U.S. Naval Academy Photograph Album, 1861. (Detail, GLC 05132) Students at Notre Dame School of American Studies attend a lecture by Lincoln Prize winner Russell L. Weigley he Gilder Lehrman Institute sponsors history schools and Saturday academies nationwide. History schools can be public, parochial, or independent schools, but all receive systematic academic support and targeted supplemental funding. History schools have proven measurably successful in improving academic performance, raising test scores, and increasing the percentage of seniors going on to college. Programming and educational resources are also available to the Institute's network of affiliate schools. The Institute also partners with school districts applying for Teaching American History Grants. Our comprehensive resources have been an important component of successful grant applications. Students at history high schools and middle schools take at least one course every semester in American history for all four years. The history curriculum emphasizes use of primary sources and is integrated with literature and the arts. The curriculum is supplemented and supported by special lectures, visits to historic sites locally or in cities such as Boston, Philadelphia, and Washington, and teacher seminars, all provided by the Institute. Schools who wish to participate at other levels can join our affiliate schools program. Click here to learn more. The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History partners with school districts applying for Teaching American History Grants. Our comprehensive resources improve the training of teachers and have been an important component of successful grant applications. Click here to learn more. Saturday Academies offer elective courses in American history for high school and middle school students on Saturday mornings. These courses are free and open to all students, space allowing, in their respective school districts. Click here to learn more. Full-length carte de visite portrait of two girls with stereocards and viewer. C. Spafard imprint, Norwich, Conn., undated. (GLC 00241.12)