SAVE THE DATE:
SEPTEMBER 17, 2014 FOR CONSTITUTION DAY!
ATTN: TEACHERS OF BAND,
FILM, ENGLISH, DRAMA, HISTORY, DEBATE & SPEECH! We want to LAUNCH CAREERS
in FILM, MUSIC, JOURNALISM & GOVT.SERVICE! with non-partisan
Constitutional Fortitude
Constituting America’s 2014 We the Future Contest entry deadline has been extended to September 17, 2014! There is
still time for your K-12 students (and any college, graduate or law school
students, as well as adults & seniors!) to win prizes, scholarships, and
exciting mentoring trips through this fun and engaging contest that helps
students learn about the U.S. Constitution in a non-partisan way. Simply visit www.constitutingamerica.org/download.php to read
the rules and information, and share with your students.
High school winners
receive $1,000 prizes to be used for their college
education. Younger Students win gift cards, and all
win national exposure on our website! Song winners will win a mentoring
trip to Nashville where they will get their music video produced & song
professionally recorded! Short film winners travel to Hollywood to meet actors
such as Gary Sinise (Forrest Gump/CSI New York) & others in the industry
and watch a tv show or movie being filmed, and PSA, essay and speech winners
travel to Washington, DC where Brit Hume, Bret Baier and other DC insiders will
spend time with them as mentors! All mentoring trip participants will dine with
a constitutional scholar!
Did you know…All schools receiving federal funds are
required to hold an educational program on the U.S. Constitution on
September 17th each year?
Mark your calendars for September 17, 2014: Constitution Day!!
To help you fulfill this requirement, Constituting America is offering two exciting programs:
1. Book a Q&A “Skype
Session” with one of our student contest winners.
Kids teaching kids about the U.S. Constitution! Go to this link:
http://www.constitutingamerica.org/winners2013.php to view short 2 minute
clips of our winners & their winning works! Choose one of our winners to
spend time with your class, in a Q&A Skype session (tailored in length and
content to your lesson plan and goals) on the Constitution and it’s relevancy
today!
2. Exciting, NEW
Interactive School Speaker Series for 2014. Interactive Constitution: LIVE is an interactive speaker series featuring representatives
of the federal executive, legislative & judicial branches in the fall, and
state and local officials in the spring! The branches of government outlined in
the Constitution will come alive for your students through this non-partisan,
educational, interactive series! Book your school now! Email:
constitutingamerica@yahoo.com to book and for more information.
We founded Constituting America
because the arts are so pivotal in our lives. Our goal is to utilize the
culture and multi-media outreach such as music, film,
internet and social media to reach, educate, and inform America’s adults
and students about the importance of the U.S. Constitution and the foundation
it sets forth regarding our freedoms and rights. Participating in the We the Future contest will help your students do
just that. We hope you will spread the word re: the availability of these free
educational resources.
Please contact Cathy Gillespie at
(202) 255-0101 or email constitutingamerica@yahoo.com for more info!
1. Sign up online here: http://www.constitutingamerica.org/contestsignup.php
2. Fill out the permission form that must accompany your entry: http://www.constitutingamerica.org/docs/917Signup.pdf
3. Choose from the below list of entry options for your age group.
4. Create your entry and send it to us by September 17, 2014.
That's it! We look forward to receiving your entry!
Click Here For Required Entry Form/Parental or Guardian Authorization Form That Must Accompany All Entries
The We The Future Contest Categories:
Elementary SchoolsClick here for the 2014 Elementary School Rules (Grades K-5)
Middle SchoolsClick here for the 2014 Middle School Rules (Grades 6-8)
High SchoolsClick here for the 2014 High School Rules (Grades 9-12)
College / University StudentsClick here for the 2014 College Rules (Undergrad)
Law School & Graduate School StudentsClick here for the 2014 Law School & Graduate School Rules
NEW Short Film Category
Click here for the 2014 NEW Short Film Category (open to adults ages 25 & up)
NEW Senior Adult Essay Category
Sponsored by American House Senior Living CommunitiesClick here for the 2014 NEW Senior Adult Essay Category (open to adults ages 65 & older)
Click Here For Required Entry Form/Parental or Guardian Authorization Form That Must Accompany All Entries
SAVE THE DATE: SEPTEMBER 17, 2014 FOR CONSTITUTION DAY!
