Bring Lessons in Leadership and Civic Engagement to Your Classroom
Engaging Democracy
Programs and civic learning resources for your classroom from the JFK Presidential Library and Museum and the Edward M. Kennedy Institute.
— WHAT'S NEW —
Senate Immersion Module (SIM)
Students take on the roles of US senators in the Institute’s replica Senate Chamber and work together on a piece of legislation addressing a critical national issue. The SIM provides structured opportunities for students to learn about and discuss real legislative proposals from the perspectives of their senator roles, while practicing negotiations and productive dialog.
Civics for all of US Virtual Learning
Civics for All of US is a national civic education initiative from the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum and the National Archives that promotes civic literacy and engagement. Interactive distance learning programming draws upon the vast holdings of the National Archives to promote the knowledge and skills students need for civic engagement in the 21st century.
— CURRICULAR RESOURCES FOR THE CLASSROOM —
From the EMK Institute
Lesson plans, project materials, and standards-aligned resources for the civics and social studies classrooms
From the JFK Library
The JFK Presidential Library has dozens of specialized curricular resources for any classroom. Our resources page includes lessons on civics, history, and biographical lessons on important figures from the 1960s.
— PLAN AN EDUCATIONAL FIELD TRIP —
Visit the EMK Institute
At the EMK Institute your students become senators for a day! Facilitated programs guide students through civic dialogue, decision-making, and the legislative process, and are available at the Institute and virtually in your classroom.
Visit the JFK Library
Bring your students to the JFK Library for guided, interactive programs that enrich classroom studies in American history, civics and language arts, and explore the events and issues of the early 1960s.
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Get In Touch
If you’d like to visit the Edward M. Kennedy Institute or JFK Presidential Library, contact us at the information below. You can also reach us for more information on virtual programs and field trips.
- studentgroups@emkinstitute.org
- 10am-5pm Tuesday-Friday
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John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum
- education@jfklfoundation.org
- 10am-5pm Daily
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Engaging Democracy is a project of the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum and the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate, made possible with the generous support of the James M. and Cathleen D. Stone Foundation