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We the People: Project Citizen promotes competent and responsible participation in state and local government. It actively engages students in learning how to monitor and influence public policy and encourages civic participation among students, their parents, and members of the community.
Project Citizen Correlates Well With NH Social Studies Frameworks | Check the correlation to see how the program fits well with the NH Frameworks and assists you in meeting social studies objectives.
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As a class project, students work together to identify and study a public policy issue, eventually developing an action plan for implementing their policy. The final product is a portfolio displaying each group's work. Click on the "Project Citizen" Logo above for more information about this wonderful "hands on" program.
In a culminating activity, the class presents its portfolio in a simulated legislative hearing, demonstrating their knowledge and understanding of how public policy is formulated. Teachers are encouraged to hold hearings in the classroom or community setting. Participants are encouraged to enter their portfolios in the state showcase held each year in May at the Legislative Office Building in Concord, NH. One portfolio receiving the highest rating at the state showcase will go on to be evaluated at the National Showcase, held each year in conjunction with the National Conference of State Legislatures Legislative Summit.
View this PowerPoint presentaton in PDF format (257Kb, 22 pages) to learn more about the Project Citizen program.
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Project Citizen 2010 | 
Fairgrounds Middle School students, whose portfolio captured the highest ratings at the Project Citizen State Showcase & Hearing, held at the Legislative Office Building in Concord, NH on May 14, 2010, are awaiting word on how they will fare at the National Showcase to be held in Louisville, KY. The National Council of State Legislators' Legislative Summit is host to the 2010 Project Citizen National Showcase which is exhibited in different cities each year.
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Attorney volunteers came out to rate Project Citizen portfolios entered into the State Showcase and rated the above portfolio, "Exceptional", earning its place in the National Showcase to be held the week of July 19-25, 2010. Fairgrounds Middle School students, under the direction Susan Carey, have earned their third consecutive State Showcase Plaque for the highest rated Project Citizen portfolio entry.
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Volunteers | On May 20, 2011 we will be holding the Project Citizen showcase at the Legislative Office Building on North State Street in Concord NH. Volunteers will be needed to act as judges of the portfolios. If you are interested in volunteering, please fill out and send in the volunteer form, or to get more information on this program, please e-mail Law Related Education Coordinator, Robin E. Knippers or call her at 603-224-6942, ext. 3259.
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Project Citizen in the Media | The World We Want
We are happy to report that the Project Citizen feature film documentary, "The World We Want", premiered in Los Angeles on Nov. 8, 2008 at the AFI Fest. The film received the Audience Award and has been the subject of several favorable reviews. For more information, visit www.theworldwewantmovie.com.
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