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Civic Season Learning Resources Archives
Evergreen Digital Resources for America250 and Beyond!
TELLING THE WHOLE STORY—TOGETHER
July 4th commemorates the moment a new nation was born, based on ideals that each generation since has worked to bring to life: freedom, equality, justice, and opportunity. Juneteenth, celebrated just a few weeks earlier, reminds us of the struggles and hard-won victories in our ongoing journey to form a “more perfect union.” Civic Season unites our oldest federal holiday with our newest, mobilizing a movement to understand our past and shape our future.
Civic Season Mission
Civic Season is a new tradition for self-discovery and civic upskilling, co-created by Gen Z and cultural institutions. This summer, no matter where you are, you can connect to stories, inspiration and tools to help you power our democracy, from a vast array of credible sources. Civic Season is the flagship program from Made By Us, a network of hundreds of museums, historic sites, libraries and archives unleashing access to history for younger generations who have the most at stake.
Leadership
The Made By Us Board of Directors is composed of leaders from major history museums.
Champions
These organizations bring Civic Season to life through materials, activations, and amplification. Learn more about becoming a 2025 Champion here. New American History is proud to be a founding member of the Civic Season Champions and has been the leader in creating K16 learning resources in collaboration with many other Civic Season Champions, museum partners, and other history and civics organizations. Our Executive Director, historian Ed Ayers, is an advisor to the VA250 Commission.
The Civic Season 2025 Learning Resources are still a "Work in Progress..." Check back here on May 1st for the final version!