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Lake Bluff students present Smithsonian-linked —Democracy in Dialogue— virtual museum

Shorewood School District Board of Education · January 13, 2026
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At the Jan. 13 Shorewood School Board meeting Lake Bluff Elementary principal Johanna French introduced sixth graders and Smithsonian facilitators who presented a student-created virtual museum, "More than Just Kids," used to teach identity, empathy and civic dialogue.

At the Jan. 13 Shorewood School District board meeting, Lake Bluff Elementary principal Johanna French introduced sixth-grade students who presented "Democracy in Dialogue," a semester-long virtual exchange in partnership with the Smithsonian that culminated in a student-created online museum called "More than Just Kids."

"My name is Johanna French, and I'm the principal at Lake Bluff Elementary School," French said, introducing the students and the facilitators. Ali…

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