The History Museum on the Square is excited to share new educational civics-focused programming for all ages. Made possible by the Jeannette L. Musgrave Foundation's Multi-Year Impact Grant for Student Citizenship and support by the Community Foundation of the Ozarks.
Civics in Action Traveling Trunk
The Civics in Action trunk is a new resource for regional educators to use in the classroom when teaching about civics, democracy, government, and citizenship to students of all ages. Includes 10 hands-on, interactive lessons that make learning about democracy and citizenship fun. All lessons are scaled for grades K-12 and aligned to Missouri Learning Standards.
Topics include: Founding Documents, Community Symbols, Branches of Government, How a Bill Becomes a Law, Primary vs. Secondary Sources, Elections, & much more!
This trunk can be rented for $20/day (3-day minimum rental period). Click the button on the right to request a rental or contact the museum at info@historymuseumonthesquare.org or (417) 831-1976 for more information. This trunk is not included in the Great Southern Bank sponsorship.
The Civics in Action trunk is the newest addition to the History Museum on the Square’s Educational Trunk Program, which offers schools and community organizations the opportunity to rent educational trunks covering different history themes and social studies topics.
Learn more about the 7 other Traveling Exploration Trunks here.
History Museum on the Square offers a variety of civics-focused Girl Scout Badge programs, Cub Scout Adventure programs, and Scouts BSA Merit Badge programs. During these unique program experiences, scouts step back into history as they complete the requirements for their badge here at the museum.
History Museum will bring Civics on the Square special event days that will enhance learning for your entire group. To be announced: Girl Scout Day at the Museum coming this April.
Your child can adventure through Springfield’s past, present, and future during our week-long, full-day summer camps. Spots are limited, so register today!
- Secrets of Springfield (Entering grades 5-8): June 9-13 from 8 AM – 5 PM
- Springfield’s Civic Superheroes (Entering grades K-4): July 14-18 from 8 AM – 5 PM
Made possible with support from the Jeannette L. Musgrave Foundation and Community Foundation of the Ozarks.