Explore resources, programs, and student offerings on historical and contemporary conservation and environmental activism topics, and more!

On August 7, 1961, President Kennedy signed legislation authorizing Cape Cod National Seashore. By learning about the establishment of the Seashore, your students will reflect on the importance of land conservation and the role of the federal government in preserving natural and historical resources.

Douglas Brinkley discusses his new book Silent Spring Revolution: John F. Kennedy, Rachel Carson, Lyndon Johnson, and the Great Environmental Awakening, which explores the rise of environmental activism, with Michael Eric Dyson, award-winning author and professor of African American and diaspora studies and of ethics and society at Vanderbilt University. A recording of the program will be available after the program ends.

Created for our November 2nd conference Framing History: The Power of Pictures, this annotated bibliography is a go-to resource for finding high quality, recently published biographies that have exceptional images.

Join us in-person as the Wampanoag Nation Singers and Dancers share stories of both their history and modern culture in an educational program that culminates with a full-audience dance in honor of Native American Heritage Month. During this annual program the whole family can learn new movements and words in this participatory experience.

“This is the most excitement and interest I have seen from my students around an essay assignment,” a nominating teacher recently reported.

Want to engage your students in meaningful action for our planet? Write the World, a free online writing community for teens and educators, invites students to enter its Writers on Earth Competition: “Pen a letter to your president on Earthshot Prize themes.” Writing guidelines help students develop the communication skills needed to become active global citizens. Nov 21 thru Dec 6.