Curriculum Consulting - Civic & Community Engagement

Our nonpartisan curriculum is tailored to fit the needs of your students.

Close Up has over 50 years of experience in developing and delivering civic education curriculum, including materials to support community engagement and action projects, civil discourse, and classroom debates and deliberations around current issues. Whether you’re interested in a civic/community engagement curriculum or developing a capstone project for students earning a state seal of civic readiness on their diploma, our team of experts can help develop and implement a customized curriculum plan for your school or district.

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We inspire thoughtful conversations and authentic community engagement.

Our experience working with thousands of diverse public, private, and charter schools allows us to understand and draw upon a wide range of approaches to civic and community engagement specific to the culture and values of each school. We aim to spark rich, productive, and inspiring conversations among administrators, faculty, students, families, community partners, and other stakeholders.

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Civic Seals and Other Statewide Initiatives: We work with districts, such as Atlanta Public Schools and Syracuse City School District, to develop curriculum and capstone projects that support students earning the state’s diploma seal of civic readiness.
District Initiatives: In Prince George’s County Public Schools, we designed Civic Voices and Civic Leaders to improve students’ civic efficacy and speaking, reading, and writing performance through after-school and summer enrichment.
School Initiatives: At the Hockaday School in Texas, we transformed community service into partnership-based community engagement, connecting students with Dallas Zoo experts to examine local environmental problems and pitch solutions to area industry leaders.