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For the next several months, Citizenship Counts will be featuring conversations with naturalized American citizens to learn more about their naturalization journeys and share ...
Check out our updated, multi-disciplinary and interactive civics curriculum that is available online at no cost to educators across the country! The Citizenship Counts program is correlated to national standards in Social Studies and English Language Arts and is a perfect supplement to teach your students about the basic tenets of citizenship. In addition to our 7 outstanding lesson plans, we have included ...
Citizenship Counts was founded by Gerda Weissmann Klein - humanitarian, author, human rights activist, Holocaust survivor, and proud ...Read more »
Citizenship Counts is able to advance our efforts thanks to the support of generous individuals and corporations. We welcome all levels of donation, whether ...Read more »
Dear Educators, Students, Parents, and Community Members: We are pleased to share with you both the Citizenship Counts educational program and the vision of our founder, Gerda ...Read more »
To learn more about how we are educating today’s students on citizenship and inspiring their pride ...Read more »
EDUCATE middle and high school students about the legal immigration process and the role immigrants have played and continue to play in the United States of America through our civics curriculum that builds understanding about the value and responsibilities of citizenship.
Create a greater awareness so that the students APPRECIATE the benefits of living in a diverse, inclusive and democratic country such as the United States and the contributions that immigrants make to our country each and every day.
Encourage today's youth to CELEBRATE their citizenship and those of the Americans by Choice who have worked so hard to come here, and for all to take pride in being U.S. citizens.
Our mission is to educate today’s youth on the tenets of citizenship,
encourage them to appreciate their rights and responsibilities as Americans,
and give them an opportunity to celebrate their citizenship by engaging in a naturalization ceremony or participating in a service-learning project.
© 2019 Citizenship Counts - Gerda Weissmann Klein