The Office of American Spaces has developed a series of programming resource toolkits, activity guides, and debate kits tailored for American Spaces. All of the programming kits may be used to encourage the free expression of ideas and to foster discussion in English conversation groups. If you have questions about these kits or would like to suggest ideas for additional topics, please post a comment in our Facebook group, or email the Office of American Spaces at americanspaces@state.gov.

• ACTIVITY GUIDES

  – 5G Wireless Technology Activity Guide
  – Celebrating American Culture and Heritage Lesson Plans (Smithsonian, PDF 621 kb)
  – Fighting Corruption
  – Higher Education System in the United States
  – Ready, Set, Design Group Activity (Smithsonian, PDF 1.9 MB)
  – Spark Lab – Facilitator Guide (Smithsonian, PDF 10 MB)
  – True or False? Assessing the News Activity (PDF 708 KB)
  – Volunteerism
  – Why STEAM Matters Content Module (Smithsonian, PDF 296 KB)
  – Women’s Entrepreneurship Activity Guide

• PROGRAMMING RESOURCE TOOLKITS

  – American Revolution
  – Artificial Intelligence
  – Artificial Intelligence in Education
  – Black History Month
  – Democracy 
  – Disability Awareness
  – First Amendment Rights: Freedom of Religion
  – First Amendment Rights: Freedom of Speech and the Press
  – First Amendment Rights: Peaceful Assembly and Petition
  – Global Health
  – Human Trafficking Awareness 
  – Intellectual Property 
  – Media Literacy/Countering Foreign Disinformation
  – Presidents’ Day 
  – U.S. Constitution
  – U.S. Presidential Elections 
  – Women’s History Month