Project America

Book by John Anker Bow • Music: Traditional
Grades 4 to 8 • Length: 45 minutes

 

The Project America cast invites audiences on a poignant journey through the national holidays the dot our country's calendar. Through an original compilation of story-telling, monologues and music, Project America carefully explains the significance and importance of these days. Memorable moments include a timeline of the American labor movement and the meaning behind Labor day, a musical reflection on the principles of racial equality and non-violent social change observed on Martin Luther King Jr's Birthday, a moving account of our nation's war heroes and heroines remembered on Veterans Day

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and Memorial Day and other sequences concerning Flag Day, Presidents' Day and Independence Day. Audiences will walk away from Project America with a new sense of pride, genuine respect, and an appreciation for the people who sacrificed so much to make our country great. This show is a must-see for educators seeking a powerful character education program. Project America approaches ethical values and moral leadership from the framework of what we all have in common: our bond as Americans.

 

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Project America meets New Jersey Core Curriculum Standards
1.1, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 2.2, 3.4, 6.1, 6.2, 6.4 and 9.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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