Nonprofit
Chicago Metro History Fair at the Chicago History Museum
About Us
The mission of the Chicago Metro History Fair is to spark students’ interest in the study of history,help them build high-level thinking skills, engage them in civic life, and foster their intellectual self-confidence.
CMHF fulfills this mission and improves history education by providing:- yearlong student programs, such as the Chicago Metro History Fair, that employ inquiry- and project-based approaches to the study of local and community history and use students’ natural curiosity to build their research and critical-thinking skills;
- ongoing, long-term professional development programs for teachers that promote the use of inquiry- and project-based teaching methods; and
- high-quality curriculum materials that support critical- and historical-thinking skills through the use of primary and secondary sources.
The mission of the Chicago Metro History Fair is to spark students’ interest in the study of history,help them build high-level thinking skills, engage them in civic life, and foster their intellectual self-confidence.
CMHF fulfills this mission and improves history education by providing:- yearlong student programs, such as the Chicago Metro History Fair, that employ inquiry- and project-based approaches to the study of local and community history and use students’ natural curiosity to build their research and critical-thinking skills;
- ongoing, long-term professional development programs for teachers that promote the use of inquiry- and project-based teaching methods; and
- high-quality curriculum materials that support critical- and historical-thinking skills through the use of primary and secondary sources.
Cause Areas Include
- Children & Youth
- Education
Location
- 1601 N Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60614, United States
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