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CIVIC SPIRIT CLUBS EXPANSION [CIVIC SPIRIT SEEKS SUPPORT FOR ITS CIVIC SPIRIT CLUBS IN THE 2025?26 SCHOOL YEAR, ALIGNING WITH THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF AMERICA?S FOUNDING. THESE CO-CURRICULAR CLUBS IN FAITH-BASED MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS BUILD CIVIC KNOWLEDGE, LEADERSHIP SKILLS, AND A CULTURE OF RESPONSIBILITY. IN 2025?26, 40 CLUBS WILL ENGAGE OVER 500 STUDENTS IN STUDYING FOUNDATIONAL CIVIC TEXTS, PRACTICING MEDIA LITERACY, HONING CIVIL DISCOURSE, AND SOLVING LOCAL CIVIC ISSUES. STUDENTS WILL MEET REGULARLY, CONNECT NATIONALLY, AND COMPLETE CAPSTONE PROJECTS FOCUSED ON ISSUES LIKE FOOD INSECURITY, VOTING, AND PUBLIC SAFETY?ALL TIED TO THE SEMIQUINCENTENNIAL.]

CIVIC SPIRIT DAYS: CELEBRATING AMERICA?S 250TH THROUGH CIVIC LEARNING [THE CELEBRATE AMERICA! GRANT WILL SUPPORT CIVIC SPIRIT DAYS: CELEBRATING AMERICA?S 250TH, A SERIES OF IMMERSIVE, ONE-DAY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN NEW YORK CITY AND CHICAGO. EACH CIVIC SPIRIT DAY WILL BRING TOGETHER STUDENTS FROM FAITH-BASED AND INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS TO ENGAGE IN CIVIC REFLECTION, DIALOGUE, AND EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING THAT CONNECTS THE FOUNDING IDEALS OF THE UNITED STATES TO CONTEMPORARY DEMOCRATIC LIFE. FOUR CIVIC SPIRIT DAY PROGRAMS WILL TAKE PLACE DURING THE GRANT PERIOD, ONE MIDDLE SCHOOL AND ONE HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM IN EACH CITY. THE 2026 CIVIC SPIRIT DAYS WILL EXPLORE THEMES INCLUDING THE AMERICAN STORY, E PLURIBUS UNUM AND FOUNDING PRINCIPLES.]

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.]