Did you learn anything about Mongolia in school? Who was your favorite teacher? What did you learn from them?

U.S Director Maggie Lindrooth remembers first learning about Mongolia in the fifth grade, when her class studied Marco Polo’s journey to Asia and the years he spent with Khubilai Khan. She was enchanted by the descriptions of the city of Karakorum, and spent hours imagining what this place must have looked like and how Marco Polo must have felt upon arriving in the city after such a long journey.

Of course, Mongolia is now just a plane ride away.

And every year, ACMS brings numerous K-12 teachers and college and university faculty members to Mongolia. Over the coming weeks, keep your eye on our social media, where we will be sharing the stories of just a few of these educators and their experiences with ACMS.

The educators we serve come to Mongolia for a variety of reasons: to participate in our Mongolia Field School courses, institutionally-sponsored professional development programs, or our Overseas Faculty Development Seminar, to conduct their own research or spend a semester teaching at one of Mongolia’s many educational institutions, and even just for fun.

But all of these educators—from pre-service and first-year teachers to experienced teacher trainers and professors—bring what they learn in Mongolia back to their classrooms to share with their students. They also find community, clarity, and re-energized purpose during their time with ACMS. Our work with teachers is so impactful that it has become a cornerstone of our vision for the future of ACMS.

This back-to-school season, your contribution will make a real difference in the lives of teachers and their students for years to come. Your donation will allow us to better support educators who wish to join our Field Schools, help us implement programming for Mongolian teachers and librarians, and enable us to continue supporting every current and future teacher and professor who comes through our doors.

Your support of talented but often under-resourced educators from across the U.S., Canada, and beyond will allow these teachers to introduce Mongolia to their students—potentially for the first time. This means that your gift will have a real impact on the lives of young people for years to come.

We encourage you to donate in honor of a teacher or mentor who made a difference in your own life. Check the “in honor of” box and tell us who they were and how they impacted you.

If you would like to support ACMS through a Donor Advised Fund (DAF) or Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD), please click this link and view the instructions for DAF/QCD giving at the bottom of the page.

Thank you for supporting the American Center for Mongolian Studies.

From the Steppe to the Classroom: Back to School with ACMS

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