ATTN: TEACHERS OF BAND, FILM, ENGLISH, DRAMA, HISTORY, DEBATE & SPEECH! We want to LAUNCH CAREERS in FILM, MUSIC, JOURNALISM & GOVT.SERVICE! with non-partisan Constitutional Fortitude
Constituting America’s 2014 We the Future Contest entry deadline has been extended to September 17, 2014! There is still time for your K-12 students (and any college, graduate or law school students, as well as adults & seniors!) to win prizes, scholarships, and exciting mentoring trips through this fun and engaging contest that helps students learn about the U.S. Constitution in a non-partisan way. Simply visit www.constitutingamerica.org/download.php to read the rules and information, and share with your students.
High school winners receive $1,000 prizes to be used for their college education. Younger Students win gift cards, and all win national exposure on our website! Song winners will win a mentoring trip to Nashville where they will get their music video produced & song professionally recorded! Short film winners travel to Hollywood to meet actors such as Gary Sinise (Forrest Gump/CSI New York) & others in the industry and watch a tv show or movie being filmed, and PSA, essay and speech winners travel to Washington, DC where Brit Hume, Bret Baier and other DC insiders will spend time with them as mentors! All mentoring trip participants will dine with a constitutional scholar!
Did you know…All schools receiving federal funds are required to hold an educational program on the U.S. Constitution on September 17th each year?
2. Exciting, NEW Interactive School Speaker Series for 2014. Interactive Constitution: LIVE is an interactive speaker series featuring representatives of the federal executive, legislative & judicial branches in the fall, and state and local officials in the spring! The branches of government outlined in the Constitution will come alive for your students through this non-partisan, educational, interactive series! Book your school now! Email: constitutingamerica@yahoo.com to book and for more information.
We founded Constituting America because the arts are so pivotal in our lives. Our goal is to utilize the culture and multi-media outreach such as music, film, internet and social media to reach, educate, and inform America’s adults and students about the importance of the U.S. Constitution and the foundation it sets forth regarding our freedoms and rights. Participating in the We the Future contest will help your students do just that. We hope you will spread the word re: the availability of these free educational resources.
Please contact Cathy Gillespie at (202) 255-0101 or email constitutingamerica@yahoo.com for more info!
Sincerely,
Janine Turner
Actress, Northern Exposure
Founder & Co-Chair
Cathy Gillespie
Co-Chair
We are the only organization that utilizes the arts & culture to inspire Americans of all ages to learn about the U.S. Constitution
EXCITING NEW INTERACTIVE SCHOOL SPEAKER SERIES FOR 2014: An interactive school speaker series featuring representatives of the federal executive, legislative & judicial branches in the fall, and state and local officials in the spring! The branches of government outlined in the Constitution will come alive for your students through this non-partisan, educational, interactive series! Book your school now! Email: constitutingamerica@yahoo.com for more information.
Our 90-Day Studies of founding documents: The Relevancy of the Federalist Papers; The U.S. Constitution; The Amendments and the Classics That Inspired the Constitution are archived and searchable on our website. Explore original documents as well as 530 essays by 85 constitutional scholars: essays on every Federalist Paper; clauses and sections of the U.S. Constitution and the Amendments, and the classic works spanning centuries that shaped our U.S. Constitution. Access the search box and drop down menu from the front page of our website: constitutingamerica.org
Scholar Speaker Series – NEW for 2014: A Speaker Series featuring our Constitutional Scholars from our 90 Day Studies! Stay tuned for details!
Book a Q&A Skype Session with Our Winners – What is more powerful and entertaining than kids teaching kids about the U.S. Constitution? We will schedule one of our talented contest winners to “skype” into your classroom on a mutually agreeable day and time to share their winning work with your class, in a Q&A session on the U.S. Constitution and its relevancy today. The session can be tailored in length and content to your lesson plan and goals.
