue workers and others involved with the April 19, 1995, tragedy.

“This program enables educators as well as the Memorial to best use the story of the bombing to teach not only the significant historical aspects of the event, but also life skills crucial to our youth,” said Lynne Roller, Memorial Museum Deputy Director. “This two-day summit provides educators the tools they need to approach teaching lessons in tolerance, personal responsibility, conflict resolution and cooperation in all areas of classroom curriculum.”

Teachers receive free educational materials and documentation of participation for staff development. Teachers will learn innovative ways to teach students conflict resolution strategies, the importance of personal responsibility, and how one individual can make a difference in this world. The Education Summit was made possible through the generous support of The Kerr Foundation, Inc. and The Merrick Foundation.

All public and private educators in Oklahoma are eligible to apply for the Education Summit. Application forms are available online at http://www.oklahomacitynationalmemorial.org/summit.php, and must be received at the Memorial by 5 p.m. on May 2, 2008. Applications may also be downloaded and mailed to PO Box 323, Oklahoma City, OK 73101, faxed to Lynne Roller at 405.235.3315, or e-mailed to lr@oklahomacitynationalmemorial.org

The Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum was created to honor “those who were killed, those who survived and those changed forever” by the 1995 bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City. The Memorial and Museum are dedicated to educating visitors about the impact of violence, informing about events surrounding the bombing, and inspiring hope and healing through lessons learned by those affected.

For more information on educational events at the Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum, please visit www.oklahomacitynationalmemorial.org or call 405.235.3313.

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