CIVIC EDUCATION LINKS
Civitas: An International Civic Education
Exchange Program
Website link: http://www.civnet.org
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| The Delegation was able to tour the Texas capitol and visit with the Secretary of State, Esperanza "Hope" Andrade who is Texas’ 107th Secretary of State. | |
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Costa Rica - Texas - New Mexico Civitas Partnership
Civitas Latin America is funded by a grant from the US Department of Education under the Education for Democracy Act approved by the US Congress. The program is implemented in cooperation with the US Department of State. It is administered by the Center with the assistance of the Civitas Latin America Consortium Coordinators Council, composed of representatives of participating organizations.
Throughout the years of the partnership between Texas, New Mexico and Costa Rica, the common thread that has joined these three entities together is developing programs which benefit students and teachers. These programs not only replicate successful strategies, but result in participants leaving the event or meeting with a feeling that what they are attempting will result in helping prepare successful citizens regardless of country. The partnership is currently working on:
We the People...Project Citizen
CIVITAS Costa Rica through work of Costa Rica Joven and the Omar Dengo Foundation continues to revise the Project Citizen training manual and will target environmental issues.
Partnership Lesson Plans: to download PDF lessons click titles below.
GETTING TO KNOW YOU
CHECKING OUT OUR RIGHTS
CITIZENSHIP: RIGHTS OR RESPONSIBILITY
MIND PLAY
SOLVING INTERNATIONAL DISPUTES
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Hungary/Romania - Florida - Texas - Mississippi Civitas Partnership
Civitas is cooperative project of a consortium of civic education organizations in the United States and other participating nations. The program is administered by the Center for Civic Education and funded through a grant from the United States Department of Education, Office of Educational Research and Improvement, in cooperation with the United States Department of State and its affiliated offices throughout the world. The program provides for a series of exchanges among leaders in civic education in the United States and emerging and established democracies worldwide.
Texas continues to support the work of the partnership by hosting delegations.