EduHam is a program from Lin-Manuel Miranda and the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History that helps kids create their own pieces, using history as inspiration.
Almost 2,000 schools have participated in EduHam, and right now, a family version, EduHam at Home, has been made available to families, for free.
You’ll need to register. When you register, make sure to say that you’re a parent of a K-12 students so that you can get free access to the Gilder Lehrman Institute and to EduHam at Home.
EduHam at Home participants will be invited to submit their own Hamilton-inspired pieces (songs, raps, spoken-word poems, or scenes), and selected student performances will be shared on social media and the EduHam website.
This free program includes:
- A personal welcome video from Lin-Manuel Miranda greeting participants, as well as tips and guidance from EduHam teachers to help students create their own work
- Video highlights from past student performances for examples of what to try at home
- Videos clips from Hamilton
- Interviews with Lin-Manuel Miranda, selected cast members, and Ron Chernow, whose biography of Alexander Hamilton inspired the musical
- A wide selection of primary sources centered on a diverse group of 45 People, 14 Events, and 24 Key Documents
Besides EduHam, when you register as a parent, you’ll have access to many more resources from the Gilder Lehrman Institute, including:
- Study guides for the AP US History (APUSH) and other exams
- Lesson Plans, Primary Source Documents, Online Exhibitions featuring engaging images, and other content to enrich at-home learning, organized by time period and topic
- Lectures by major historians for parents and students in the video section of History Now
- Tips and ideas for teaching history at home in the Noteworthy section
- Access to the 70,000+ primary source document Gilder Lehrman Collection online
