Our Mission

Civic Ed Project promotes youth civic engagement through educational programs and curricula that provide teens with the knowledge and skills they need to actively participate in the civic life of their community.  We achieve this goal by working collaboratively with high school students, teachers, and administrators, as well as school districts, colleges, law schools, courts, community- based organizations, youth groups, and other educational non-profits.

Our Partners

Civic Ed Project achieves its mission through collaboration with schools and school districts, colleges and law schools, historical societies, courthouses, community-based organizations, youth groups, corporations, and other educational non-profit organizations.  

Below is a list of our current or recent partners:

Education Development Center: Civic Ed Project is currently working with EDC, a global non-profit organation, to design a four-year Law & Justice Pathway for law-and law-enforcement themed high schools. Read more   

On July 20-23, 2010, EDC will be offering teachers a Professional Development Institute for those interested in teaching the Law & Justice curriculum.  View the invitiation

Center for Restorative Justice: We are currently working with the Center, based at Suffolk University, to promote the use of restorative justice for whole school change.

Northeastern University School of Law: Civic Ed Project administered the law school's Marshall-Brennan Constitutional Literacy Project from 2007 to 2010.  Read more

Boston Public Schools: During 2008 and 2009, we worked with the Office of Curriculum & Intructional Practice and youth from the Hyde Square Task Force to design a new high school civics course for BPS.  Read more

Social Justice Academy: This public high school in Hyde Park has hosted a Marshall-Brennan Project for the last three years.  Civic Ed Project has also worked with the SJA for the last two years on its innovative Restorative Peer Justice System (RPJS), which trains students to resolve disciplinary matters and other issues using healing circles.  Read more

Codman Academy Charter Public School: This charter high school in Dorchester that we have worked with since 2003, a yearafter the school opened.  We have run a number of law-related education programs and Saturday classes.  Read more

Another Course to College: This pilot high school hosted a Marshall-Brennan Project during the 2009-10 school year. 

Community Charter School of Cambridge: This charter school in Cambridge hosted a Marshall-Brennan Project during the 2008-09 and 2009-10 school years.  Read more

Framingham High School: Has hosted our annual Bill of Rights Day Program since 2006.  Read more

Staples, Inc.: Bill of Rights Day Program 2006, 2007, and 2008: CEP trained members of Staples, Inc. legal department to run a one day moot court program at Framingham High School.  Read more

Bill of Rights Education Project: We have collaborated with this initiative of the ACLU of Massachusetts on two student rights conferences, in 2002 and 2003, and on a Constitution Day Forum with Mary Beth Tinker in September 2009.