With the recent adoption of the 2018 History and Social Science Curriculum Framework and the newly passed Civics Education Bill: An Act to Promote and Enhance Civic Engagement, Massachusetts has made a bold step towards infusing more civic learning throughout the K-12 system. Perhaps the greatest shift in the new framework is the addition of a year-long 8th grade civics course that includes a student-led, non-partisan civics project.

We are launching  Democracy Lab: 8th  Grade Civics for the 21st  Century  in July 2019 to meet statewide demand. Democracy Lab is a comprehensive and multi-pronged resource for 8th grade teachers working to prepare their students for success on the proposed MCAS evaluation. Whether designing an entirely new civics course or adding to an existing one, Democracy Lab is a critical tool for teachers in your district.

Did you miss the screening of MAINELAND this past summer? You have another opportunity to see this award-winning documentary and discuss it with film-maker Miao Wang! This multi-layered coming-of-age tale follows two affluent and cosmopolitan Chinese teenagers as they settle into a boarding school in blue-collar rural Maine.

The screening and discussion are free and open to the public. Preceding the screening, there will be a private reception for students and families of the Brookline, Newton, and Boston Latin China exchange programs.

Primary Source is co-sponsoring this event with Brookline’s China Exchange Steering Committee for its annual gathering, along with Newton Beijing Jingshan School Exchange Program and Boston Latin China Exchange Program.

Educators like Ashley Goldstein come to Primary Source for inspiration to be the best teachers they can be. You can give the gift of inspiration by donating this holiday season.
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Building Blocks for Global Citizenship are a new set of six online modules that build a foundation for global awareness and support global competence in the classroom and school community.

Each one-hour module - taken anytime at your own pace and on your own schedule - is applicable to all subject areas and grade levels.

Learn more about the Building Blocks

China's Influence Abroad: Soft Power or Hardball?
Mar. 7, 2019

For 6-12 educators

Online Courses

India's Century of Change: Diversity, Democracy & Social Dynamics
Jan. 23 - Feb. 26, 2019
Open to all K-12 educators

Thinking Like a Historian: Immigration History Through Primary Sources
Jan. 23 - Feb. 26, 2019
Open to all K-12 educators

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