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Live virtual museum programs bring fun and enriching content to your classrooms to enhance your students’ learning experience. Interact in real time with our museum educators as they explore popular topics from constitutional history.
Tuesday, April 9 | Noon ET
Virtual audiences can join a National Constitution Center museum educator for a tour of Signers’ Hall, the iconic exhibit featuring life-size statues of the 42 men who gathered in Philadelphia for the signing of the Constitution on September 17, 1787. We’ll guide you through that historic year as we explore the events that led up to the Constitutional Convention, the debates between the delegates, and the compromises that led to the Constitution that was signed on September 17. Our educator will also spotlight some of the famous figures in Signers’ Hall, including George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and others, sharing facts about the men themselves and behind-the-scenes stories about the creation of this one-of-a-kind exhibit.
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Tuesday, April 16 | Noon ET
As an early convert to the new faith known as The Religious Society of Friends, William Penn had a unique impact on the faith’'s growth and endurance through his founding of Pennsylvania. By the end of the 18th century, the Quaker city of Philadelphia was situated to impact the forming of a new nation, and the Quaker principles that are scattered within our founding documents are the proof. While not by design, the Quaker faith has had a continuing legacy in the history of the beginning of the United States. Presented in partnership with Arch Street Meeting House.
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Friday, April 19 | 1 p.m. ET
Students review America’s founding documents from a typical course of study for an AP Government class. This class helps students understand these essential documents better—including the fundamental ideas and the major principles underlying the Constitution. Tom Donnelly, chief content officer at the National Constitution Center will teach students how to use the Founders Library, which includes primary texts that span American history—from the philosophical works that influenced the Founding generation to the most important speeches, essays, books, pamphlets, petitions, letters, court cases, landmark statutes, and state constitutions that have shaped the American constitutional tradition.
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Monday, April 22 | Noon ET
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Franklin D. Roosevelt once stated, “There is nothing so American as our national parks.” Students are invited to discover the history of the National Park Service, test their knowledge of these national treasures, and meet a Park Ranger!
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Tuesday, April 23 | Noon ET
Students can take a behind the scenes tour of our rare document gallery, which houses the copies of three incredible documents that have shaped our ongoing quest for liberty and equality. Inside this gallery, students will see an 1826 engraving of the Declaration of Independence, a rare printing of the Constitution, and a reproduction of the Bill of Rights. Bonus: this is a perfect session for anyone prepping for the AP Government and Politics exam in May.
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Friday, April 26 | 1 p.m. ET
In this fast-paced and fun session, students review landmark cases from a typical course of study for an AP Government class. This class helps students better understand these landmark cases and the Constitution’s foundational principles. Tom Donnelly, chief content officer at the National Constitution Center will teach students how to use the Center’s Supreme Court Case Library, which includes materials on the most influential Supreme Court cases in American History.
Supreme Court Spotlight: Cases to Watch
Wednesday, May 1 | Noon ET
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Celebrate Law Day with National Constitution Center Chief Content Officer Tom Donnelly to discuss the Supreme Court and some of the biggest cases the justices are considering this term. He will also discuss his career and answer questions from participants.
Civic Stories: Asian Americans and the Constitution
Friday, May 3 | Noon ET
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Join us as we discuss Asian Americans and the Constitution through the lens of four key figures. Discover the debates over citizenship through the Supreme Court case of Won Kim Ark, march alongside Mabel Ping Hua Lee in a suffrage parade, recall the violations of civil liberties against Fred Korematsu and thousands of Japanese Americans during World War II, and walk the halls of Congress with Patsy Takemoto Mink, the first Asian American woman and woman of color elected to the House of Representatives.
Civic Stories: Historic Asian American Members of Congress
Tuesday, May 7 | Noon ET
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Enjoy a presentation and discussion on historic Asian American members of Congress, with staff from the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center and the Office of the Historian of the House of Representatives. Presented in partnership with the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center.
Live from the Museum: Debates of the Constitutional Convention
Monday, May 13 | Noon ET
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Virtual audiences can join a National Constitution Center museum educator for a tour of Signers’ Hall, the iconic exhibit featuring life-size statues of the 42 men who gathered in Philadelphia for the signing of the Constitution on September 17, 1787. We’ll guide you through that historic year as we explore the events that led up to the Constitutional Convention, the debates between the delegates, and the compromises that led to the Constitution that was signed on September 17. Our educator will also spotlight some of the famous figures in Signers’ Hall, including George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and others, sharing facts about the men themselves and behind-the-scenes stories about the creation of this one-of-a-kind exhibit.
Live From the Museum: Portraits of a New Nation
Tuesday, May 21 | Noon ET
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In this collaboration with the Philadelphia Museum of Art, this program allows students to analyze portraits as primary sources to unlock the past. From the wife of a Founding Father to a Black artist making a living in the early Republic, museum educators guide classes in a discussion around how principles of freedom and equality were granted to some but denied to others.
Civic Stories: Some Fighting Quakers
Thursday, May 23 | Noon ET
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The Religious Society of Friends has been known as a pacifist faith—yet throughout time, Quakers have both embraced this belief and broken from it. This program highlights Betsy Ross and Samuel Nicholas, two Quakers who joined the branch known as Free Quakers, as well as some of their Quaker contemporaries who remained Loyalist to the cause. How did their faith impact their response to the Revolution? Presented in partnership with Arch Street Meeting House.
Civic Stories: How America Remembers
Friday, May 24 | Noon ET
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Join in a lively conversation and explore some of the most recognizable memorials and monuments in the United States, from the Lincoln Memorial and Little Bighorn, to the National Memorial for Peace and Justice and the Vietnam War Memorial. Learn about the history of memorials, how memorials and monuments remember and honor the past, and explore how memorials have been at the center of controversy.
Civic Stories: Pride and Protests
Friday, June 7 | Noon ET
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Learn how members of the LGBTQIA+ community in the United States fought for their inclusion by exercising their First Amendment rights to assembly and speech. As activist Harvey Milk once said, “Rights are won only by those who make their voices heard.”
Live from the Museum: Flags in Focus
Tuesday, June 11 | Noon ET
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Join us live from the museum for an insider look at our flag collection! The National Constitution Center has its own giant American flag on display, surrounded by the flags of all the U.S. states and territories with the iconic Independence Hall in the background. We’ll discuss the creation of the American flag and uncover fun flag facts throughout the tour.
Civic Stories: History of the American Flag
Friday, June 14 | Noon ET
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Celebrate Flag Day with a special program all about the American flag! How much do you know about the stars and stripes? Discover the history of the American flag during our interactive flag show. Together we’ll unfold the flag’s symbolism and learn how to properly raise, display, and fold the flag.
Live from the Museum: Juneteenth and the Fight for Abolition
Tuesday, June 18 | Noon ET
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Students are invited to prepare for Juneteenth in Civil War and Reconstruction: The Battle for Freedom and Equality, as one of our museum educators leads viewers through the exhibit. Learn how constitutional clashes over slavery set the stage for the Civil War, and how the nation transformed the Constitution after the war during the Reconstruction period. Along the way, you’ll hear the stories of people central to the conflict over slavery and give you an up-close look at special artifacts on display.
Civic Stories: Nothing About Us Without Us
Friday, June 21 | Noon ET
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Learners will discover how the disabled community has used the First Amendment’s right to petition to fight for their inclusion. Learn about the formation of The Arc, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and more.
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