Civic education can’t be another add-on in a curriculum already crowded with mandates. By recognizing civic learning opportunities throughout the life of the school, Facing History’s work supports the most central goal of American public education: preparing students for life in a democracy.
At Facing History & Ourselves, we believe that a good citizen possesses:
• tolerance, empathy, and respect for human dignity;
• the skills to seek truth and communicate across difference;
• a capacity for ethical reflection;
• a sense of the common good;
• a habit of engagement; and
• a belief that they can make a difference and that each person’s choices matter.
- Civic Education
- After School and Beyond
- Educator Training
- Congregational Learning
- Day Schools and Yeshivas
- Teen Engagement
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Non-partisan resources to aid in discussion and programming around civic engagement.

Educational resources in support of civic responsibility and the democratic process.

Levi Strauss: The California Gold Rush through the story of Jewish immigration to San Francisco.