Patriot Clubs – organizations we help form at the local level to encourage people of all ages to learn about the Constitution: http://www.constitutingamerica.org/patriotstart.php We have over 30 active Patriot Clubs across the Nation, both in schools, and in communities.
- See more at: http://www.constitutingamerica.org/blog/constitution-day-is-coming-soon/#sthash.WrDEvZFZ.dpuf
ATTN: TEACHERS OF BAND, FILM, ENGLISH, DRAMA, HISTORY, DEBATE & SPEECH! We want to LAUNCH CAREERS in FILM, MUSIC, JOURNALISM & GOVT.SERVICE! with non-partisan Constitutional Fortitude
Constituting America’s 2014 We the Future Contest entry deadline has been extended to September 17, 2014! There is still time for your K-12 students (and any college, graduate or law school students, as well as adults & seniors!) to win prizes, scholarships, and exciting mentoring trips through this fun and engaging contest that helps students learn about the U.S. Constitution in a non-partisan way. Simply visit www.constitutingamerica.org/download.php to read the rules and information, and share with your students.
High school winners receive $1,000 prizes to be used for their college education. Younger Students win gift cards, and all win national exposure on our website! Song winners will win a mentoring trip to Nashville where they will get their music video produced & song professionally recorded! Short film winners travel to Hollywood to meet actors such as Gary Sinise (Forrest Gump/CSI New York) & others in the industry and watch a tv show or movie being filmed, and PSA, essay and speech winners travel to Washington, DC where Brit Hume, Bret Baier and other DC insiders will spend time with them as mentors! All mentoring trip participants will dine with a constitutional scholar!
Did you know…All schools receiving federal funds are required to hold an educational program on the U.S. Constitution on September 17th each year?
Mark your calendars for September 17, 2014: Constitution Day!!
To help you fulfill this requirement, Constituting America is offering two exciting programs:
1. Book a Q&A “Skype Session” with one of our student contest winners.
Kids teaching kids about the U.S. Constitution! Go to this link:
http://www.constitutingamerica.org/winners2013.php to view short 2
minute clips of our winners & their winning works! Choose one of our
winners to spend time with your class, in a Q&A Skype session
(tailored in length and content to your lesson plan and goals) on the
Constitution and it’s relevancy today!To help you fulfill this requirement, Constituting America is offering two exciting programs:
2. Exciting, NEW Interactive School Speaker Series for 2014. Interactive Constitution: LIVE is an interactive speaker series featuring representatives of the federal executive, legislative & judicial branches in the fall, and state and local officials in the spring! The branches of government outlined in the Constitution will come alive for your students through this non-partisan, educational, interactive series! Book your school now! Email: constitutingamerica@yahoo.com to book and for more information.
We founded Constituting America because the arts are so pivotal in our lives. Our goal is to utilize the culture and multi-media outreach such as music, film, internet and social media to reach, educate, and inform America’s adults and students about the importance of the U.S. Constitution and the foundation it sets forth regarding our freedoms and rights. Participating in the We the Future contest will help your students do just that. We hope you will spread the word re: the availability of these free educational resources.
Please contact Cathy Gillespie at (202) 255-0101 or email constitutingamerica@yahoo.com for more info!
Sincerely,
Janine Turner
Actress, Northern Exposure
Founder & Co-Chair
Cathy Gillespie
Co-Chair
Constituting America’s Mission
Constituting America’s mission is to utilize the culture and multi-media outreach such as music, film, internet, and social media to reach, educate, and inform America’s adults and students about the importance of the U.S. Constitution and the foundation it sets forth regarding our freedoms and rights. Our multi-tiered approach features a contest for kids, academic forums with Constitutional Scholars, School Speaking Initiative, Patriot Clubs, and National Youth Director Juliette Turner’s book, Our Constitution Rocks, and forthcoming September 2014, Our Presidents Rock.We are the only organization that utilizes the arts & culture to inspire Americans of all ages to learn about the U.S. Constitution
Our Programs
We the Future Contest – a nationwide contest where students from kindergarten through law school and adults and seniors submit original songs, short films, public service announcements, speeches, drawings, essays, and poems about what the Constitution means to them. Entries are judged by an esteemed panel and through social media, and winners in each category are awarded prizes including $1,000 for high school winners, $2,000 for college, law & grad school winners, gift cards for younger winners, mentoring trips and national publicity. (This year’s entries are due August 15, 2014 – go to http://www.constitutingamerica.org/downloads.php for more rules and information.)EXCITING NEW INTERACTIVE SCHOOL SPEAKER SERIES FOR 2014: An interactive school speaker series featuring representatives of the federal executive, legislative & judicial branches in the fall, and state and local officials in the spring! The branches of government outlined in the Constitution will come alive for your students through this non-partisan, educational, interactive series! Book your school now! Email: constitutingamerica@yahoo.com for more information.
