PROGRAM FORMAT
The chosen themes for the Heritage Outreach Program are the War of 1812, the Civil War, World War I, and World War II. These four wars had momentous impact on America. Each war is presented separately in a 35-minute lesson by a National Guard Career Counselor. Teachers may select a war they would like presented to their class.
In addition to the Career Counselor presentation, students are given beautifully designed Student Textbooks featuring information on all four wars. The Heritage Outreach Student Textbooks is a useful resource and includes learning objectives, critical thinking questions for review and a glossary of key terms for students. Students also enjoy a trunk of artifacts that the Career Counselor brings into the classroom, visually making history come alive.
Teachers are provided with a valuable Teacher Guide that contains additional resources they may use to expound on military history in their curriculum after the presentation concludes. The Teacher Guide includes discussion questions, objectives, evaluation questions, key terms, and supplemental writing and history projects.
Woven into this program are the U.S. Army values of loyalty, duty, respect, selfless service, honor, integrity and personal courage. Our hope is that through this program teachers will further encourage their students' interest in America's military history.
When possible, teachers are encouraged to work with a Career Counselor to bring a uniformed military historian into the classroom to assist in the presentation. Having a uniformed military historian present is another exciting way for students to experience history in a dynamic setting.
Career Counselors are contacted for presentations when teachers request them on the teacher section of this website through the contact form. Career Counselors may also contact teachers and schools directly about scheduling presentations.