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Civic Spirit Clubs

Designing solutions to local issues

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We the Educators

A civic learning series for educators

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Educators Cohort

Design transformative civic learning for the next generation

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Methodology

We have developed a unique pedagogy for civic education that integrates the study of American texts and traditions with the social-emotional development of students and the practice of urgent civic skills.

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Team

We are passionate professionals with expertise in American history, theology, classroom pedagogy, leadership development, program design, and community health--all dedicated to civic well-being.

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Schools

The Civic Spirit network is comprised of schools from a diverse range of religious, economic, racial, and cultural backgrounds, creating an inviting environment for building bridges and problem-solving.

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We partner with educators and schools rooted in a faith tradition to strengthen their capacity for comprehensive and non-partisan civic education.

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Civic Spirit encourages multifaith work and understanding, giving students whose lives are encompassed by their own communities the chance to meet, talk to, and work with people in entirely different communities.

Jewish Standard

"Embodying Civic Spirit"

Civic Spirit is working hard to restore faith in our democratic repubic within communities and schools rooted in a faith tradition.

Bridge Alliance

It was one of the best professional development programs that I have ever been to. And I have been teaching for decades.

Linda Litland, Joseph Kushner Hebrew Academy

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Civic Spirit is dedicated to providing quality professional development opportunties and learning experiences for educators and students in faith-based schools.

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We partner with educators and schools rooted in a faith tradition to strengthen their capacity for comprehensive and non-partisan civic education.

the

problem

Deteriorating Faith

Fewer than 20% of Americans trust the government.

Destructive Polarization

 81% of Republicans and Democrats say they have an unfavorable view of the other.

Diminishing Communities

In the past 25 years, attendance at civic meetings has dropped by 58%.

the

solution

Comprehensive Civics Education

will shepherd 55 million individuals coming of age in America into the gifts and responsibilities of citizenship.

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Without the vigilance and sustained action of citizens, American democracy can easily become an empty promise.
I want the students to understand what their American citizenship means, beyond their name on a passport.
Students were encouraged to find similarities between their communities and backgrounds, different as they may be.
Civic Spirit is working hard to restore faith in our democratic republic within communities and schools rooted in faith traditions.
One of the things that my students and I struggle with is how otherwise good, moral, religious Americans who were no less righteous than we could nonetheless be slaveholders. For years, I have looked for a good way to help them get their heads around what, for us, seems impossible...Thank you for enriching my class.
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"Without the vigilance and sustained action of citizens, American democracy can easily become an empty promise."

Sh’Ma Now of The Forward
"Grateful Citizen"

"I want the students to understand what their American citizenship means, beyond their name on a passport."

The Jewish Week
"Teaching Civic Spirit in the Trump Era"

Students were encouraged to find similarities between their communities and backgrounds, different as they may be.

Jewish Link New Jersey
"Engaging Religious Teens to Be Active Citizens"

Civic Spirit is working hard to restore faith in our democratic republic within communities and schools rooted in faith traditions.

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Civic Spirit is part of a growing renaissance in civic education in America. We work specifically with communities and schools rooted in faith traditions.

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