Today 150 elementary students from Abbeville Elementary School came together to kick off the Super Citizen Program for 2022. They waved flags, wore Statue of Liberty crowns and counted down for Libby Liberty™ to take the stage. On three huge screens “live video” shows her Next Great Americans tour bus pulling up to the school, her exiting the bus and then, the real-life Libby walked out from behind the screens!
The lady in green brought history to life and introduced students to the 10-week civic, character, financial literacy and social studies program they will begin when her bus rolls away. She told them that they already have the most important title in the world: “CITIZEN.”
Students in multiple grades are participating in the Super Citizen Program. The younger grades are taught by an innovative civic education program starring Mr. Palmer (the hand-puppet host of the “Hands on Liberty” DVD series). Upper elementary grades learn from the original Super Citizen Program kit that features DVD-based lessons, class activities and the emotional, unforgettable “Torch Teams” project-based learning experience. In Torch Teams, students team up, nominate, vote for and, ultimately, honor local heroes from stage at their graduation later this year. They learn that “When you honor a hero, you become a hero.”
Today’s event and the injection of civic learning is free to schools because of generous community sponsors who understand that these crucial lessons must be taught despite school time and budget constraints.
Were you at the event? See the photo gallery below to find yourself, to revisit the magic or watch it unfold for the first time >
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- The Official Libby Liberty™ Selfie!
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- Kinley & Jayda lead their classmates in the Pledge of Allegiance.
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- Libby Liberty™ makes her entrance to greet the students of Abbeville Elementary
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- Peyton & Emme help Libby show off her real measurements.
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- Libby’s mouth is 3 feet long, about the length of an electric guitar!
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- Libby’s finger is 8 feet long, the length of a car.
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- Libby reveals her 879 inch shoe size.
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- From the ground to the top of her torch she is about the length of a football field
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- She developed a greenish patina through a process called oxidation.
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- Her torch is what lights the way to freedom.
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- The letters on her tablet represent the date of American Independence!
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- Mr. Eiffel designed her skeleton!
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- Ellis Island is right next to Liberty Island, which is where Libby lives.
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- “We may have all come on different ships, but we are in the same boat now.” – MLK Jr.
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- Libby shares the iconic poem “The New Colossus.”
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- Libby and her leaders sing together for freedom.
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- U.S.A.!
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- The students filled the room with their voices as they sang “YOU in the USA.”
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- U.S.A.!
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- The students wave their flags in song.
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- Libby loves having Super Citizens singing along to her tour anthem!
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- Only YOU can keep the “U” in the U.S.A.!
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- Libby loves seeing the students excited to sing her tour anthem!
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- Libby loves getting a picture with these Super Citizens!
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- The Next Great Americans of Abbeville
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- Libby gets a picture with these amazing students after the kickoff.
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- These students get a picture with Libby Liberty™ after the program.
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- These great citizens are about to start their Super Citizen journey.
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- The Next Great Americans of Abbeville
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- Libby gets a picture with these amazing students after the kickoff.
