NEH/APS Teachers Workshop America's Forgotten Founders: The Revolutionary City of Philadelphia

Submitted by Brenna Holland (she/her) on 02/12/2026 – 1:03am Announcement Type Workshop Location PA
United States

The American Philosophical Society (APS), through the generosity of the National Endowment for the Humanities will host the educator workshop “America’s Forgotten Founders: The Revolutionary City of Philadelphia.” This program consists of two new residential, site-based workshops scheduled during the summer of 2026. The program is designed for 5th to 12th grade teachers of multiple disciplines from around the country. The program’s aim is to engage participants with a range of the city’s leading historical institutions. Each cohort will meet with historians, archivists, curators, and education specialists to examine the history of the United States’ founding in the city where it all began, Philadelphia. Participants will reconsider what constitutes a “founding” document and who counts as “founder.” Two workshops of up to 36 participants each will be held on July 20-24, 2026 and August 3-7, 2026, on the very block that the Declaration of Independence was adopted. Participants will connect primary source materials (available online through The Revolutionary City: A Portal to the Nation’s Founding) to the streets, homes, and landmarks where they were created 250 years ago.

Learn more here: https://www.amphilsoc.org/americas-forgotten-founders-revolutionary-city-philadelphia#paragraph-3476

This workshop will be offered twice in-person with virtual pre- and post-workshop synchronous sessions. 

Pre-Workshop Virtual Orientation: Thursday, June 25, 2026, from 3:00-5:00PM EST

In-Residence Workshop Session 1: Monday, July 20, 2026 through Friday, July 24, 2026

In-Residence Workshop Session 2: Monday, August 3, 2026 through Friday, August 7, 2026

Post-Workshop Virtual Follow-up: September 2026 (date and time tba)

Contact Information Thomas Johns (tjohns@amphilsoc.org)

Contact Email tjohns@amphilsoc.org

URL https://www.amphilsoc.org/americas-forgotten-founders-revolutionary-city-philad…