COMMEMORATING AMERICA?S 250 [CIVIC SPIRIT?S COMMEMORATING AMERICA?S 250 PROGRAM WILL HONOR THE NATION?S SEMIQUINCENTENNI...

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COMMEMORATING AMERICA?S 250 [CIVIC SPIRIT?S COMMEMORATING AMERICA?S 250 PROGRAM WILL HONOR THE NATION?S SEMIQUINCENTENNIAL BY ENGAGING EDUCATORS AND THE PUBLIC IN CIVIC REFLECTION AND HISTORICAL LEARNING. THROUGH A YEAR-LONG WE THE EDUCATORS SERIES, MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS IN FAITH-BASED SCHOOLS WILL EXPLORE FOUNDING TEXTS, PIVOTAL MOMENTS, AND CIVIC VIRTUES WHILE GAINING TOOLS TO FOSTER THOUGHTFUL CLASSROOM DIALOGUE. COMPLEMENTING THIS, THE WE THE PEOPLE SERIES WILL BRING SCHOLARS AND CITIZENS TOGETHER FOR LECTURES, TEXT-BASED DISCUSSIONS, AND CIVIL DISCOURSE ON AMERICAN PRINCIPLES AND DEMOCRATIC DEBATES. TOPICS WILL INCLUDE THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE, THE CONSTITUTION, CIVIC IDENTITY, FAITH AND DEMOCRACY, AND THE ROLE OF THE ARTS IN CIVIC CULTURE. THESE PROGRAMS WILL CREATE LASTING RESOURCES, STRENGTHEN CIVIC EDUCATION, AND MODEL PLURALISTIC DIALOGUE, ENSURING THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY SERVES AS A CATALYST FOR ENDURING CIVIC ENGAGEMENT.]