Celebrate Lincoln's Bicentennial!
The Center, with a grant from the Motorola Foundation, has produced a new lesson
on Abraham Lincoln to commemorate the bicentennial of his birth. The lesson,
appropriate for high school students, discusses Lincoln's ideas and decisions
regarding slavery and the use of presidential power.
Download this free
lesson today!. Watch a video about the lesson by clicking here.
We the People Level 2 Student text
We the People teaches students about our constitutional democracy using critical-thinking exercises, activities, and cooperative learning
The John Marshall Seminar: The Man and His Judicial Philosophy is a
biannual professional development program in Richmond, Virginia,
cosponsored by The John Marshall Foundation and the Center for Civic
Education.
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We the People: A Seminar on Civil Rights is a professional development
program in Birmingham, Alabama, cosponsored by The Center for Civic
Education and the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute.
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The 2nd Annual D.C. We the People Middle School Competition is scheduled for Thursday, January 14, 2010.
This year's competition will again be held at the historic Charles Sumner School Museum and Archives at 17th and M Streets in Northwest Washington (http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/travel/wash/dc58.htm).
D.C. middle schools competing in the 2010 Simulate Congressional Hearings include:
Cesar Chavez Bruce Prep
Cesar Chavez Parkside
KIPP DC: KEY Academy
Lincoln Multicultural (CHEC)
The SEED School
Stuart-Hobson
Register your team today by contacting Justin Rydstrom at (202) 861-8800.
Center for Civic Education 
