Courts in the Classroom
Supreme Court of Indiana
Division of State Court Administration
30 S. Meridian Street, Ste 500
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Dr. Elizabeth R. Osborn
Coordinator for
Public History and
Education Programs
Pho: 317.233.8682
elizabeth.osborn@courts.IN.gov
Sarah Kidwell
Outreach Coordinator
Pho: 317.234.3055
sarah.kidwell@courts.IN.gov
2011 Outstanding Public
History Project Award
from the National Council
on Public History
Constitution & Citizenship Day
About this Event
The Court will continue to commemorate the anniversary of the signing of the U.S. Constitution on September 17, 1787 through this event or a contest where an Indiana Supreme Court Justice will visit your classroom.
For K-12 lesson plans for Constitution and Citizenship Day from the Center for Civic Education, visit their website at http://www.civiced.org/byrd/.
The Indiana Secretary of State's Office will be on hand at the conclusion of the Constitution Day program to allow students over the age of 18 to register to vote. (Students who are attending - please, remember to bring your Driver's License.)
Future Programs
We invite classroom teachers, home school groups, history clubs and so forth to contact sarah.kidwell@courts.IN.gov if you are interested in participating in future programs.
2012 Contest
The Indiana Supreme Court is having a contest for a justice to visit your classroom in celebration of Constitution Day 2012. Get details about this contest.
Teacher Resources
Previous Years' Events
Supporting Materials
- Indiana State Constitutional Facts
- U.S. Constitution
- Indiana's Constitutional Past [by Chief Justice Brent E. Dickson]
- Today's Indiana Constitution
- 1851 Indiana Constitution (as originally written)
- 1816 Indiana Constitution
- Learn About the U.S. Constitution & More at ConstitutionFacts.com [for games, puzzles, and quizzes about Constitution Facts]
- Franklin D. Roosevelt: Address on Constitution Day, Washington D.C.
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