We the People... Project Citizen

 

We the People... Project Citizen is a civic education project for middle school students that promotes competent and responsible participation in state and local government. The curriculum involves a class of middle school students in a series of structured, cooperative learning activities that are guided by their teachers and adult volunteers. Working in cooperative teams, the class learns to interact with their government through a five-step process that includes identifying a public policy problem in their community, gathering and evaluaing information on the problem, examining and evaluating solutions, selecting or developing a proposed public policy, and developing an action plan. Students' work is displayed in a class portfolio, containing display and documentation sections.

We the People... Project Citizen includes a teacher's guide with directions for leading the class through the five-step process and developing a class portfolio.

We the People... programs and materials are provided by the Center for Civic Education. For more information, contact the CCLCE office.