RHES Teacher Earns Grant for Immersion Program in Nepal

Isabel González, English Language teacher at Rose Hill Elementary School, was awarded $5000 for her self-designed professional development.

Fund for Teachers, one of the nation's leading organizations supporting preK-12 educators, has announced its 2026 grant recipients – including Isabel González – Rose Hill Elementary. González designed and submitted a proposal to complete a 12-day immersion in Nepal through the Community Homestay Network to directly inform her English language instruction for Bhutanese-Nepali students by providing culturally grounded content for reading, writing, speaking and listening tasks that build academic vocabulary, narrative writing skills and oral language confidence.

After a rigorous and extremely competitive review process, her proposal was selected and she will receive $5,000 to make it happen. González’s grant was made possible with generous funding from the Martha Holden Jennings Foundation.  González is one of 337 pk-12 teachers from across the United States awarded a total of $1.56 million to pursue self-designed learning expeditions across 82 countries in 6 continents this summer. Since 2001, Fund for Teachers has invested $40.5 million in 10,562 teachers from across the United States. 

[Visit fundforteachers.org for the full list of 2026 Fund for Teachers Fellows.]

 “Teachers play the pivotal role in shaping students' academic success and, in many cases, their social and emotional well-being in an increasingly unpredictable world,” said Karen Eckhoff, executive director. “Fund for Teachers believes that their unwavering commitment to America's students deserves our full support, empowering educators to pursue the growth opportunities they deem most impactful for their students' futures.  We are proud to welcome Isabel Gonzalez to this year's cohort of Fund for Teachers Fellows.”

Congratulations, Ms. Gonzalez, we can't wait to follow you on your journey to Nepal!