From left, Dave Cook, Larry McKinley and Jeff Thomas, all of the Fairfax Resolves Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution, give a presentation to students at Bull Run Elementary.
Members of the Fairfax Resolves Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution celebrated Constitution Day, on Sept. 19, by presenting a program on the U.S. Constitution to students at Bull Run Elementary in Centreville, Greenbriar East Elementary in Chantilly, and White Oaks Elementary in Burke. Most of the students were from the schools’ fourth-grade classes, but some fifth- and sixth-grade students also attended.
The program began with a discussion of the Constitution and how it created the three branches of the government, plus the rules for that government’s conduct. The program then evolved to a discussion of some of the states that ratified the Constitution.
A discussion of some of the founding fathers followed. The students seemed most interested and even animated at the mention of Alexander Hamilton’s name. The program ended with a discussion of the Bill of Rights and some of the more important amendments. The latter included a discussion of the 13th Amendment, which abolished slavery, and the 19th Amendment which granted women the right to vote.
The response from the teachers and students was very positive. A recording of the presentation held at Bull Run Elementary School is available on the VASSAR YouTube channel at https://youtu.be/yMRW03Xha2o.