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Discovering Heroes® Book Series Helps Educate Children in 42 States and Puerto Rico as America Marks 25 Years Since September 11, 2001

Nonfiction Series Brings Firsthand Accounts of Sept. 11 and Stories of Everyday Heroism into Classrooms and Communities Across America

September 11, 2026 — A quarter of a century after September 11, 2001, the Discovering Heroes® book series is helping educate children in 42 states across America and Puerto Rico, bringing age-appropriate, nonfiction stories of Sept. 11, courage, and heroism to a new generation.

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FDNY Fire Zone Book Signing Event

Ahead of the 25^th anniversary of September 11, 2001, the FDNY Fire Zone invited Context Productions to a book signing event at their state-of-the-art fire-safety learning center in midtown Manhattan’s famous Rockefeller Center. Author and Context Productions CEO Kristie Kiernan Bouryal, along with some of the main characters in her Discovering Heroes® book series, engaged with visitors of all ages.

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The Discovering Heroes® series and 9/11 Curriculum from the Tunnel to Towers 9/11 Institute™ on display at Emma E. Booker Elementary School.

Historic Elementary School Using Our Discovering Heroes® Series and Curriculum

To commemorate the 25^th anniversary of September 11, 2001, the Discovering Heroes® series of books, 9/11 curriculum, and a steel beam recovered from the World Trade Center, arrived at Sarasota, Florida’s Emma E. Booker Elementary School. It’s the same school where President George W. Bush learned America was under attack on that fateful day.

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9/11 Essay Contest in NJ

The Tunnel to Towers 9/11 Institute™ and The New Jersey Commission on Holocaust Education announce the winner of the inaugural 9/11 essay contest for NJ 8th Graders. The 9/11 NEVER FORGET Mobile Exhibit, a traveling 9/11 museum, visits the winner’s school.

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Curriculum Now in Use Nationwide

Our Discovering Heroes® series is a key component of the Tunnel to Towers 9/11 Institute™ – and together, we are now providing educators nationwide with nonfiction resources designed to help teach students about 9/11, those who were lost, the extraordinary courage and sacrifice demonstrated that day, and the resilience of America’s spirit.

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Why the Tunnel to Towers 9/11 Institute™ is Unique

Co-hosts of Magic 106.7’s Morning Magic Show and the Exceptional Women podcast spoke to Kristie Kiernan Bouryal about the Tunnel to Towers 9/11 Institute™. Listen Now.

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Announcing the Tunnel to Towers 9/11 Institute™

Sept. 7, 2022 – The Tunnel to Towers Foundation announced the establishment of the Tunnel to Towers 9/11 Institute™, the organization’s expanded effort to educate and inform future generations of the 9/11 fallen and the heroic actions that took place on September 11, 2001. Context Productions LLC is proud to be part of the 9/11 Institute’s offering.

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