How to use the Monitor in your classroom
• A day in the life of the newsroom
• College-specific course suggestions
• Kidspace
• Readings in American Democracy
• My Fellow Americans
• Perspectives on Terrorism
• Moral Dilemmas
• Editorial cartoons
• Monitor special projects index
See a day in the life of the newsroom
Look over the shoulders of the Monitor's staff in this self-guided virtual tour of a day's editorial production process. Documentary footage filmed in our newsroom in Boston.
College-specific course suggestions
College professors using The Christian Science Monitor agree that the Monitor is unique in its unbiased, international viewpoint and the desire to go beneath the sensationalism of a current event to its underlying context. See examples of how some instructors use the Monitor.
Kidspace (ages 6-12)
Featuring lots of fun and learning for children aged 6 to 12, “Kidspace” is a favorite Tuesday feature in The Christian Science Monitor.
Readings in American Democracy
“Readings in American Democracy” is a publication from the prestigious Great Books Foundation, bringing together 14 monumental texts that have shaped democracy in America. Relevant Monitor news stories on current events that affirm the enduring relevance of these seminal documents accompany the text.My Fellow Americans
What separates a “great” speech from a “good” speech? Craft your own State of the Union Address with our “Be a speechwriter” interactive.
Perspectives on Terrorism
One man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter. Students decide which is which.
Moral Dilemmas
Monitor articles on real-life moral dilemmas make excellent subject material for written assignments and class discussions.
Editorial cartoons
A constantly updated collection of recent editorial cartoons from the Monitor's Clay Bennett – 2002 Pulitzer Prize winner (and a yearly finalist for five years running – a new record!)