ABOUT AMERICAN CREED: CITIZEN POWER
In 2018, the PBS program American Creed wrestled with the question: what does it mean to be American? Stanford University professors David M. Kennedy and Condoleezza Rice came together from their different perspectives to explore what it means to realize America’s promise.
Now, a new American Creed PBS documentary series and a companion series of short films with accompanying curricular activities disseminated by PBSLearningMedia gathers together a diverse cohort of young leaders — “extraordinary, ordinary” citizens — who, inspired by their own perspectives on foundational ideals, take on what they see as the most urgent challenges facing their communities and the nation.
Each 30 minute episode for PBS will interweave the place-based stories of young adults with facilitated dialogue between them. Kennedy and Rice, whose recent scholarship explores the uneven march towards democracy, will guide on-camera dialogues between these young leaders in order to illuminate ways forward.
CALLING ALL HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATORS
This year, the producers of American Creed, and our education partners, the National Writing Project, invite educators to test new short films and curricular activities for PBS LearningMedia dissemination. PBS LearningMedia will progressively launch 20 profiles of young adults around the country.
We invite you to test the short videos and accompanying curricular activities available so far at https://thinktv.pbslearningmedia.org/collection/american-creed/
Please email hello@americancreed.org to receive notifications of upcoming professional development opportunities, teacher-training sessions, curricular guides and youth publishing opportunities for your students.
