Today second graders from Beauregard Elementary School cheered and counted down to the grand entrance of Libby Liberty™. Wearing green paper crowns and waving tiny American flags, they showed their enthusiasm for the Super Citizen Program they’ll begin after today’s theatrical performance.
Liberty Learning Foundation (with generous sponsorship by the Lee County Community Alliance) is kicking off the program in a big way. Not only are students watching as the vivacious Statue of Liberty character brings history to life, they are also being introduced to the man who will give them a “hand” with lessons back in their classrooms. As Libby winds down, she hands the screen over to Mr. Palmer, a brash and brilliant hand-character who leads students in lessons in civics, character, financial literacy and our Great American Story.
After class photos with Libby, students and teachers return to classrooms energized to learn crucial, all-American lessons. They’ll also begin the process of nominating and honoring “Helping Hands Heroes” who they will honor at their graduation celebration when the program is complete for this year.
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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- 2nd graders of Beauregard Elementary gathered today to meet Libby Liberty™
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- Ready to Kick Off Their Super Citizen Program!
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- Grayson, Addison, and Greyson lead the Pledge of Allegiance.
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- Libby Liberty™ makes her entrance to reveal her true name: “Liberty Enlightening the World.”
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- Libby’s mouth is 3 feet long, about the length of an electric guitar!
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- Lauren and Weston help Libby show off her real measurements.
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- Her finger is 8 feet long or about the size of an entire car!
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- There are 25 windows in her crown, from which you can see the beautiful view of the New York Harbor.
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- When Libby was originally built, she was a shiny copper color just like a brand-new penny! She developed a greenish patina through a process called oxidation.
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- Libby’s torch is what lights the way to freedom.
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- Do you know what’s written on Libby’s tablet? Here’s a hint: It’s the date of American Independence!
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- Libby’s skeleton is made of iron and steel!
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- In the workshop, the artists worked on all the different parts of Libby! They put her together piece by piece, like the most gigantic Lego structure EVER!
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- Ellis Island is right next to Liberty Island, which is where Libby lives.
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- Libby shares Martin Luther King, Jr’s hope that Americans will be judged “not by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.”
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- Libby shares the iconic poem “The New Colossus.”
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- Libby shares all about the exciting Super Citizen Program the students are about to begin!
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- Libby shows off the Liberty Learning Foundation Torch Pin that looks just like her.
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- Libby leads the students in showing their appreciation for everyone who made the event possible!
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- The students filled the room with their voices as they sang “YOU in the USA.”
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- Super Citizens lead everyone in our tour anthem.
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- These students are excited to sing along to our tour anthem!
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- These students are singing our tour anthem loud and proud!
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- Singing along to our tour anthem!
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- Libby loves getting the students excited to sing her tour anthem!
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- Waving their flags in song and celebration!
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- We can’t thank these amazing teachers enough for their role in shaping the Next Great Americans!
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- Libby gets a picture with these amazing students after the kickoff.
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- Beauregard 2nd grade students are excited to pose with Libby Liberty™!
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- We had a blast today with these Beauregard 2nd grade students!
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- Libby gets a picture with these amazing students after the kickoff.
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- Libby loved getting to visit the Beauregard 2nd grade students!
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- These great citizens are about to start their Super Citizen journey.
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- These students are excited to meet Libby Liberty!
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- The Next Great Americans of Beauregard Elementary!
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- Libby loved posing with Principal Laura Dunlap!
