Civic Action Project
Preparing students to be active, informed participants in our democracy.
What is Civic Action Project?
Civic Action Project (CAP) is a free project-based learning program for civics that enables students to apply what they learn in the classroom to examine and address real-world issues that matter to them. CAP includes research-based, instructional best practices proven to enhance students’ civic knowledge, skills, and dispositions, which prepares them to become informed and engaged participants in our democracy. The CAP curriculum is flexible and easy to integrate into ELA, social studies, and science classrooms.
Two Ways to Implement Civic Action Project
Option 1: Academic Discipline Pathway
Choose lesson sets in a variety of academic discipline pathways that build foundational knowledge before students create and lead civic engagement projects or a civic research projects.
U.S. Constitution
Issue-Based Discussions
Media Literacy
Social Movements
Option 2: Stand-Alone Civic Engagement Project or Civic Research Project
Use CAP project lessons and planners to enhance your existing content with a high-quality, student-led project-based learning experience.
Civic Engagement
Civic Research
Both options include:
- A structure combining classroom lessons and student-project guidance to help students choose an issue in their community that they care about.
- Flexible implementation that let teachers choose lessons tailored to their classroom needs.
- Lessons that are designed for middle and high school classrooms.
- Content that is always non-partisan, always free.
The CAP Youth Board
CAP students are making news across the nation
See videos and photos of student projects
