Celebrate America
Creative Writing Contest for 5th Graders
18th Annual Celebrate America Contest
The American Immigration Council is proud to sponsor the 18th annual Celebrate America Fifth Grade Creative Writing Contest. The contest inspires educators to bring U.S. Immigration history and lessons into their classrooms and gives fifth graders the opportunity to explore America as a nation of immigrants.
5th Grade writers use the theme “Why I am Glad America is a Nation of Immigrants” to discuss their personal immigration experiences, learn about and share family histories or write about the broader questions of the challenges facing immigrants in a new land. Students enter their work in local contests which are sponsored by chapters of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA). Each chapter forwards the local winning entry to the National Competition where entries are reviewed by a distinguished panel including U.S. senators, award-winning authors and noted journalists.
Charlotte L.
Winners in San Francisco
Erin S.
FIND YOUR LOCAL CONTEST
Email: teacher@immcouncil.org
Website: www.celebrateamericawritingcontest.org
Twitter: @immteacher
How does your coordinator get your community involved
- Make sure your community has a local coordinator (if they don't just let us know)
- Contacts your school system and tell them about the Celebrate America Contest
- Lets the Parent Teacher Association or similar groups know about the contest
- Shares the information with 5th grade teachers
- Visits your school in person or via Skype
- Shares the information with enrichment teachers, librarians, and other educators
- Follows us on Twitter @immteacher #celebrateamerica15
- Plans great events like award ceremonies and Naturalization Oath Ceremonies honoring the local winners, teachers and community members who made the contest happen.
Email: ctesh@immcouncil.org
Website: celebrateamericawritingcontest.org
Location: 1331 G Street Northwest, Washington, DC, United States
Phone: 202-507-7518
Twitter: @immteacher