Education

The Fond du Lac Chapter, NSDAR, members are passionate about the education of America’s youth and literacy across the community. It is an annual objective to promote Constitution Week and other significant historic events within the community. Volunteers also support literacy needs in the community through book drives, tutoring, and maintaining Little Free Libraries.

Annually the DAR Good Citizens Award and American History Essay Contests have been a cornerstone for the chapter’s involvement in recognizing youth.

To learn more about any of these programs, we invite you to contact us using this form.

DAR Good Citizens Program & Awards

The DAR Good Citizens Program and Scholarship Contest is open to high school seniors who exhibit the qualities of Dependability, Service, Leadership, and Patriotism.

Each of 17 local schools, using a method of its choice, chooses one student per year to be recognized as their DAR Good Citizen. That student receives a pin and certificate. Additional awards are available as school winners advance for Chapter, State, and National awards.

The application window is open September - November each year. To learn more about this program, we invite you to contact us.

DAR Good Citizen Pin

American History Essay Contests

Each year, the Fond du Lac Chapter, NSDAR, offers students in grades five through eight a chance to participate in the American History Essay Contest. Students in grades 9 through 12 are encouraged to enter the DAR Patriots Essay Contest.

State and local winners receive medals and certificates. National winners receive a monetary award in addition to a medal and certificate.

Essay contest application windows are open from September - December each year.

To learn more about this program, we invite you to contact us.

2024 Fond du Lac Chapter, NSDAR, Good Citizen Award presentation winner.

2023 WSDAR State Conference-Fond du Lac Chapter, DAR's 6th grade American History Essay Contest winner also won First Place in the State of Wisconsin

Outstanding American History Teacher Award

The Outstanding Teacher of American History Contest honors notable full-time teachers of history (and related fields such as social studies, government, and citizenship education) in public, private, and parochial schools, grades 5-12. These teachers have demonstrated excellence in readily sharing an incisive knowledge of American History, demonstrating a commitment to their students, fostering a spirit of patriotism and loyal support of our country, relating history to modern life and events, and requiring high academic standards at all times from their students.

Nomination window opens September - November of each school year.

If you know of an outstanding teacher you would like to nominate for this annual award, we invite you to contact us.

The 2024 Outstanding American History Teacher Award presentation: l-r Cindy McLaughlin 2024 Chapter Regent), Awardee Mr. Karl McCarty from Oakfield High School, Ms. Susan Wolf, who nominated him for the award.

Constitution Week

Constitution Week is 17-23 September and has been celebrated annually since its inception in 1956.

During Constitution Week, we aim to:

Emphasize citizens' responsibilities for protecting and defending the Constitution.
Inform people that the Constitution is the basis for America's great heritage and the foundation for our way of life.
Encourage the study of the historical events which led to the framing of the Constitution in September 1787.

If you would like to collaborate on the promotion of Constitution week in your classroom or community, please contact us.

Constitution Week, 2023 at the Fond du Lac Children's Museum.