Managing American Spaces

August 18, 2020 marks the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution giving women the right to vote. This…

Each February, the United States celebrates African-American History Month, also known as Black History Month. This annual celebration recognizes the achievements by African Americans and…

The United States Agency for Global Media (USAGM), formerly known as the Broadcasting Board of Governors, is an independent agency of the U.S. government that…

The Smithsonian Museum of Natural History has created a do-it-yourself (DIY) exhibit on how diseases travel and how people around the world track down and…

This Resource Toolkit is designed for programming at American Spaces to create a greater awareness of gender-based violence and assist American Spaces’ programming for the…

This toolkit provides resources for conducting programming for the Global Entrepreneurship Week held November 18-24, 2019. The information and resources in this kit come from…

This  activity guide is designed to by used by American Space coordinators or volunteers to teach high school age students about U.S. educational opportunities. The…

This Disabilities Awareness Toolkit (PDF 1058 KB) provides links to videos, teacher guides, and articles to be used in programming to create a greater awareness…

Religious freedom is one of America’s most cherished rights.  It is enshrined in the U.S. Constitution under the First Amendment.  In 1998, Congress passed the…

The State Department’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) has put out a new podcast called 22.33 on ECA supported exchanges.  We have created…

This  Programming Toolkit explores themes in the Academy Award-winning film Green Book. The movie follows African American pianist Dr. Don Shirley and his white driver and…

The “Why STEAM Matters” programming kit , developed by the Smithsonian Institution for a 60-90 minute program, encourages participants to think more inclusively about the…

The “Beyond the Moon” photo exhibition may be used as part of the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Apollo Program that landed a…

NASA’s 2019 International Space Apps Challenge (October 18-20, 2019) is now open at  2019.spaceappschallenge.org . Now it its 8th year, NASA’s International Space Apps Challenge is…

This Programming Toolkit explores many themes based on the true story of William Kamkwamba, an innovator, engineer, and author from Malawi, Africa.  Mr. Kamkwamba’s story…

We now have a section on the Managing American Spaces website with YALI Network Resources . There are marketing resources and programming ideas to promote…

This Video & Discussion Guide  explores a theme that is considered taboo in many parts of the world — menstrual awareness and education.  This guide…

This Smithsonian-developed  programming kit  for a 90-120 minute program teaches participants about the right to vote as a mechanism of change and civic engagement by…