Count Me In: A Special Democracy Day Just for Kids
| Venue: | Edward M. Kennedy (EMK) Institute for the U.S. Senate |
| Hours: | 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM |
| Ages: | Kids, Teens, Adults |
| In/Outdoor: | Indoor |
| Cost: | Free see below |
| Category: | Learn Something |
What would the world look like if all of our voices were included? Find out at Count Me In, the Kennedy Institute’s special, kid-friendly program day that is free with advance registration. Young people will create civic art projects, share their ideas for a more vibrant and welcoming world, and work together to come up with a design for a playground that could be welcoming to all in a special program in the Institute’s replica Senate Chamber.
Register for the morning session at 10 a.m. or the afternoon session at 12:30 p.m.
Both sessions include:
Everyone’s Playground - In the Institute’s Senate Chamber, kids will share their ideas for a specially designed playground of the future. Working together, kids can lend their own unique expertise to come up with a design for a better playground (and world) for everyone.
Future Senator - Should the school day be longer? Future Senator allows kids to decide. “Future Senators” interview expert witnesses, watch a segment from “PBS’s Fetch! with Ruff Ruffman,” and share their professional opinions about the length of the school day before casting their votes.
Great Senate Debate - All can experience some of the speeches that brought the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to life.
Today’s Vote - Everyone gets to participate in a legislative debate on the Green New Deal.
All-day, drop-in activities include:
Community Table - Together, we will create a table for all of our voices and ideas. Kids will contribute to a collaborative art project to construct a table where the community can gather, share, and learn.
Seats at the Table Art Project - These seats may be small, but they represent big ideas! Kids will construct and decorate a miniature seat that represents their voice at the table of power and decision making.
Seat at the Table Scavenger Hunt - Explore the Institute and see the work of some local chair-makers who have participated in the Seat at the Table project.
All Count Me In participants are also invited to stay for a 3 p.m. community artist reception for the young people and community organizations that have participated in the Seat at the Table project and exhibit.
“One voice can change a room, and if one voice can change a room,
then it can change a city, and if it can change a city, it can change a state,
and if it change a state, it can change a nation, and if it can change a nation,
it can change the world. Your voice can change the world.”
– Barack Obama
| COST | ↑ top |
Free with advance registration
| WEBSITE | ↑ top |
www.emkinstitute.org/explore-the-institute/public-events-programs/public/count-me-in-2019
| LOCATION | ↑ top |
Columbia Point 210 Morrissey Blvd., Boston, MA, 02125 map
Phone: 617-740-7000
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