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, flexible, and ready-to-use curriculum that makes it easy to integrate civic learning into Social Studies, ELA, or science classrooms. CAP offers research-based instruction that enhances students’ knowledge, skills, and civic mindset, preparing them to be active, informed participants in our democracy.
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
Issues-based Discussion
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