Our 90-Day Studies of founding documents: The Relevancy of the Federalist Papers; The U.S. Constitution; The Amendments and the Classics That Inspired the Constitution are archived and searchable on our website. Explore original documents as well as 530 essays by 85 constitutional scholars: essays on every Federalist Paper; clauses and sections of the U.S. Constitution and the Amendments, and the classic works spanning centuries that shaped our U.S. Constitution. Access the search box and drop down menu from the front page of our website: constitutingamerica.org
Scholar Speaker Series – NEW for 2014: A Speaker Series featuring our Constitutional Scholars from our 90 Day Studies! Stay tuned for details!
Book a Q&A Skype Session with Our Winners – What is more powerful and entertaining than kids teaching kids about the U.S. Constitution? We will schedule one of our talented contest winners to “skype” into your classroom on a mutually agreeable day and time to share their winning work with your class, in a Q&A session on the U.S. Constitution and its relevancy today. The session can be tailored in length and content to your lesson plan and goals.
Patriot Clubs – organizations we help form at the local level to encourage people of all ages to learn about the Constitution: http://www.constitutingamerica.org/patriotstart.php We have over 30 active Patriot Clubs across the Nation, both in schools, and in communities.
- See more at: http://www.constitutingamerica.org/blog/constitution-day-is-coming-soon/#sthash.WrDEvZFZ.dpuf
SAVE THE DATE: SEPTEMBER 17, 2014 FOR CONSTITUTION DAY!
ATTN: TEACHERS OF BAND, FILM, ENGLISH, DRAMA, HISTORY, DEBATE & SPEECH! We want to LAUNCH CAREERS in FILM, MUSIC, JOURNALISM & GOVT.SERVICE! with non-partisan Constitutional Fortitude
Constituting America’s 2014 We the Future Contest entry deadline has been extended to September 17, 2014! There is still time for your K-12 students (and any college, graduate or law school students, as well as adults & seniors!) to win prizes, scholarships, and exciting mentoring trips through this fun and engaging contest that helps students learn about the U.S. Constitution in a non-partisan way. Simply visit www.constitutingamerica.org/download.php to read the rules and information, and share with your students.
High school winners receive $1,000 prizes to be used for their college education. Younger Students win gift cards, and all win national exposure on our website! Song winners will win a mentoring trip to Nashville where they will get their music video produced & song professionally recorded! Short film winners travel to Hollywood to meet actors such as Gary Sinise (Forrest Gump/CSI New York) & others in the industry and watch a tv show or movie being filmed, and PSA, essay and speech winners travel to Washington, DC where Brit Hume, Bret Baier and other DC insiders will spend time with them as mentors! All mentoring trip participants will dine with a constitutional scholar!
Did you know…All schools receiving federal funds are required to hold an educational program on the U.S. Constitution on September 17th each year?
2. Exciting, NEW Interactive School Speaker Series for 2014. Interactive Constitution: LIVE is an interactive speaker series featuring representatives of the federal executive, legislative & judicial branches in the fall, and state and local officials in the spring! The branches of government outlined in the Constitution will come alive for your students through this non-partisan, educational, interactive series! Book your school now! Email: constitutingamerica@yahoo.com to book and for more information.
