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The Smithsonian Began With James Smithson's Legacy Gift. Today, the Smithsonian Education Legacy Society Invites Others to Carry His Vision Forward

Five educators standing on a beach in Alaska hold up crabs found during a Smithsonian Classroom Cultivation workshop. Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III shakes hands with an educator at the 2025 Smithsonian National Education Summit.

2025 Smithsonian Education Impact Report Released

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An Educator's Guide to Attending the Upcoming Smithsonian Education Summit and Turning Inspiration into Impact

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Pep Rally Celebrates Literacy and a Lifelong Passion for Learning With Seattle Youth

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Embark on a Smithsonian Summer Reading Adventure

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2025 Summit Features Inspiring Keynotes, Deep-Dive Sessions and Hands-On Workshops for Educators

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In Conversation with 2024 National Teacher of the Year, Missy Testerman

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Learning Alongside the Smithsonian for the Hundredth Day of School

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Heritage, Science, and Culture Take Center Stage with Discovery Theater Performances for Students

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Field Trips at the National Postal Museum Deepen Student Learning and Connections

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Saving Whales with Computational Thinking

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Ten Education Resources to Explore this Women’s History Month

Activities that give young children the opportunity to build meaningful, personal connections with animals can be the spark for a lifelong love of wildlife and cultivate a lasting conservation ethic.

Using Empathy for Animals to Engage Young Children in Early Engineering Education

The Smithsonian's Under Secretary for Education welcomes teachers and students back to a new school year and highlights the ways the Smithsonian plans to build and enrich a national culture of learning. (Getty Images)

Back to School With the Smithsonian

Through co-creation efforts with K-12 educators and Asian American community partners, the National Veterans Network, elementary and middle school educators, Asian Pacific American Center interns and National Museum of American History staff, learn more about the stories behind objects. (Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center)

What's Missing from Classrooms When Asian American and Pacific Islander Voices Aren't Included?

When the 2020-2021 school year started, 39 of the nation’s 50 largest school systems were among those that chose a distance learning instructional model. (ake1150sb/iStock/Getty Images Plus)

Learning Science at Home

Middle school students learning with educational resources on American Indian removal produced by the National Museum of the American Indian. (Alex Jamison)

Transforming Teaching and Learning About Native Americans

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