Meet the Candidates Virtual Exhibit
Welcome to the Virtual Connecticut’s Kid Governor Meet the Candidates Traveling Exhibit! While the traveling exhibit unfortunately can not travel this spring, we are excited to bring the exhibit to you and your students in a virtual format. The exhibit and accompanying activity are appropriate for 5th grade students, as well as 3rd and 4th graders who may participate in future Connecticut’s Kid Governor elections.
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Resources
2020 CTKG Meet the Candidates Virtual Exhibit– Explore the Meet the Candidates Exhibit from the comfort of your home. Click your way through the exhibit at it’s long term home in the Comptroller’s Office at Connecticut’s Old State House in Hartford.
Create Your Own Poster– Students can create their own Meet the Candidates panel with this mini-lesson plan and activity.
Major funding and partnership support for Connecticut’s Kid Governor® and the Meet the Candidates Exhibit comes from Connecticut Humanities.
Praise for Past Years’ Traveling Exhibits
“The traveling exhibit helped generate excitement on the part of students and their parents. It was a great visual for back to school night when I introduced the program.” — Christina O’Neill, Long Meadow Elementary School, Middlebury
“We really enjoyed having the exhibit here!” — Jeff Cowan, Webster Hill School, West Hartford.
“…It was the CTKG program, the traveling exhibit and the lesson materials that were a real motivation for our service work.” — Elaine Temel, Pawcatuck Middle School, Stonington
“All of these kids have such powerful things to say. It’s so impressive. And some of them picked such adult topics like homelessness. I can see them all going on to do big things!” — Visitors to Connecticut’s Old State House.