Reading Revolution
October 14 – 18, 2024 leading up to Yorktown Victory Day was designated for the Reading Revolution Week- connecting museums, public libraries, and communities to elementary school students by encouraging reading stories about the people, places, and events during the Revolutionary era, freedom and democracy, the Constitution, or civic principles that founded this great nation. Here are some helpful tips to get your Reading Revolution started!
Expressions of Freedom
For the Fourth of July at the Virginia State Capitol in 2024, 85 essays were written by students, collected, and printed with the focus on what freedom means to them. This successful program will continue to grow into 2025 and 2026!
National Civics Bee
National Civics Bee® events are hosted in partnership with local and state chambers of commerce in each state. Schools interested in participating next year’s National Civics Bee® should email civictrust@uschamber.com to request more information.
Virginia History Day
The state affiliate of National History Day, a project-based learning program for students grades 4-12. This interdisciplinary research project helps students develop historical thinking and literacy skills while making the study of history engaging, relevant, and most of all, fun!
Democracy 360
October 16 – 18, 2025
A program with the UVA Karsh Institute of Democracy designed to bring together thought leaders, journalists policymakers, scholars, activists, artists, and students of all ages to engage young people with the 250th.