We founded Constituting America because the arts are so pivotal in our lives. Our goal is to utilize the culture and multi-media outreach such as music, film, internet and social media to reach, educate, and inform America’s adults and students about the importance of the U.S. Constitution and the foundation it sets forth regarding our freedoms and rights. Participating in the We the Future contest will help your students do just that. We hope you will spread the word re: the availability of these free educational resources.
Please contact Cathy Gillespie at (202) 255-0101 or email constitutingamerica@yahoo.com for more info!
Sincerely,
Janine Turner
Actress, Northern Exposure
Founder & Co-Chair
Cathy Gillespie
Co-Chair
We are the only organization that utilizes the arts & culture to inspire Americans of all ages to learn about the U.S. Constitution
EXCITING NEW INTERACTIVE SCHOOL SPEAKER SERIES FOR 2014: An interactive school speaker series featuring representatives of the federal executive, legislative & judicial branches in the fall, and state and local officials in the spring! The branches of government outlined in the Constitution will come alive for your students through this non-partisan, educational, interactive series! Book your school now! Email: constitutingamerica@yahoo.com for more information.
Our 90-Day Studies of founding documents: The Relevancy of the Federalist Papers; The U.S. Constitution; The Amendments and the Classics That Inspired the Constitution are archived and searchable on our website. Explore original documents as well as 530 essays by 85 constitutional scholars: essays on every Federalist Paper; clauses and sections of the U.S. Constitution and the Amendments, and the classic works spanning centuries that shaped our U.S. Constitution. Access the search box and drop down menu from the front page of our website: constitutingamerica.org
Scholar Speaker Series – NEW for 2014: A Speaker Series featuring our Constitutional Scholars from our 90 Day Studies! Stay tuned for details!
Book a Q&A Skype Session with Our Winners – What is more powerful and entertaining than kids teaching kids about the U.S. Constitution? We will schedule one of our talented contest winners to “skype” into your classroom on a mutually agreeable day and time to share their winning work with your class, in a Q&A session on the U.S. Constitution and its relevancy today. The session can be tailored in length and content to your lesson plan and goals.
Patriot Clubs – organizations we help form at the local level to encourage people of all ages to learn about the Constitution: http://www.constitutingamerica.org/patriotstart.php We have over 30 active Patriot Clubs across the Nation, both in schools, and in communities.
- See more at: http://www.constitutingamerica.org/blog/constitution-day-is-coming-soon/#sthash.WrDEvZFZ.dpuf
ATTN: TEACHERS OF BAND, FILM, ENGLISH, DRAMA, HISTORY, DEBATE & SPEECH! We want to LAUNCH CAREERS in FILM, MUSIC, JOURNALISM & GOVT.SERVICE! with non-partisan Constitutional Fortitude
Constituting America’s 2014 We the Future Contest entry deadline has been extended to September 17, 2014! There is still time for your K-12 students (and any college, graduate or law school students, as well as adults & seniors!) to win prizes, scholarships, and exciting mentoring trips through this fun and engaging contest that helps students learn about the U.S. Constitution in a non-partisan way. Simply visit www.constitutingamerica.org/download.php to read the rules and information, and share with your students.
High school winners receive $1,000 prizes to be used for their college education. Younger Students win gift cards, and all win national exposure on our website! Song winners will win a mentoring trip to Nashville where they will get their music video produced & song professionally recorded! Short film winners travel to Hollywood to meet actors such as Gary Sinise (Forrest Gump/CSI New York) & others in the industry and watch a tv show or movie being filmed, and PSA, essay and speech winners travel to Washington, DC where Brit Hume, Bret Baier and other DC insiders will spend time with them as mentors! All mentoring trip participants will dine with a constitutional scholar!
Did you know…All schools receiving federal funds are required to hold an educational program on the U.S. Constitution on September 17th each year?
Mark your calendars for September 17, 2014: Constitution Day!!
