In October 2025, Sarah became a Civic Partnerships Fellow at Monticello, supporting the Education and Guest Services team in fulfilling their strategic goal to "position Monticello as a site courageously engaged in bridging divides, encouraging deliberation, and sharing other skills crucial for self-governance."
To learn more about her work with the Network, visit the Monticello site.
Additionally, in summer 2025, Sarah was named an inaugural National Civics Fellow by the Center for Revitalizing American Institutions at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. Her work with Hoover supports the EAD-CLP network by developing a series of podcast episodes interviewing community learning professionals making use of the EAD Roadmap to integrate civic learning into their practice. These episodes will be made available publicly in summer 2026.
Authentic Learning Environments for Children and Families in History Museums and Sites
Developing a new exhibit space is a complicated and expensive project. This topical series and learning community will engage your team with a cohort of colleagues doing comparable work. Through workshops, resources, coaching, and discussions, we will analyze similar completed projects, share feedback on your ideas, and learn collectively, thus maximizing your efforts and ability to avoid pitfalls and learn from other museums - saving you tens of thousands of dollars down the line.
This program runs April - October 2024 and includes:
Participating Organizations
Program Leaders
Sarah Jencks, Every Museum a Civic Museum
Kristin Scarola, Creative Sparks Consulting
Rebecca Shulman, Museum Questions Consulting
Please reach out directly if you would like to know more about this project