History and Literacy Through the Arts

American Musicals Project (AMP) is a Social Studies and English Language Arts curriculum program developed in collaboration between the New-York Historical Society and the New York City Department of Education. Using the power and emotional energy of American musical theater masterworks and evocative primary sources from the museum’s vast collections, AMP has created a series of ten curriculum resource guides for 7th and 8th grade Social Studies and ELA teachers. AMP resources directly apply to the two-year curriculum requirements mandated by the New York State Board of Regents. In the seven years since its inception, AMP has been adopted as part of the Social Studies and English Language Arts curriculum by more than 400 schools. Over 10,000 public school students benefit from AMP’s approach to learning each year, and more and more schools and districts become a part of this exciting program every day.