Schools across the nation participated in Constitution Day 2017 and shared their activities using the hashtag #RenewCivics. Here are some of our favorites. Read More ⟶
Teaching Controversial Topics? Here’s Help
This month, we’re featuring classroom activities on the judicial branch as the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee opens confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch on March 20. Read More ⟶
How to Teach Controversial Topics and Civil Debate
How can sensitive issues such as immigration, racial discrimination, politics and government, and police behavior be debated in a civil manner? Our civics education resources provide a foundational knowledge for students to use in engaging in discussions about controversial topics. Read More ⟶
New Citizens Take Oath Coast to Coast
This year, as part of the U.S. courts’ annual initiative, federal judges swore in thousands of new citizens at 40 ceremonies throughout the country. Read More ⟶
#ConstitutionDay2016
Schools across the nation participated in the 2016 Preamble Challenge on Constitution Day. Students pledged to recite the Preamble to the US Constitution in creative ways. Here are some of our favorites. Read More ⟶
2016 Naturalization Ceremonies
Students will participate in naturalization ceremonies scheduled at National Park Service sites in celebration of Constitution Day. Read More ⟶
#ConstitutionDay2015
Schools across the nation participated in the 2015 Preamble Challenge on Constitution Day. Students pledged to recite the Preamble to the US Constitution in creative ways. Here are some of our favorites. Read More ⟶
#ConstitutionDay2014
Nearly 900 schools across the nation participated in 2014’s Preamble Challenge on Constitution Day, led by the National Constitution Center. Students who participated in the Civics Renewal Network’s Constitution Day program in Washington, D.C., recited the Preamble at the U.S. Capitol. Read More ⟶
Stewarding America: Institutions and Civic Life
The American Academy of Arts & Sciences organized this discussion on the current state of American civic life as part of the Civics Renewal Network’s efforts to raise awareness of the importance of civics education on Constitution Day, September 17, 2014 Read More ⟶
Watch Our Founders Debate the Bill of Rights
Some of our nation’s founders — James Madison, George Washington, Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson — engage in a lively debate on the Bill of Rights. Historian and author Carol Berkin is the moderator of the discussion, which was part of the Civics Renewal Network’s Constitution Day 2014 program in Washington, D.C. Read More ⟶