Eisenhower Foundation 38.91138° N -97.213196° W

Description

The Eisenhower Foundation's mission is to honor and champion the relevance today of the life and leadership of Dwight D. Eisenhower through compelling programs and events that celebrate his legacy.

Located on the campus of the Eisenhower Presidential Library & Museum. Our flagship program — IKEducation — offers a wide variety of learning experiences for K-12 classrooms. Every IKEducation program is designed to utilize primary sources, meet national standards, and teach about the life or times of Dwight D. Eisenhower. Programs are not limited to history classes. Many offer cross-curricular combinations of social studies with language arts, STEM, music and painting. We provide students with a hands-on experience they'll never forget!

IKE ONLINE: Can’t get to Abilene? IKEducation offers live, interactive, virtual programs for your classroom. In many cases, materials will be sent ahead of time for the teachers and students to use during the live program.

IKE ONSITE FIELD TRIPS: We are so excited that you want to bring your students to the Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library, Museum, and Boyhood Home. We offer "IKEtivities" for enhanced learning at our different campus features as well as IKEducation programs that take place within our classroom spaces.

IKE EXPRESS: If you are within a one-hour radius of Abilene or in the Dane Hansen region of northwest Kansas, IKEducators will bring our programs right into your classroom!

Info

200 South East 4th Street
Abilene, KS 67410

785-263-6771

iked1890@eisenhowerfoundation.net

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Subjects
History, 20th Century, World War I & Ii, Social Studies, Primary Sources, Government & Civics
Activities
Live Virtual Event, Digital Resource, Field Trip, Virtual Field Trip
Grades
3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 1, 2, 9, 10, 11, 12, K
Cost
Free, Free Programs
Accommodations

Learning Experiences

Live Virtual Event

WWII American Home Front

What kind of financial impact did kids make during WWII? How were Americans encouraged to save, recycle and reuse to help the war effort? How were schools affected by the war? In this program, students will explore the answers to these essential questions & more! Join us Nov. 21st, 2023! Recording will be available for viewing after the program.

Subjects Covered

history, 20th century, world war i & ii, social studies, primary sources

Grades
3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Capacity
1000 stu.
Activity

live virtual event

Duration
40 min.