To help you fulfill this requirement, Constituting America is offering two exciting programs:
1. Book a Q&A “Skype Session” with one of our student contest winners.
Kids teaching kids about the U.S. Constitution! Go to this link:
http://www.constitutingamerica.org/winners2013.php to view short 2
minute clips of our winners & their winning works! Choose one of our
winners to spend time with your class, in a Q&A Skype session
(tailored in length and content to your lesson plan and goals) on the
Constitution and it’s relevancy today!To help you fulfill this requirement, Constituting America is offering two exciting programs:
2. Exciting, NEW Interactive School Speaker Series for 2014. Interactive Constitution: LIVE is an interactive speaker series featuring representatives of the federal executive, legislative & judicial branches in the fall, and state and local officials in the spring! The branches of government outlined in the Constitution will come alive for your students through this non-partisan, educational, interactive series! Book your school now! Email: constitutingamerica@yahoo.com to book and for more information.
We founded Constituting America because the arts are so pivotal in our lives. Our goal is to utilize the culture and multi-media outreach such as music, film, internet and social media to reach, educate, and inform America’s adults and students about the importance of the U.S. Constitution and the foundation it sets forth regarding our freedoms and rights. Participating in the We the Future contest will help your students do just that. We hope you will spread the word re: the availability of these free educational resources.
Please contact Cathy Gillespie at (202) 255-0101 or email constitutingamerica@yahoo.com for more info!
Sincerely,
Janine Turner
Actress, Northern Exposure
Founder & Co-Chair
Cathy Gillespie
Co-Chair
Constituting America’s Mission
Constituting America’s mission is to utilize the culture and multi-media outreach such as music, film, internet, and social media to reach, educate, and inform America’s adults and students about the importance of the U.S. Constitution and the foundation it sets forth regarding our freedoms and rights. Our multi-tiered approach features a contest for kids, academic forums with Constitutional Scholars, School Speaking Initiative, Patriot Clubs, and National Youth Director Juliette Turner’s book, Our Constitution Rocks, and forthcoming September 2014, Our Presidents Rock.We are the only organization that utilizes the arts & culture to inspire Americans of all ages to learn about the U.S. Constitution
Our Programs
We the Future Contest – a nationwide contest where students from kindergarten through law school and adults and seniors submit original songs, short films, public service announcements, speeches, drawings, essays, and poems about what the Constitution means to them. Entries are judged by an esteemed panel and through social media, and winners in each category are awarded prizes including $1,000 for high school winners, $2,000 for college, law & grad school winners, gift cards for younger winners, mentoring trips and national publicity. (This year’s entries are due August 15, 2014 – go to http://www.constitutingamerica.org/downloads.php for more rules and information.)EXCITING NEW INTERACTIVE SCHOOL SPEAKER SERIES FOR 2014: An interactive school speaker series featuring representatives of the federal executive, legislative & judicial branches in the fall, and state and local officials in the spring! The branches of government outlined in the Constitution will come alive for your students through this non-partisan, educational, interactive series! Book your school now! Email: constitutingamerica@yahoo.com for more information.
Our 90-Day Studies of founding documents: The Relevancy of the Federalist Papers; The U.S. Constitution; The Amendments and the Classics That Inspired the Constitution are archived and searchable on our website. Explore original documents as well as 530 essays by 85 constitutional scholars: essays on every Federalist Paper; clauses and sections of the U.S. Constitution and the Amendments, and the classic works spanning centuries that shaped our U.S. Constitution. Access the search box and drop down menu from the front page of our website: constitutingamerica.org
Scholar Speaker Series – NEW for 2014: A Speaker Series featuring our Constitutional Scholars from our 90 Day Studies! Stay tuned for details!
Book a Q&A Skype Session with Our Winners – What is more powerful and entertaining than kids teaching kids about the U.S. Constitution? We will schedule one of our talented contest winners to “skype” into your classroom on a mutually agreeable day and time to share their winning work with your class, in a Q&A session on the U.S. Constitution and its relevancy today. The session can be tailored in length and content to your lesson plan and goals.
Patriot Clubs – organizations we help form at the local level to encourage people of all ages to learn about the Constitution: http://www.constitutingamerica.org/patriotstart.php We have over 30 active Patriot Clubs across the Nation, both in schools, and in communities.
- See more at: http://www.constitutingamerica.org/blog/constitution-day-is-coming-soon/#sthash.WrDEvZFZ.dpuf
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