Other Approved and Optional Activities
Other Approved and Optional Activities
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Other Approved Activities:
Student Civic Engagement Project “Classroom-based”
Documentation provided in APEX through Sessions – engagement with 20+ students
Student Civic Engagement Project “Extracurricular”
Documentation provided in APEX through Sessions – engagement with 3+ students
Public Relations Event
Documentation provided in APEX through Sessions
Optional Activities:
Optional activities offer self-paced opportunities to earn additional project hours and stipends. This page highlights available activities and allows you to track your progress throughout the year. All optional hours will be totaled and entered into the APEX Platform as a single entry at the end of the project year (August 2026). In the meantime, use the link below to monitor your progress; participants may earn up to 24 optional activity hours.
List of ALL APEX Optional Activities Possibilities:
1) GLI The Rediscovery of America: The Declaration of Independence and the Perils of Narrative History January 8, 2026 - 1 hour
2) Colonial Williamsburg - Paths to Freedom - From Revolution through the Civil War January 20, 2026 - 1 hour
3) Virginia History Day Workshop February 7, 2026 7 hours
4) Facing History and Ourselves: Understanding Contemporary Antisemitism January 26, 2026 1 hour
5) Facing History and Ourselves: A Conversation with Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum - February 5, 2026 - 1 hour
6) Facing History and Ourselves: Media Literacy, Online Well-Being, and the Health of our Communities & Democracy February 10, 2026 - 1 hour
7) GLI Declaration at 250: The Long Arc of Justice: Tracing America’s Civil Rights Evolution April 8, 2026 - 1 hour
The Rediscovery of America: The Declaration of Independence and the Perils of Narrative History
Date: Thursday, January 8, 7 pm–8:30 pm ET
Scholar: Ned Blackhawk, Yale University
Moderator: Alona Whitebird Medina
The Long Arc of Justice: Tracing America’s Civil Rights Evolution
Date: Wednesday, April 8, 2026, 7 pm–8:30 pm ET
Scholar: Ashley Farmer, University of Texas at Austin
Moderator: Keisha Rembert
The Declaration of Independence in World History
Date: Saturday, April 25, 2026, at 1 pm–2:30 pm ET
Scholar: David Armitage, Harvard University
Moderator: Toby Smith
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Declaration of Independence at 250
Declaration of Independence at 250
Visit the GLI Website to explore one of the most powerful and influential documents in US and world history:
the Declaration of Independence.
Discover what it boldly promised and how each new generation has revisited this cornerstone of civil and human rights.
The site includes the annotated Declaration of Independence, an interactive exhibition, classroom activities, primary sources, and more.
Virginia History Day Workshop
February 7, 2026
National History Day is proud to have been awarded a $2 million dollar grant to facilitate teacher professional development over the next three years. VMHC will work as a partner to provide funded opportunities to educators who live or work in Southside Virginia counties.
Earn 7 Optional Activities Hours
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