THE RONALD REAGAN PRESIDENTIAL FOUNDATION AND INSTITUTE

[PRESIDENTIAL LEARNING CENTER (EDUCATION PROGRAMS)]AT THE RONALD REAGAN PRESIDENTIAL FOUNDATION AND INSTITUTE, OUR EDUCATION PROGRAMS ARE DEDICATED TO ADVANCING RONALD REAGAN'S LEGACY, CORE PRINCIPLES, AND LIFE STORY. EACH YEAR, WE WORK WITH THOUSANDS OF TEACHERS AND TENS OF THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY, AND EVEN MORE ONLINE, TO HELP FOSTER THE ENGAGED AND INFORMED CITIZENS THAT PRESIDENT REAGAN KNEW WERE SO VITAL TO A HEALTHY AMERICA.-- SEE SCHEDULE O FOR CONTINUATION >THE REAGAN LEADERSHIP CENTER (RLC): THE RLC ACTIVELY INVOLVED MORE THAN 14,000 STUDENTS RANGING FROM 5TH TO 12TH GRADE IN INTERACTIVE AND IMMERSIVE SIMULATIONS HELD AT OUR CAMPUS. IN THE "OPERATION URGENT FURY" SIMULATION, INSPIRED BY THE 1983 UNITED STATES INVASION AND RESCUE MISSION IN GRENADA, STUDENTS ENGAGE IN ROLE-PLAYING ACTIVITIES TO GRASP GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND DECISION-MAKING PROCESSES. OUR SECOND SCENARIO, "OPERATION 007," CENTERED ON THE KOREAN AIRLINES 007 SHOOTDOWN INCIDENT, UTILIZES WEB-BASED SIMULTANEOUS MULTI-PLAYER SYSTEMS TO OFFER A MORE INTRICATE GAMING EXPERIENCE. HERE, STUDENTS CONFRONT THE COMPLEXITIES OF DECISION-MAKING, NAVIGATING THE DELICATE EQUILIBRIUM BETWEEN LIBERTY AND SECURITY. WE ALSO DEVELOPED AND BEGAN FIELD TESTING A VIRTUAL SIMULATION NAMED VIRTUAL OPERATION URGENT FURY.>GE-REAGAN FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM: THIS SCHOLARSHIP, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH GENERAL ELECTRIC, HONORS THE LEGACY AND CHARACTER OF PRESIDENT REAGAN BY REWARDING COLLEGE-BOUND STUDENTS WHO DEMONSTRATE EXEMPLARY LEADERSHIP, DRIVE, INTEGRITY, AND CITIZENSHIP WITH FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO PURSUE HIGHER EDUCATION. IN 2024, OVER 14,000 STUDENTS FROM ACROSS THE UNITED STATES COMPLETED APPLICATIONS. TEN STUDENTS WERE AWARDED THE SCHOLARSHIP, WHICH PROVIDES $10,000 PER YEAR FOR FOUR YEARS. RECIPIENTS PARTICIPATED IN A SCHOLARS RETREAT AT THE REAGAN LIBRARY AND RECEIVE ONGOING PROGRAMMING AND SUPPORT TO DEVELOP THEIR LEADERSHIP SKILLS. IN TOTAL THIS PROGRAM HAS COMMITTED MORE THAN $9 MILLION DOLLARS TO 226 SCHOLARS REPRESENTING 43 HOME STATES.>RONALD REAGAN PRESIDENTIAL FOUNDATION SCHOLARS PROGRAM: THIS PROGRAM CELEBRATED ITS 25TH CLASS OF SCHOLARS IN 2024, EXCEEDING $900,000 IN TOTAL FUNDING SINCE THE PROGRAM'S INCEPTION TO 260 OUTSTANDING STUDENT LEADERS IN VENTURA COUNTY. THE 2024 RECIPIENTS INCLUDED 13 LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS WHO DEMONSTRATED OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP, CHARACTER, COMMUNICATION SKILLS, ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, AND COMMITMENT TO VENTURA COUNTY. STUDENTS WERE CELEBRATED DURING AN AWARDS DINNER IN MAY.>GREAT COMMUNICATOR DEBATE SERIES: THIS SERIES IS CRAFTED WITH THE AIM OF NURTURING PROACTIVE, WELL-INFORMED, EDUCATED, AND CONSCIENTIOUS CITIZENS AND LEADERS THROUGH A NATIONWIDE ARRAY OF HIGH SCHOOL DEBATES. OVER 1900 PEOPLE (ADULTS, TEACHERS, AND STUDENTS) FROM VARIOUS CORNERS OF THE COUNTRY PARTICIPATED IN SEVEN REGIONAL QUALIFYING TOURNAMENTS, SPANNING BOTH IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL FORMATS. COLLABORATING WITH THE NATIONAL SPEECH AND DEBATE ASSOCIATION, THE FOUNDATION ORCHESTRATED A NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT AT THE REAGAN LIBRARY IN JULY, FEATURING 16 NATIONAL FINALISTS. A SUM OF $50,000 IN SCHOLARSHIPS WAS DISTRIBUTED AMONG THE 16 DESERVING RECIPIENTS.> PRESIDENTIAL LEARNING CENTER PROGRAMMING: IN 2023, THE WALTER AND LEONORE ANNENBERG PRESIDENTIAL LEARNING CENTER (APLC) OF THE REAGAN FOUNDATION CONTINUED TO FOSTER A COMMUNITY OF INFORMED AND ACTIVE CITIZEN-LEADERS BY INVOLVING STUDENTS AND EDUCATORS NATIONWIDE. THE APLC FACILITATED VARIOUS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EVENTS SUCH AS CALIFORNIA CONSTITUTION DAY AND THE MEDAL OF HONOR FORUM. >STUDENT LEADERSHIP PROGRAM: DURING THE PREVIOUS SUMMER, OVER 250 HIGH SCHOOL AND MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS NATIONWIDE DELVED INTO THE LEGACY OF RONALD REAGAN, DISCOVERING THE INTERCONNECTEDNESS OF EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION, CIVIC DUTY, AND INFORMED DECISION-MAKING IN LEADERSHIP. THROUGH OUR COMBINED VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON SUMMER LEADERSHIP PROGRAM, WE COLLABORATED WITH EDUCATORS, COMMUNITY MENTORS, AND COLLEGE INTERNS TO GUIDE STUDENTS IN CRAFTING THEIR INDIVIDUAL LEADERSHIP ACTION PLANS. EQUIPPED WITH NEWFOUND KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS, PROGRAM GRADUATES EMERGE READY TO ENACT POSITIVE CHANGE WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITIES OR SCHOOLS. NOTABLY, ALUMNI OF THIS PROGRAM HAVE COLLECTIVELY EARNED TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN SCHOLARSHIPS.

