On March 1, 2009 the Freedom Project launched an educational outreach program that replaced its physical location in downtown Chicago. This new initiative expands our capacity to serve students of various disciplines in schools throughout Chicagoland. School outreach programs will inspire students to learn more about their freedoms and the role the First Amendment plays in an ongoing struggle to define and defend those freedoms.  

Discovery Trunks are available to middle school teachers who are looking for innovative ways to bring their curriculum - and the stories of those who have struggled to claim their freedom - to life. Themed Discovery Trunks feature artifact reproductions and multimedia in kits that illuminate the lives of historical figures such as Barbara Johns, Sojourner Truth, Abraham Lincoln, Alice Paul and Frederick Douglass.

If you have any questions, please contact the Student Programs Coordinator by phone at 312 445 5175 or by email at StudentPrograms@mccormickfoundation.org.