- Engage media—Invite students, educators, parents, and community members for a press conference showcasing the powerful civic learning happening in your locality and/or submit an op-ed on the importance of civic learning
- Get social—Affirm the importance of civic learning on your social media platforms
- Announce or validate programs or policies—Use Civic Learning Week to announce a new program or validate an existing program, policy, or initiative that advances civic learning in your state/locality
- Issue a Proclamation—Release a proclamation to validate and celebrate the importance of civic learning in your state or locality
Key Action Ideas
Other Considerations for Engaging in Civic Learning Week
- Elevate student voice and consider recognizing student civic learning, as appropriate
- Thank an educator or others you want to recognize for supporting civic learning
- Support legislative efforts to advance high-quality civic education
Suggested Daily Themes & Activities
Track Record & Tribute Tuesday
Share how you’ve advanced civic education through legislative deliberation
Sample activities that you might consider for this day:
- Share clips from committee hearings on civic education
- Highlight bipartisan discussions and working groups
- Post about roundtables with educators and students
- Feature testimony from civic education experts
- Share moments of cross-aisle collaboration on education
- Make a joint statement with an elected official from the opposite party on successes and learnings you’ve had in the previous year
Looking for ways to advance high-quality civic education?
Check out the CivxNow State Policy Menu
Witness Wednesday
Discover and celebrate local civic organizations
Sample activities that you might consider for this day:
- Share posts about local civic organizations
- Highlight organizations supporting civic learning in your district or state (you can find many on National Civic League’s map).
- Retweet success stories from local, state, and national civic learning programs that are using #civiclearningweek.
- Many states have a gubernatorial or legislative proclamation honoring the week; if your state is one of those, use your channels to amplify the proclamation.
- Post about local civics competitions like Civics Bees, History Day, Debate Competitions, We the People competitions, etc.
- Share student civic achievements
- Develop op-ed about local civic education initiatives
Thank You Thursday
Honor civic educators who inspired public service
Sample activities that you might consider for this day:
- Share a personal story about influential civic educators (including teachers, out-of-school program providers, etc.) that influenced your career of public service.
- Record video thanking past educators
- Write a letter to a former civics teacher
- Post yearbook photos with civic educators
- Share specific lessons that stuck with you