[RONALD REAGAN INSTITUTE (RRI)]THE RI, LOCATED IN WASHINGTON, D.C., OPERATES THE FOLLOWING THREE CENTERS AND SCHOLARLY INITIATIVES WORK TO BUILD ON THE LEGACY AND IDEAS OF PRESIDENT REAGAN:>THE CENTER FOR PEACE THROUGH STRENGTH (CPTS) PROMOTES U.S. NATIONAL SECURITY POLICY GROUNDED IN PRESIDENT REAGAN'S PHILOSOPHY THAT A STRONG AMERICAN MILITARY IS THE BEST DETERRENT AGAINST AGGRESSION AND A SAFEGUARD FOR PEACE.>THE CENTER FOR CIVICS, EDUCATION, AND OPPORTUNITY (CCEO) WORKS AT THE NEXUS OF CIVICS AND EDUCATION POLICY, ANSWERING PRESIDENT REAGAN'S CALL FOR AN "INFORMED PATRIOTISM" TO ENSURE A MORE PROSPEROUS FUTURE FOR AMERICA.>THE CENTER FOR FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY (CFD) CHAMPIONS PRESIDENT REAGAN'S VISION OF AMERICA AS A SHINING CITY ON A HILL BY HELPING TO RESTORE HIS OPTIMISTIC, CONFIDENT APPROACH TO PROMOTING FREEDOM, DEMOCRACY, AND HUMAN DIGNITY BOTH AT HOME AND ABROAD.SCHOLARLY INITIATIVES ADVANCE THE STUDY OF PRESIDENT REAGAN, HIS PRESIDENCY, AND HIS ERA THROUGH PROGRAMMING DESIGNED TO ENCOURAGE, DEVELOP, AND SHOWCASE NEW SCHOLARSHIP ON THESE SUBJECTS. REAGAN INSTITUTE PROGRAMS AND EVENTS:OCTOBER 5-8, 2023 | AMERICAN OPPORTUNITY BOOTCAMP: >EACH YEAR, THE REAGAN INSTITUTE'S CENTER FOR CIVICS EDUCATION AND OPPORTUNITY HOLDS AN INTENSIVE MULTI-DAY PROGRAM THAT EXAMINES THE THEORY AND PRACTICE BEHIND REAGANISM (OR REAGANOMICS), THE PHILOSOPHY THAT DROVE PRESIDENT REAGAN'S ECONOMIC POLICIES. THE BOOTCAMP OFFERS AN OVERARCHING HISTORY AND UNDERSTANDING OF FREE-MARKET ECONOMIC POLICIES THAT GOVERNED THE REAGAN YEARS. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES STUDENTS WITH ACCESS TO THE NATION'S LEADING ECONOMIC THOUGHT LEADERS, BUSINESS LEADERS, POLICYMAKERS, AND WORKFORCE EXPERTS. STUDENTS LEAVE THE BOOTCAMP WITH STRONG FOUNDATIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND A WORKING LEXICON IN ECONOMIC AND WORKFORCE POLICIES, AN UNDERSTANDING OF INTERSECTING RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE POLICYMAKING, AND A DIVERSE SET OF VIEWPOINTS FROM INDUSTRY LEADERS. STUDENTS EMERGE WITH AN UNDERSTANDING OF ECONOMIC FOUNDATIONS THAT PROVIDE THE CONTEXT FOR AMERICAN OPPORTUNITY. FEATURED SPEAKERS INCLUDED: ANDY PUZDER, FORMER CEO, CKE FOODS; AMBASSADOR KRISTEN SILVERBERG, PRESIDENT & COO, BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE; JONATHAN BURKS, VP FOR GLOBAL PUBLIC POLICY, WALMART; KEITH NORIEKA, EVP, PATOMAK GLOBAL PARTNERS; AND DOUGLAS HOLTZ-EAKIN, PRESIDENT, AMERICAN ACTION FORUM.OCTOBER 24, 2023 | ROUNDTABLE: DIANE WINSTON - RIGHTING THE AMERICAN DREAMNOVEMBER 9, 2023 | STATUE DEDICATION: POPE JOHN PAUL II NOVEMBER 30, 2023 | REAGAN NATIONAL DEFENSE SURVEY: >THE REAGAN NATIONAL DEFENSE SURVEY IS A PUBLIC OPINION POLL THAT ASSISTS ELECTED OFFICIALS, POLICYMAKERS, AND KEY STAKEHOLDERS WITH UNDERSTANDING HOW AMERICANS VIEW A WIDE ARRAY OF DEFENSE, FOREIGN POLICY, AND NATIONAL SECURITY MATTERS.