Welcome to Civitas

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Civitas is about reason and conscience.  Our "mission" is to counter the ill-informed and apathetic citizen who answers the question about what is happening in the world with "I don't know and I don't care." Our preference is to try to "do the work" rather than worry about fancy mission statements.

Article I of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states that “All human beings are…endowed with reason and conscience…”  and Civitas is committed to the premise that democracy operates best when citizens act “with reason and conscience.”  Our programs encourage both adolescents and adults to engage in compassionate critical thinking.  We hope to reduce the rhetoric and raise the level of dialogue; thereby engaging more people in a constructive path towards fulfilling the promise of democracy.  We believe that for the condition of humankind to improve, it is important for students and others to be active and responsible citizens.

Lest we sound too esoteric (serious and intellectual), let’s acknowledge that our own selfish interests play a key role in what we do.  We enjoy working with students and civic-minded adults.  We like testing our ideas about education and societal change in the laboratory of our “universe of students.”   We enjoy assessing and reassessing the approaches that we take to our own learning and that of others.  Not to be forgotten is how we like to laugh – particularly at hypocrisy, both our own and that which exists in the world around us.  Not a bad combination …. thinking, reflecting, acting, and laughing!  We hope that you’ll join us in the process.

 

 

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13 Civitas students are going to Washington, DC!

In a surprise move, Civitas has announced that thirteen students who wrote outstanding essays for the Pulitzer Center contest for high school students will be receiving an all-expenses paid trip to Washington, DC on July 12-14.   It will be a "working trip" with a fair measure of pleasure.  The focus will be on training by the staff of the Pulitzer Center for students to learn more about journalism and how to strengthen the Global Gateway program at their schools.

The agenda will include the Pulitzer training, a visit to the recently opened Newseum, a Potomac cruise from Georgetown to Alexandria, and a picnic at the home of Pulitzer director Jon Sawyer.  Other activities are still being planned; we will inform you as they are finalized.  

 



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