Jeanette Balwah, a language arts teacher at Paisley IB Magnet School, received a $1,000 Target Field Trip Grant to help fund a tour of Washington, D.C., for 160 students.

Students from Paisley toured the Smithsonian Museum, the U.S. Capitol, the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum and the Jefferson Memorial.

Paisley is a magnet school for the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme and is open to students in grades six through 10.

Target Field Trip Grants help pay for learning experiences outside the classroom. The grants will help pay for field trips for more than 110,000 students across the nation.