Field Trip Grant. High School Teacher Grant. High School Counselor Grant. High School Administrator Grant. Education grants. FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising Grant.

Do you want to excite and inspire your students by having them visit a college campus that specializes in the creative arts? Read what the grant winner's students have to say about their field trip.

Grant Recipient Name:
Karin Holman

Grant Recipient High School:
Freedom High School, Oakley, CA

Names and Departments of Other Teachers in Attendance:

Françoise Boden - Foreign Language Department
Kathy Johnson - Librarian

Name of Class: Advanced Fashion Design, Intermediate Fashion Design, French 3

Number of Students in Attendance: 47

TEACHER COMMENTS

How would you describe your overall experience?
We all had a wonderful time at the YSL exhibit and enjoyed the tour of the San Francisco campus.

What aspect of the tour did you find the most exciting? Why?
I love to watch the students at work in the classrooms.

What aspect of the tour did your students respond to most favorably?
Most of my students enjoyed seeing the library and the classrooms in action.

What inspired you during your visit to our campus? Why?
I always enjoy seeing the display windows of the costumes and the students´ work.

What was the most educationally rewarding aspect of your experience?
I have a lot of students who want to have a career in the Fashion Industry and many were inspired to come to FIDM to study. I even have a couple of students who were accepted elsewhere and now want to come to FIDM instead!

What would you tell other educators about your experience in applying for and receiving the FIDM Field Trip Grant?

I was so thrilled to be able to receive a Field Trip Grant from FIDM. Without it, our fabulous field trip would not have been possible.