5 - 2025 - Idaho Humanities Council

Let's celebrate Idaho's incredible humanities teachers! Nominate a history, English, government, or foreign language teacher from your community in grades K-12 for the Hester Spackman Outstanding Educator Award. Winners receive $1500 and recognition for their outstanding contribution to humanities education in Idaho.

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Inventory for Spring

By Johanna Bringhurst | May 29, 2025

In rain or shine, enjoy Taking a Hike with the Humanities! Read Inventory For Spring by Wendy Xu while you are enjoying Idaho’s wild weather. Inventory for Spring by Wendy Xu

Wilderness Letter

By Johanna Bringhurst | May 21, 2025

Take A Hike with Wallace Stegner and connect with Idaho’s wilderness. Wallace Stegner, an award-winning author, educator, and environmentalist argues in Wilderness Letter for Americans to preserve the beautiful and wild spaces in our country.

Maybe Alone on My Bike

By Johanna Bringhurst | May 8, 2025

William Stafford

Get out on your bike with award-winning poet William Stafford. Enjoy his poem, Maybe Alone on My Bike while you Take A Hike with the Humanities.

Instructions on Not Giving Up

By Johanna Bringhurst | May 1, 2025

Welcome the blossoms of Spring with former Poet Laureate of the United States, Ada Limón. Take A Hike with her poem Instructions on Not Giving Up.