National History Day in Colorado (NHDC)
Last updated on April 6, 2026
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Organization description
National History Day in Colorado(NHDC) is a social studies and literacy program that equips students in elementary, middle, and high school with the skills necessary to succeed in college and the real world. Students participate in a project-based learning curriculum that emphasizes critical reading and thinking, research, analysis, and the drawing of meaningful conclusions. Students can complete these projects in groups or as individuals in one of five categories: documentary, paper, exhibit, performance, or website. They then compete in one of our thirteen regions across the state in either the junior (middle school) or senior (high school) division, or in the elementary poster contest (4th and 5th graders). Regional winners compete at the State Contests in May on the University of Colorado Denver campus. First and second-place state winners compete in Nationals at the University of Maryland, College Park, in June.
National History Day in Colorado reaches over 25,000 students across the state each year. We also provide teacher trainings, research field trips, supply grants, classroom resources, scholarship opportunities for students, and graduate and continuing professional education courses for teachers.
Project description
TPS project focus
- Academic Courses
- Curriculum
- Rubrics
- Teaching Materials
- Workshops
Content focus
- Advocacy
- Civics
- Cultural Studies
- Equity and Inclusion
- Gender Studies
- History
- Literacy
- Research
- Civil Rights
Audience
- Activists
- Classroom teachers
- Community members
- Curriculum coordinators
- Students
- Teacher candidates/Student teachers
Level(s)
- 6 - 8
- 9 - 12
Population focus
- LGBTQIA+
- Men and boys
- Women and girls