Civic education for all. Teaching resources, activities, and more.
CIVICS Beyond builds youth’s capacity for civic engagement and promotes civic education access nationwide. Inspired by the work of the Harvard CIVICS Program, which engages more than 140 undergraduates at Harvard College and more than 600 elementary and middle schoolers in the Greater Boston Area, CIVICS Beyond expands that work to every teacher and learner who wants to promote civic education in their classrooms.
Glossary
Featured Schools

Bradley Elementary School
5th/6th Grades
Boston, MA

David E. Ellis Elementary School
2nd/3rd Grades
Boston, MA

Dennis C. Haley Pilot School
5th/6th Grades
Roslindale, MA

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Elementary School
5th/6th Grades
Dorchester, MA

Edward Everett Elementary School
5th/6th Grades
Dorchester, MA

Hurley K-8 School
5th/6th Grades
Boston, MA

James F. Condon School
5th/6th Grades
Boston, MA

Mather Elementary School
2nd/3rd & 5th/6th Grades
Dorchester, MA

Mattahunt Elementary School
5th/6th Grades
Mattapan, MA

Mozart Elementary School
2nd/3rd & 5th/6th Grades
Roslindale, MA

Nathan Hale School
2nd/3rd & 5th/6th Grades
Roxbury, MA

Oliver H. Perry Elementary School
2nd/3rd Grades
Boston, MA

Peabody School
5th/6th Grades
Cambridge, MA

Richard J. Murphy School
5th/6th Grades
Dorchester, MA
2nd/3rd Grade Lessons

Civic Action and Volunteering (Week 5)
Leadership Development

Community Helpers (Week 4)
Community Engagement

Introduction to Government (Week 1)
Democratic Process & Principles

Rights and Responsibilities (Week 3)
Democratic Process & Principles

Voting and Elections (Week 2)
Democratic Process & Principles
5th/6th Grade Lessons

2024 Presidential Election and Political Beliefs (Week 4)
Democratic Process & Principles

Advocacy, Part 1 (Week 5)
Leadership Development

Advocacy, Part 2 (Week 6)
Leadership Development

Citizenship (Bonus)
Democratic Process & Principles

Election Basics (Week 3)
Democratic Process & Principles

Government (Week 2)
Democratic Process & Principles

Indigenous History (Week 1)
History & Civic Identity

Voting and Democracy (Bonus)
Democratic Process & Principles