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The Dream Flag Project ® kicks off its 10th anniversary year

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ADD ONE/DREAM FLAG PROJECT"This Sunday's launch and teacher workshop will connect Philadelphia's city government, the NationalConstitution Center and teacher presenters to teachers new to <strong>The</strong> <strong>Dream</strong> <strong>Flag</strong> <strong>Project</strong> from across ourregion, people from the arts community, Philadelphia Family Services, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia,the Wayne-based African Education <strong>Project</strong>, and others,” said Harlan. “It will be the kind of communitybuildingexperience that has the project reaching new heights in this <strong>10th</strong> <strong>anniversary</strong> <strong>year</strong>."Sandy Crow, co-founder and sixth grade English teacher at Agnes Irwin, said that her favorite aspect ofthe project is <strong>its</strong> focus on bringing others together for a common purpose that enhances all participantswhile also celebrating individual dreams."Teachers create artistry in the classroom all the time,” said Crow. “It's the nature of our work. But when itresonates with other teachers in other classrooms and then when it spreads word-of-mouth to classroomsall over and is shaped and reshaped, and when it lasts for 10 <strong>year</strong>s, it is deeply humbling."For more information about the project, visit www.dreamflags.org.About <strong>The</strong> Agnes Irwin SchoolFounded in 1869, <strong>The</strong> Agnes Irwin School is an independent all-girls’ college preparatory school inRosemont, Pa., serving students in PreK through Grade 12. Its mission is to foster the development ofeach student's highest potential in intellect, character and physical well-being through a rigorousacademic education, diverse community, creative arts and competitive athletics. For more information,please visit www.agnesirwin.org or call 610.525.8400.###About the National Constitution Center<strong>The</strong> National Constitution Center is the first and only nonprofit, nonpartisan institution devoted to the mostpowerful vision of freedom ever expressed: the U.S. Constitution. Located on Independence Mall inHistoric Philadelphia, the birthplace of American freedom, the Center illuminates constitutional ideals andinspires active citizenship through a state-of-the-art museum experience, including hundreds of interactiveexhib<strong>its</strong>, films and rare artifacts; must-see feature exhibitions; the internationally acclaimed, 360-degreetheatrical production Freedom Rising; and the iconic Signers' Hall, where visitors can sign theConstitution alongside 42 life-size, bronze statues of the Founding Fathers. As America's forum forconstitutional dialogue, the Center engages diverse, distinguished leaders of government, public policy,journalism and scholarship in timely public discussions and debates. <strong>The</strong> Center also houses theAnnenberg Center for Education and Outreach, the national hub for constitutional education, which <strong>off</strong>erscutting-edge civic learning resources both onsite and online. Freedom is calling. Answer it at theNational Constitution Center. For more information, call 215.409.6700 or visit www.constitutioncenter.org.

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