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NATIONAL CONSTITUTION CENTER TEAMS UP WITH CHANNEL ONE NEWS TO BRING CONSTITUTION DAY PROGRAM TO MORE THAN SIX MILLION STUDENTS NATIONWIDE
Sandra Day O’Connor Will Introduce the Segment Available Through Channel One Connection, an Educational Resource
Philadelphia, PA (September 2, 2010) – The National Constitution Center announced today a collaboration with Channel One News , the leading television news network for teens, that will bring a Constitution Day program, Constitution Hall Pass , to more than six million students across the country on September 17, 2010, through the network’s Channel One Connection program and via its daily news broadcast. Constitution Hall Pass will feature an introduction by former Supreme Court Justice and Trustee of the Center Sandra Day O’Connor , and teaches students about the importance of the U.S. Constitution, while escorting them on a staff-led virtual tour of the Center’s Signers’ Hall , an iconic interpretation of the Assembly Room where the signers of the Constitution met.
During Constitution Hall Pass , Sandra Day O’Connor will introduce the session with a message to student viewers about the creation of the Constitution and its relevance today. Then, the Center’s education staff will bring the Constitution to life for students by detailing the stories of the Founding Fathers and explaining the controversies and compromises that resulted in our nation’s founding document. Channel One News will provide a 15-minute version of the virtual tour, featuring the introduction by Sandra Day O’Connor, for classroom use via Channel One Connection, a commercial-free educational programming resource available to member schools, and will also feature a segment on the Constitution during its daily broadcast. Additionally, information about Constitution Hall Pass , along with supplementary educational resources focused on Constitution Day, will be available on Channel One’s award-winning website at www.ChannelOne.com . -MORE-
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“On Constitution Day, we have an opportunity to help students see how important the Constitution remains to our day-to-day lives,” said National Constitution Center President and CEO David Eisner. “Between the National Constitution Center’s great content and Channel One’s reach into classrooms, this program is the perfect way to engage the most students.”
The National Constitution Center will also host its annual Constitution Day celebration on September 17, featuring a wide array of inspiring and educational activities, including a naturalization ceremony, the induction of Susette Kelo into the American National Tree, and a 223rd birthday party for the Constitution. For a complete calendar of events and a list of educational resources, visit www.constitutioncenter.org/constitutionday .
About Channel One News Peabody and Telly Award-winning Channel One News, an Alloy Media + Marketing company, is the leading television news network for teens, reaching nearly six million young people in middle schools and high schools nationwide - broadcast each day to close to 1 in 4 of all teenagers in the U.S. The dynamic, daily broadcast and supplementary educational resources inform, educate, and inspire teens, connecting them with important current events and the world around them. Channel One News has covered fast-breaking global events from regions such as Haiti, Chile, Mexico, Sierra Leone, North Korea, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Germany and Qatar. Through its partnership with CBS News Productions, Channel One News draws on the vast resources of CBS News, ensuring worldwide coverage wherever and whenever news breaks - and always from a teen perspective. Channel One News programming has been featured on leading networks and news programs, including CBS, CNN, NBC Nightly News and Today Show, ABC News and Nightline. Visit the Webby Award- winning website www.ChannelOne.com to learn more.
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About the National Constitution Center The National Constitution Center, located at 525 Arch St. on Philadelphia’s Independence Mall, is an independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing public understanding of the U.S. Constitution and the ideas and values it represents. The Center serves as a museum, an education center, and a forum for debate on constitutional issues. The museum dramatically tells the story of the Constitution from Revolutionary times to the present through more than 100 interactive, multimedia exhibits, film, photographs, text, sculpture and artifacts, and features a powerful, award-winning theatrical performance, “Freedom Rising.” The Center also houses the Annenberg Center for Education and Outreach, which serves as the hub for national constitutional education. Also, as a nonpartisan forum for constitutional discourse, the Center presents – without endorsement – programs that contain diverse viewpoints on a broad range of issues. For more information, call 215.409.6700 or visit www.constitutioncenter.org . ###