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The Fifth Annual We the People National Invitational will be held April 28 - May 2, 2017. The competition will be held at the National Conference Center in the Washington, D.C. area.

We the People middle and high school classes qualify to attend the National Invitational by participating in a simulated congressional hearing at the school, district, or state levels during the 2016-17 school year.

The National Invitational takes the form of simulated congressional hearing. During the hearings groups of students testify as constitutional experts before panels of judges acting as congressional committees. Each class is divided into six groups based on the six units of the We the People: The Citizen & the Constitution middle textbook. Each hearing begins with a four minute opening statement by students and is followed by a six minute period of follow-up questioning during which judges probe students' depth of knowledge, understanding and their ability to apply constitutional principles. Classes have the opportunity to compete or showcase at the event. The format provides students an excellent opportunity to demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of constitutional principles while providing the judges with an excellent means of assessing students' knowledge and application to historical and current constitutional issues. 
 
While in Washington, D.C., students will have the opportunity to tour our nation's capital and meet with members of Congress and other important dignitaries.  Travel, lodging, and tour arrangements for classes are made by WorldStrides. The Center for Civic Education organizes all other aspects of the National  Invitational.


2017 National Invitational Teams

State School Teacher
Arizona        Coronado K-8 School      Erika Sparlin
Colorado        Stanley British Primary School      Allyson Levy & Mike Wasylenky
Florida        Bob Graham Education Center      Jackeline Hernandez
Indiana        Fishers Junior High School      Mike Fassold
Maine        Marshwood Middle School      Andy Rowe
Ohio        Gahanna Middle School South      Michael Browning
Oregon        Inza R Wood Middle School      Linda Koller
Virginia        Rachel Carson Middle School      Cynthia Burgett

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