As your school year winds down, we have so many intiatives to share with you! We are here to support you as you do the important work of educating your students.
The BRI Store is now open! You can purchase our posters and stickers along with BRI apparel and accessories. Every purchase made through the store helps support the future work of BRI.
The applications for the inaugural BRI Teacher Fellowship is open! The Fellowship is a 9-month, paid initiative to empower educators and deepen their understanding of civics and civic education through philosophical inquiry and innovative teaching methods.
MyImpact Challenge is a civic engagement contest and curriculum to create a robust understanding of citizenship and incentivize students to become active in their communities now! Applications are due May 19th, 2024 by 11:59 p.m., PT.
To participate, students must have an active civic engagement or service-based project. To enter the contest, students must submit:
an essay detailing how their project furthers a BRI Civic Virtue or Founding Principle
a complete a report describing how their project works
photographic or visual documentation of their project
New Resources for 3-5th Graders & Government Students
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Have you heard we will release new resources in 2024? In June, we will release 10 inquiry-based lessons that support U.S. History instruction for 3-5th grade educators.
In late fall, we will release the first lessons for our digital Government and Politics textbook. The textbook will be fully available to use in advance of the 2025-26 school year. Stay up-to-date on this resources by joining the communication lists!
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