BRING YOUR STUDENTS TO THE KENNEDY LIBRARY!
The Library offers museum-based programs for elementary, middle and high school students from September to June:
Elementary School:
Students in grades 3-6 become biographers for the day as they explore John F. Kennedy’s early years, his presidency, and his legacy in a program entitled Who Was John F. Kennedy? We also offer two specialized programs for this age group: Presidential Campaigns and Elections and Equal Rights for All: Investigating the Civil Rights Movement. For more information or to make a reservation, contact Esther Kohn at esther.kohn@nara.gov, (617) 514-1649.
Middle School:
Students are usually the ones being graded, but in Report Card for the President, a guided museum program, the tables are turned as students develop an evaluation tool for assessing a Chief Executive’s performance. The three-hour program includes pre- and post-visit materials. For more information or to make a reservation, contact Sam Rubin at Sam.Rubin@nara.gov, (617)514-1650.
High School:
Teachers may choose from a variety of programs, including The Civil Rights Movement: 1960-1963, The Cold War Heats Up, Launching into the Sixties, and Approaching a DBQ: An Introduction for AP U.S. History Students. Students explore events and issues of the early 1960s using primary source documents and audiovisual materials. For more information or to make a reservation, contact Nina Tisch at nina.tisch@nara.gov, (617)514-1647.