Teachers encouraged to sign up for ‘Teaching Melville’ at New Bedford Whaling Museum

The New Bedford Whaling Museum, in association with Melville Society Cultural Project, will welcome 25 teachers from around the country for the two-week summer institute “Teaching Melville: Moby-Dick & the World of Whaling in the Digital Age,” according to a news release from the museum.

The “Teaching Melville” institute, runs June 19 to July 2, and will illuminate Herman Melville’s famous 19th-century American novel and help educators interpret the book for 21st century students. The institute is funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities and is free for the teachers who are selected.