We the People: Project Citizen is a curricular program for middle, secondary, and post-secondary students, youth organizations, and adult groups that promotes competent and responsible participation in local and state government. The program helps participants learn how to monitor and influence public policy. In the process, they develop support for democratic values and principles, tolerance, and feelings of political efficacy.

Entire classes of students or members of youth or adult organizations work cooperatively to identify a public policy problem in their community. They then research the problem, evaluate alternative solutions, develop their own solution in the form of a public policy, and create a political action plan to enlist local or state authorities to adopt their proposed policy. Participants develop a portfolio of their work and present their project in a public hearing showcase before a panel of civic-minded community members.

Introduction

Portfolios
Guidelines
Portfolio Criteria Checklist - Each Section
Portfolio Criteria Checklist - Overall Portfolio
Portfolio Score Sheet
Shipping Procedures
Shipping Label

State Showcase
Registration Form
Showcase Procedures
Evaluator Guidelines
Team Roster Form
Class Roster Form
Travel Stipend Request

Summer Institute
Summer Institute Highlights

Free Curriculum
For more information, email Tiana McGlockton, Program Director, TMcGlockton@flrea.org -or- call (850) 386-8223.