Footsteps to Freedom participation information (begin registration)

Although each year the dates change due to tour availability, the normal dates are in the months of June/July/August.

Footsteps to Freedom 2023 tour dates:

June 6 - June 13

June 20- June 27

July 4- July 11

July 18- July 25

August 1 - August 8

Each Footsteps to Freedom (FTF) leaves on (first flight of the day), and returns in the evening of the final day of their tour. If you need to make changes to your travel schedule, the tour attendee is responsible for any cost over the average travel fees paid by Footsteps To Freedom 

What to Expect: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/passports.html

• Effective October 8, routine service can take up to 14 weeks from the day an application is submitted to the day a new passport is received. 
• Expedite service (for an additional $60) can take up to 10 weeks from the day an application is submitted to the day a new passport is received. These door-to-door timeframes include both our processing times and mailing times on the front and back end.

• Make sure you are fully vaccinated before traveling to Canada.
• Unvaccinated travelers should avoid nonessential travel to Canada.
• Because of the current situation in Canada, all travelers may be at risk for getting and spreading COVID-19 variants.
• Travelers should follow recommendations or requirements in Canada, including wearing a mask and staying 6 feet apart from others.mes and mailing times on the front and back end.

https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/notices/covid-3/coronavirus-canada

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Lecture and small group conversations of empathy.

Engagement With Primary Sources:

• Special curated exhibited with historical empathy lessons for staff & students
• Customized lectures and curated content

Public lecture series and small group private showings (Presentation examples)

• Building empathy in Leadership
• What is your spark? (Historical Empathy in Education)
• Pre-School to PhD, How we as parents did it for free.
• Stories of the Underground Railroad
• What's in a Primary Source
• The Power of the history and impact of HBCUs
• Choosing to be on the Right Side or Wrong Side of History 

Empathy Certificate 

Post Baccalaureate (Master Level) Certificate (16-Credits Cambridge College) Program Outcomes: Upon completing this graduate certificate program students will be able to:

• Explain and analyze the Underground Railroad as a key historical event 
• Understand and evaluate the diversity of the human experience as influenced by religion, race, culture, and politics in US history 
• Apply historical processes that shape individuals and communities, drawing on detailed knowledge about the history of the area under study
• Think critically about the complexity of experiences found in the historical record of the United States during the Underground Railroad, and utilize Empathy to explore diversity as a critical component of history
• Distinguish between primary and secondary sources, and understand how each are used to make historical arguments
• Assess, use, and synthesize different kinds of evidence from a variety of historical sources to make a coherent argument about the past
• Effectively conduct research and write a coherent historical essay or research paper that articulates a clear argument, effectively uses interprets multiple forms of evidence, identifies arguments in secondary historical texts, and uses appropriate citations
• Understand the difference between opinions and substantiated scholarly claims
• Produce new works to be used within the classroom setting
• Utilize storytelling in a classroom setting

https://www.cambridgecollege.edu/degree/empathy-certificate