Civic Spirit began in 2018 as a coalition of 13 Jewish and Catholic independent schools in the New York Metropolitan area, who are committed to teaching civic virtues and building civic leadership in their educational communities.

To date, we have worked with over 1,100 educators and administrators in over 200 schools across the United States in our cohort program, student experiences, and virtual symposiums and workshops. Each school in our network draws on its own ethical and philosophical mission as a starting point for the cultivation of a renewed sense of civic responsibility.

School administrators, faculty, educators, and youth development professionals are the backbone of Civic Spirit. Through commitment and love of teaching, they create innovative ways to foster civic belonging, knowledge, and responsibility, integrating the unique assets and culture of their school and/or organization.

The dynamic Civic Spirit network ensures opportunity for educators and students to build fellowship and practice civil discourse and problem-solving across diverse demographics and systems.

If you or your school is interested in becoming a member of the Civic Spirit community, please contact our executive director, Rabbi Charlie Savenor, at: charlie@civicspirit.org

Below is a list of schools and non-profit organizations that have participated in Civic Spirit educator and student programming.

Abraham Joshua Heschel Day School – Los Angeles, CA
Atlanta Jewish Academy – Atlanta, GA
Barkai Yeshivah High School – Brooklyn, NY
Beit Rabban Day School – New York, NY
Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School – Chicago, IL
Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School – Brooklyn, NY
Bishop Lynch High School – Dallas, TX
Blessed Sacrament Catholic Academy – Brooklyn, NY
Bornblum Jewish Community School – Memphis, TN
Brandeis Marin – San Rafael, CA
Bruriah Middle and High Schools – Elizabeth, NJ
Canyon Ridge Middle School – Austin, TX
Chicago Hope Academy – Chicago, IL
Chicago Jewish Day School – Chicago, IL
Christadelphian Heritage School – Simi Valley, CA
Cornelia Connelly Center – New York, NY
De La Salle Academy – New York, NY
Denver Academy Of Torah – Denver, CO
Denver Jewish Day School – Denver, CO
DRS Yeshiva High School – Woodmere, NY
Epstein Hillel School – Marblehead, MA
Ezra Academy – Woodbridge, CT
Farber Hebrew Day School/Yeshivat Akiva – Southfield, MI
Frankel Jewish Academy – West Bloomfield, MI
Gideon Hausner Jewish Day School – Palo Alto, CA
Golda Och Academy – West Orange, NJ
Gottesman RTW Academy – Randolph, NJ
Gratz Academy – Philadelphia, PA
Hannah Senesh Community Day School – Brooklyn, NY
Hartford International University for Religion and Peace – Hartford, CT
Hebrew Academy of Long Beach – Woodmere, NY
Hebrew Academy of Nassau County – Nassau County, NY
Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway (HAFTR) – Cedarhurst, NY
Heichal Hatorah – Teaneck, NJ
Hillel Torah North Suburban Day School – Skokie, IL
Ida Crown Jewish Academy – Skokie, IL
Indiana Wesleyan University –National and Global
Jack M Barrack Hebrew Academy – Bryn Mawr, PA
Jewish Community Day School (JCDS) – Watertown, MA
Jewish Educational Center – Elizabeth, NJ
Joseph Kushner Hebrew Academy – Livingston, NJ
Judaism Your Way – Denver/Boulder, CO
Kingsway Christian School – Avon, Indiana
La Salle Academy – New York, NY
Leo High School – Chicago, IL
Loyola School – New York, NY
Lumen Verum Academy – Braintree, MA
Luria Academy – Brooklyn, NY
Ma’ayanot Yeshiva High School for Girls – Teaneck, NJ
Magen David Yeshivah – Brooklyn, NY
Manhattan Day School – New York, NY
Martin Saints Classical High School – Oreland, PA
Mathematics, Civics and Sciences Charter School – Philadelphia, PA
Mazel Day School – Brooklyn, NY
Melvin J Berman Hebrew Academy – Rockville, MD
Milton Gottesman Jewish Day School of the Nation’s Capital – Washington, D.C.
Milwaukee Jewish Day School – Milwaukee, WI
Milwaukee Marshall High School – Milwaukee, WI
Mother McAuley Liberal Arts High School – Chicago, IL
MTA/Yeshiva University High School for Boys – New York, NY
Muslim Community Network – New York, NY
Next Generation Politics – New York, NY
North Shore Hebrew Academy High School – Great Neck, NY
Notre Dame College Prep – Niles, IL
Notre Dame de Sion Schools – Kansas City, MO
Oakland Hebrew Day School – Oakland, CA
Rae Kushner Yeshiva High School – Livingston, NJ
Rambam Mesivta – Inwood, NY
Regina Dominican – Wilmette, IL
Regis Jesuit High School – Aurora, CO
Sacred Heart Schools – Chicago, IL
Saint Josaphat School – Chicago, IL
SAR Academy – Riverdale, NY
SAR High School – Riverdale, NY
Schechter Manhattan – New York, NY
Shalhevet High School – Los Angeles, CA
Shulamith School for Girls – Woodmere, NY
Sinai Akiba Academy – Los Angeles, CA
Solomon Schechter Day School in Boston – Boston, MA
Solomon Schechter Day School of Bergen County – New Milford, NJ
Solomon Schechter Day School of Metropolitan Chicago – Northbrook, IL
St. Athanasius Catholic Academy – Brooklyn, NY
St. Dominic Academy – Jersey City, NJ
St. Jean Baptiste High School – New York, NY
St. Joseph High School – Trumbull, CT
St. Luke School – Shoreline, WA
St. Paul School – Salem, OH
St. Peter’s High School – Staten Island, NY
Stella K. Abraham High School for Girls – Hewlett, NY
Temple Emanuel – Newton, MA
The Brandeis School of San Francisco – San Francisco, CA
The Frisch School – Paramus, NJ
The Heschel School (High School)– New York, NY
The Heschel School (Middle School)– New York, NY
The IDEA School – Tenafly, NJ
The Leffell School (High School) – Hartsdale, NY
The Leffell School (Middle School) – Hartsdale, NY
The Ramaz School (Middle School) – New York, NY
The Rashi School – Dedham, MA
The Voice – New York, NY
The Weber High School – Atlanta, GA
The Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History – Philadelphia, PA
Torah Academy for Girls – Far Rockaway, NY
Torah Academy of Bergen County – Teaneck, NJ
Xaverian High School – Brooklyn, NY
Yavneh Academy – Paramus, NJ
Yeshiva Har Torah – Queens, NY
Yeshiva of Central Queens – Flushing, NY
Yeshiva of Flatbush High School – Brooklyn, NY
Yeshiva Prep – Brooklyn, NY
Yeshiva University High School for Boys – Manhattan, NY
Yeshiva University High School for Girls – Hollis, NY
Yeshiva University High School of Los Angeles – Los Angeles, CA
Yeshivat Noam – Paramus, NJ
Youth Revive, Inc. – Dallas, TX
YVote – Denver, CO