BRI Launches First National Civics Contest

<p>The United States has a national spelling bee and national math and science competitions.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Now, America’s students will also have the opportunity to participate in a national civics contest.&nbsp;</p>

<p>And students and teachers will be taking home $40,000 in prizes.&nbsp;</p>

<p>It’s all thanks to the Bill of Rights Institute’s MyImpact Challenge, the first ever national civics contest.&nbsp;</p>

<p>MyImpact Challenge encourages students to develop constitutionally-principled projects to help serve their communities. The top projects will be featured at a virtual fair in June, where one lucky winner will take home a $10,000 grand prize.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Overall, $40,000 in prizes will be available for participating students and their teachers.&nbsp;</p>

<p>MyImpact Challenge projects will explore the connections among citizenship, charity, entrepreneurship and design thinking.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Prior to this year’s nationwide rollout of MyImpact Challenge, BRI had pilot tested elements of the program at local schools.&nbsp;</p>

<p>At C.B. Community Schools in Philadelphia, students worked together to craft a powerful “Bill of Rights” for foster children. C.B. Community Schools specializes in serving students who are currently or formerly involved with the Pennsylvania child welfare or juvenile justice systems.&nbsp;</p>

<p>BRI President David Bobb said he was excited to see the hard work and creativity that America’s students would bring to their MyImpact Challenge projects.&nbsp;</p>

<p>“An essential part of a civics education is learning how to engage constructively with your community to solve problems,” he said. “Through MyImpact Challenge, students will have the opportunity to enhance their knowledge of civics while gaining lifelong citizenship skills.”  </p>

<p>More information on MyImpact Challenge can be&nbsp;<a href="https://billofrightsinstitute.org/myimpact-challenge">found on BRI’s website</a>.&nbsp;</p>