Civics education starts early at the National Portrait Gallery! In this session, explore how portraiture, storytelling, and creativity can introduce PreK and elementary-aged students to community, governance, and civic voice. Participants will practice close-looking strategies that build visual literacy, and leave with replicable artmaking and writing activities aligned to Common Core ELA and National Core Arts Standards. Whether you teach in a classroom, museum, or elsewhere, these frameworks will equip educators anywhere to engage early learners with civics through art, history, and biography. Leave with concrete tools and strategies you can implement with your students right away.
Where To Meet:
Meet in the G Street lobby of the National Portrait Gallery between 9:45 am - 10:00 am. Session programming takes place from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm.
Jocelyn Kho, National Portrait Gallery
Calla Rhodes, National Portrait Gallery
