curricular programs

Program partners develop curricular materials to meet their civic education needs. These materials may address specific societal issues such as reconciliation, conflict mitigation, gender inequity, participation, and human rights. In addition, U.S. and international educators collaborate on the development of lessons in comparative government for U.S. students.

Many international partners have also chosen to adapt curricular materials originally developed in the United States. The most widely adapted materials include the Project Citizen and Foundations of Democracy texts developed by the Center for Civic Education.


From left to right: Active Classroom, Russia; Project Citizen, Mali; Foundations of Democracy, Bahrain; The Citizen and the Constitution, Colombia

Project Citizen is a project-based curriculum that provides youth and adults with the knowledge and skills required to monitor and influence public policy. Participants develop support for democratic principles and values and feelings of political efficacy.

Foundations of Democracy is a series for K–12 students focusing on concepts fundamental to democratic citizenship, including authority, privacy, responsibility, and justice. Participants are challenged to discuss the proper scope and limits of authority, utilize democratic procedures to make decisions and manage conflict, and make informed choices.