American Battlefield Trust
Bowe and Stewart are long-time supporters of the American Battlefield Trust, providing both financial and strategic support. The American Battlefield Trust protects, preserves and interprets American battlefields, providing educators and the public with educational information about the vital roles battlefields and conflicts have played in determining the course of our nation’s history.
Through a multi-year contribution by the Bowe Stewart Foundation, two impactful American Battlefield Trust programs were expanded and continue to grow with the foundation’s support: Helping of History events and the National Teacher Institute.
Support from Bowe and Stewart have also helped make the Trust a leader in American Revolution, Civil War and War of 1812 video offerings.
Helping of History Events
The Helping of History Program combines history field trips with service on the land where citizen soldiers helped define this nation. Through multi-year support from the Bowe Stewart Foundation, the program expanded between 2020 and 2026 to reach more middle school, high school and college-level military school students both on the ground and through virtual programming, geographic growth, and broader thematic offerings.
NATIONAL virtual TEACHER INSTITUTE
American Battlefield Trust’s annual National Teacher Institute has been the standard for professional educator development in the history field for the last twenty years. Through lectures, interactive workshops, and on-site tours, the National Teacher Institute has changed the lives of 3,000 teachers and their students. American Battlefield Trust professional development events help teachers enrich their Civil War instruction and earn a continuing education certificate.
The Bowe Stewart Foundation supported travel scholarships for teachers to attend the 2023 National Teacher Institute in Baltimore, MD, in July 2023 with the theme, "What's Past is Prologue: Making History Relatable in Today's Classrooms." Over the course of the event, American Battlefield Trust engaged with more than 200 K-12 educators from around the country. The Trust provided lectures, workshops, tours, and classroom-ready materials to the educators free of charge while offering 40 travel scholarships to educators. Teachers toured Baltimore area sites such as Fort McHenry, Hampton, the Maryland Center for History and Culture, as well as Gettysburg. At Gettysburg, teachers took part in a condensed Bowe Stewart Foundation-supported Great Task program through which they inspired their students.
Who comes to the American Battlefield Trust Teacher Institute?
50% first time attendees
45% Title 1 teachers
65% of attendees are public school teachers
18% of attendees are private or parochial school teachers
36% middle school teachers
31% high school teachers
How ARE teachers IMPACTED BY THE American Battlefield Trust Teacher Institute?
80% use of teachers use or come to use Trust resources in their classrooms
Teachers rate the events an average rating of 4.8 out of 5
100% of attendees would recommend the event to a friend or colleague
