Connecticut History Day is a program for students in grades 6-12 that encourages exploration of local, state, national, and world history.
Participating students select a historical topic that relates to an annual theme, conduct research and analyze and interpret their findings. They draw conclusions about their topic's significance in history, and create final projects that demonstrate their work. These projects are entered into a series of competitions, from the local to the national level, where professional historians and educators evaluate them.
Ms. Salwa Collings has been doing a phenomenal job with our students in preparing for the CT History Day. Every year her students prepare great, informative documentaries, websites and performances. Every year, Madina Academy students shine as they receive recognition and awards at the event.
In 2021, Ms. Salwa was nominated for the Patricia Behring teacher of the year award in the junior division of the national history day (NHD) national contest in Connecticut.
Read her nomination letters below:
Participating students select a historical topic that relates to an annual theme, conduct research and analyze and interpret their findings. They draw conclusions about their topic's significance in history, and create final projects that demonstrate their work. These projects are entered into a series of competitions, from the local to the national level, where professional historians and educators evaluate them.
Ms. Salwa Collings has been doing a phenomenal job with our students in preparing for the CT History Day. Every year her students prepare great, informative documentaries, websites and performances. Every year, Madina Academy students shine as they receive recognition and awards at the event.
In 2021, Ms. Salwa was nominated for the Patricia Behring teacher of the year award in the junior division of the national history day (NHD) national contest in Connecticut.
Read her nomination letters below:
Congratulations to our 2022 Participants and Winners!
- Sameer Hasan, 6th grade: The Anaconda Plan: A Contentious Battle Tactic Implemented by the Union
- Zaynab Khawaja and Noor Hassan, grade 6: Debate and Diplomacy: Ending of Racial Segregation on the Buses Due to the Briwder vs Gayle Case
- Ayoub Elamrani, grade 7: The Camp David Accords: An In-Depth Look at an Event that Changed Middle East History. Received 3rd place in the Junior Individual Website category.
- Zainah Khaliq, Aanum Khan, and Fatima Khan, grade 8 : Thomas Jefferson: From an Unheard Secretary of State to the President who Won the First Barbary War, Changing the Role of Debate and Diplomacy in American Foreign Policy. Received 1st place in the Junior Group Performance category.
- Deana Khatib and Tasneem Zoghol, grade 9: CT Witch Trials: The Debate Surrounding the Handling of Witchcraft
- Yameen Ahmed, grade 9: The Controversies Concerning The Apollo 11 Mission. Received 1st place in the Senior Individual Documentary category.
Congratulations to our 2020 Regional History Day Finalists!
- Jannah Sallam 6th Grade
- Abdulhafiz Shelbaya 6th Grade
- Salma Mahmoud 7th Grade
- Tasneem Zoghol 7th Grade
- Ameer Hassan 7th Grade