The History of America’s Independence Day!

In this episode, you will listen to a conversation between "Layal," the new employee, and "Rana," her colleague at work, as they begin to greet one another and get to know each other. There is a lot of opportunity for new vocabulary and simple sentences with lots of meaning. If y ...  Show more

Meet Malek, a 19-year-old driven young man from Lebanon, revolutionizing the Ecommerce landscape. The genius behind "The Hangover," Malek has redefined party gaming, captivating audiences in just four months. Unconventional in his approach, he diverged from traditional education, ...  Show more

Episode Description:In this episode, we talk about the Declaration of Independence and why it’s so important. We’ll learn how it was written, who helped create it, and why America wanted to be free from Britain. We’ll also explore the big ideas about freedom and fairness that mad ...  Show more

If you were to ask most people what year they associate with the American Revolution, it would be 1776. That was the year that the Continental Congress declared Independence. However, 1776 wasn’t the start of the revolution, nor was it the end of the revolution. In fact, if it ha ...  Show more

Independence Day means different things to each of us. On this 249th birthday for America, we spend some time looking at different definitions of America by revisiting NPR's 2018 series: American Anthem — which had the simple goal of telling 50 stories about 50 songs that have be ...  Show more

In celebration of Native American Heritage Month, join experts Maggie Blackhawk of New York University School of Law; Donald Grinde, Jr. of the University at Buffalo and co-author of Exemplar of Liberty: Native America and the Evolution of Democracy; Gregory Dowd of the Universit ...  Show more