Applications are due April 19 for our 2024-25 Educators Cohort! Join educators from faith based schools across the country in our fellowship designed to assist participants in developing their knowledge & skills as civic educators. Visit civicspirit.org/educators-coho… for more details!

Launching this year, our 2024-25 Denver Educators Cohort is accepting applications by Friday, April 19! To learn more and apply, visit civicspirit.org/denver-educato…

Monday, April 15 is Patriots' Day! Today marks 249 years since the Battles of Lexington and Concord, which launched the American Revolutionary War with the "shot heard round the world." Let us know in the comments how your classroom is celebrating Patriots' Day! #PatriotsDay

Chag Pesach sameach! Wishing our community of Jewish educators, students, and stakeholders a joyous Passover!

This May we celebrate Jewish American Heritage Month! Civic Spirit is proud to honor and pay tribute to the generations of Jewish Americans that have made significant contributions to our nation's history and culture. #JewishAmericanHeritageMonth #CivicEducation #TeacherResources

May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month! Our Civic Holiday Resource this month includes a selection of primary sources and discussion questions that highlight pivotal moments in Asian American history. To view our Resource visit, civicspirit.org/resources #AAPI

Happy National Teachers' Day! Our team at Civic Spirit is inspired every day by the hard work and dedication our educators demonstrate in and outside of the classroom. If you are an educator in a faith based school interested in our programs, visit civicspirit.org/work

Join us next Wednesday, May 22 for our upcoming We the People session! In partnership with the Walnut Street Synagogue, Rabbi Charlie Savenor will explore Norman Finkelstein's book, "Saying No to Hate: Overcoming Antisemitism in America." Please visit bit.ly/OvercomingAnti…

Tonight! Don't miss out on our We the People session, "Overcoming Antisemitism in America," featuring Executive Director, Rabbi Charlie Savenor of Civic Spirit. To register for our link, please visit bit.ly/OvercomingAnti… #WethePeople #SayingNotoHate

Today we remember and honor the courageous people who have given their lives in serving and protecting the United States. On behalf of Civic Spirit, we wish everyone a Memorial Day filled with gratitude and reflection for our fallen heroes. #MemorialDay2024

Happy Pride Month from Civic Spirit! #PrideMonth2024

Join us next Mon. for our upcoming "We the People" program! In celebration of Juneteenth, biographer Larry Tye will share the untold stories of jazz icons, Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong & Count Basie, & their impact as social reformers. To register visit civicspirit.org/event

Today we celebrate Flag Day and commemorate the adoption of our flag by the Second Continental Congress on June 14th, 1777. To view this month's Civic Holiday Resource on Flag Day 2024, please visit civicspirit.org/resources #FlagDay #CivicEducation #TeacherResources

Tonight! Our "We the People" series continues with "How the Jazzmen Transformed America," featuring author Larry Tye. To register for your Zoom link, please visit civicspirit.org/event #Juneteenth #CivicEducation #WethePeople

Today we honor & celebrate Juneteenth, the date Union soldiers entered Galveston, Texas in 1865 & proclaimed freedom to enslaved African Americans. To check out our Juneteenth resource and our collection of Civic Holiday Resources, please visit civicspirit.org/resources

Today marks the 60th anniversary of the signing of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, outlawing racial discrimination in schools, jobs, and public facilities in the US. To access primary documents to bring into your classrooms this year on the Civil Rights Act: archives.gov/milestone-docu…

Happy Independence Day! 🎆🎉🇺🇸 We wish all of our educators, students, and supporters a safe and joyful 4th of July! To continue the learning around picnic tables today, check out our latest Civic Holiday Resource: civicspirit.org/resources

The 19th amendment was passed by Congress in June 1919 and ratified on August, 18, 1920. Today marks the 105th anniversary since Secretary of State Bainbridge Colby certified the ratification on August 26, 1920. To receive a free copy of our Pocket Constitution, comment below!

On August 28, 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his historic and iconic speech, "I Have a Dream," during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom to over 250,000 civil rights supporters, calling for an end to racism in the United States. We remember and honor his words.

Happy Labor Day from the team at Civic Spirit! We invite you to read Director of Education and Innovation Audi Hecht's article on the origins of Labor Day and its significance today, "The shifting Labor Day landscape: Making meaning in the 21st century." tinyurl.com/Labor-Day-The-…