Education

2011 New York City History Day

Debate and Diplomacy in History: Successes, Failures, Consequences

The Frederick A.O. Schwarz Children's Center invites your students to participate in New York City History Day on Sunday, March 6, 2011.

New York City History Day is an education program that engages students in grades 6-12 in the discovery and interpretation of historical topics. By participating in History Day, students can research topics related to the annual theme, Debate and Diplomacy in History: Successes, Failures, Consequences, and can express themselves creatively through various formats such as exhibit boards, documentaries, websites, papers, and performances.

View the 2010 National History Day Winners!

Getting Started

Start preparing for New York City History Day 2011! Below are links that will take you to important information.

**Please note: There is a $7 registration fee per student. Payment may be made via cash, check or purchase order. Please make out payment to the Museum of the City of New York.

Mark your calendars! The following are dates for upcoming History Day events:

History Day Celebration and Launch: Thursday, October 21, 2010

Registration deadline and deadline for historical papers and websites submissions: February 4, 2011
2011 New York City History Day competition: Sunday, March 6, 2011
2011 New York City History Day awards ceremony: Thursday, March 10, 2011

Parents and Educators

Are you interested in participating in New York City History Day? Join us for a parent and teacher workshop on one of the following days:

Thursday, September 23rd, 4PM - 6PM

Wednesday, October 13th, 4PM - 6PM

Wednesday, November 17th, 4PM - 6PM

Thursday, December 2nd, 4PM - 6PM
Tuesday, December 14th, 4PM - 6PM

Saturday, December 18th, 12PM - 2PM

The workshops are free of charge. The following topics will be addressed:

Incorporating History Day into the school curriculum
Reviewing the step-by-step process for creating a project
Looking at examples of projects in various categories
Learning about various research institutions in New York City
Reviewing the evaluation criteria for projects

Please call 917-492-3410 or email sdueno@mcny.org to RSVP for a workshop. If you can't attend, contact us to answer your questions.

Learn how to implement the History Day methodology in the classroom through a content based workshop. Educators will take a guided tour of one of the Museum's temporary exhibitions. Using primary and secondary sources from the exhibition, participants will learn the step-by-step process for creating a History Day project, including thesis writing, presentation of sources and labeling.

Join us on one of the following days:

America's Mayor: John V. Lindsay and the Reinvention of New York, Tuesday, September 21st, 4PM - 6PM

Samurai in New York: the First Japanese Delegation, 1860, Sunday, October 24th, 12PM - 2PM

Please call 917-492-3410 or email sdueno@mcny.org to RSVP for a workshop. If you can't attend, contact us to answer your questions.

Join Tobi Voigt, New York State History Day Coordinator, and the New York State Humanities Council for a special History Day workshop on Sunday, November 14th. Featuring a lecture from one of the Council's Speaker in the Schools, participants will learn how to integrate the lecture's historical content in the classroom using the History Day model.

Please call 917-492-3410 or email sdueno@mcny.org to RSVP for a workshop. If you can't attend, contact us to answer your questions.

Single visit option: Students will view an installation of projects from the 2009 New York City History Day program. Classes will have the opportunity to examine students' thesis statements and use of primary and secondary sources, learn about additional History Day categories, and find out how to participate in the 2011 New York City History Day competition. $125

Students

Download and print the 2010 New York City History Day brochure.

For more information or to be added to the New York City History Day mailing list, please contact Stephanie Dueno, New York City History Day Coordinator, at 212.534.1672, ext. 3410 or email sdueno@mcny.org.

New York City History Day is supported by the Honorable Daniel R. Garodnick, City Council Member, District 4, Manhattan; Susan and Roy Glaser; the Susan and Elihu Rose Foundation; and the Honorable Scott M. Stringer, Manhattan Borough President. Special thanks to Tobi Voigt, New York State History Day Coordinator, and the New York State Historical Association.