NEHS is thrilled to collaborate with organizations dedicated to promoting literacy and celebrating the power of written, spoken, and visual language. This year, NEHS is joining forces with influential national and international partners to elevate the English Language Arts to new heights. Stay tuned for exciting initiatives and groundbreaking projects as we work together to inspire and empower through the art of language and learning!
ELA Honor Society
In September 2023, the National English Honor Society launched the ELA Honor Society for students in grades 6-9. The ELA Honor Society provides a home to middle school students and teachers and an experience that will foster creativity, engagement, and academic prowess.
National Council of Teachers of English
The National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) is devoted to improving the teaching and learning of English and the language arts at all levels of education. Through collaboration and community, shared stories, and shared experiences, NCTE supports teachers and their students in classrooms, on college campuses, and in online learning environments.
Lambda Literary
For over 30 years, Lambda Literary has championed LGBTQIA+ books and authors. No other organization in the world serves LGBTQIA+ writers and readers more comprehensively than Lambda Literary. They believe that lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer literature is fundamental to the preservation of our culture, and that LGBTQIA+ lives are affirmed when our stories are written, published, and read.
The Harvard Crimson
The Harvard Crimson, the nation’s oldest continuously published daily college newspaper, was founded in 1873. The Crimson has a rich tradition of journalistic integrity and counts among its ranks of editorship some of America’s greatest journalists. Over 25 Crimson alumni have won the Pulitzer Prize; many of their portraits line the walls of the Crimson.
Smithsonian American Art Museum
The Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM) was the United States nation’s first collection of American art, and is an unparalleled record of the American experience.The collection captures the aspirations, character, and imagination of the American people throughout three centuries. The museum is the home to one of the largest and most inclusive collections of American art in the world. Its artworks reveal key aspects of America’s rich artistic and cultural history from the colonial period to today.
Embracing Our Differences
Embracing Our Differences is a nonprofit organization based in Southwest Florida along Florida’s Cultural Coast, that uses the power of art and education to celebrate and promote our individuality and common humanity. We accomplish this through an annual, large-scale, juried exhibition and a comprehensive series of educational initiatives, programs, and resources designed for educators and students.
Little Free Library
The mission of Little Free Library is to be a catalyst for building community, inspiring readers, and expanding book access for all through a global network of volunteer-led Little Free Library book-exchange boxes. Little Free Library believes all people are empowered when the opportunity to discover a personally relevant book to read is not limited by time, space, or privilege.
Library of Congress
The Library of Congress is the largest library in the world, with millions of books, films and video, audio recordings, photographs, newspapers, maps and manuscripts in its collections. The Library preserves and provides access to a rich, diverse, and enduring source of knowledge to inform, inspire, and engage people in their intellectual and creative endeavors.
Shakespeare & Social Justice (Shakespeare Center, LA)
The Shakespeare in American Classrooms project offers an urgent and innovative curriculum with principal and teacher training that illuminates Shakespeare’s text through social justice principles, with a particular emphasis on encouraging Action against bias. While it is aligned with traditional standards-based study of Shakespeare, it draws upon decades of award-winning, nationally recognized social justice informed arts-based teaching strategies that incorporate human relations work designed to raise social awareness, advance anti-racist values and actions, and support pro-social youth development.
