Civitas International Programs

INDONESIA INTERNATIONAL PROJECT CITIZEN SHOWCASE JORDAN

civitas international programsThe Center for Civic Education’s Civitas International Programs bring exemplary civic educationcurricula to students worldwide in partnership with organizations in the United States and in eightycountries.This unique network of educators, civil society organizations, educational institutions,and governmental agencies has worked for more than a decade to develop quality curricularmaterials and train teachers throughout Eastern Europe, the former Soviet Union,Africa,Asia, LatinAmerica and the Caribbean,and the Middle East.Many countries in the Civitas network collaboratein unique partnerships using model civic education programs from the United States and othercountries to develop programs that address their specific civic education needs.The objectivesof Civitas International Programs include the following:

EXCHANGE OF IDEASFoster collaboration between educators, government officials, and private-sector leadersfrom the United States and around the world through networks.

Provide opportunities for sharing experiences and best practices through workshops,conferences, newsletters, online discussions, exchange visits, and events such as

� The World Congress on Civic Education

� International Project Citizen showcases

� Regional and thematic programs

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENTIntroduce educators to exemplary curricular materials and teacher-training programsdeveloped in the United States and other participating nations that utilize interactive,student-centered methodologies.

CAPACITY BUILDINGFacilitate the creation, adaptation, and implementation of sustainable civic educationprograms in participating countries.

Foster the institutionalization of comprehensive civic education programs by developingstandards,curricular frameworks,courses,curricular materials, teacher education programs,leadership training, assessment programs, and teacher credentialing requirements.

RESEARCH & EVALUATIONPromote independent research and evaluation projects to determine the effects of civiceducation programs on teacher instruction and student knowledge, skills, and dispositions.

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

U.S. and international civic education centers are matched in long-term partnerships based on common goals. Partners share ideas,resources, and expertise, and are able to bring a more global perspective to their own countries’ civic education programs.

AFTEF/New York/Massachusetts/Maryland/Kansas/Armenia/Bulgaria/Georgia/Mongolia/Kazakhstan/West Russia

AlaskaEast Russia/Nigeria/Mauritius

California/NevadaBosnia and Herzegovina/Ghana

ConnecticutChile

Florida/Mississippi/Hungary/Romania/Panama/Peru

IdahoNorthern Ireland/Republic of Ireland/Jordan/Colombia

Indiana/Illinois/IowaLatvia/Lithuania/Estonia/Malawi/India

Indiana/Wisconsin/Ecuador

Michigan/Oklahoma/ColoradoCzech Republic/Slovakia/Dominican Republic

New JerseySenegal/Serbia

New YorkVenezuela

Missouri/Kentucky/Alabama/OhioPoland/Ukraine/Morocco/South Africa

Oregon/DelawareCroatia/Brazil

Texas/New Mexico/Costa Rica

WyomingBolivia

International Partnerships

AlbaniaAlgeriaArgentinaBahrainBangladeshCambodiaChina

EgyptGermanyGuatemalaHaitiHondurasIndonesiaIraq

IsraelJapanKenyaKosovoLebanonMacedoniaMadagascar

MalaysiaMaliMexicoMontenegroNamibiaNepalOman

PakistanParaguayPhilippinesQatarSaudi ArabiaSouth KoreaSri Lanka

TaiwanThailandTunisiaTurkeyVietnamWest Bank and GazaYemen

civitas international network 80 COUNTRIES / 30 U.S. STATES / 15 INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS

Special Projects International civic education organizations partner directly with the Center to implement civic education projects in their countries.They contribute to the worldwide exchange of ideas through web-based discussions, delegation visits, and regional and global meetings.

� The identification of territories or countries in this brochure does not reflect a position by the Center for Civic Education on the legal status of any country or territory or the delimitation of any frontiers.

curricular programsProgram partners develop curricular materials to meet their civic education needs.Thesematerials may address specific societal issues such as reconciliation, conflict mitigation, genderinequity,participation, and human rights. In addition,U.S. and international educators collaborateon the development of lessons in comparative government for U.S. students.

Many international partners have also chosen to adapt curricular materials originally developedin the United States.The most widely adapted materials include the Project Citizenand Foundations of Democracy texts developed by the Center for Civic Education.

FUNDINGCivitas International Programs are directed by the Center for Civic Education and funded by the U.S. Department of Education underthe Education for Democracy Act approved by the United States Congress.The U.S. Department of State, the U.S.Agency for InternationalDevelopment, and other sources provide additional support. More than seventy percent of Civitas funding is distributed among Civitaspartners to support programmatic activities.

From left to right: Active Classroom, Russia; Project Citizen, Mali; Foundations of Democracy, Bahrain; The Citizen and the Constitution, Colombia

PAKISTAN

“Students 13–14 years old stood before the Municipal Council and presented their

problems, findings and solutions....Adults in the room were astonished at the level

of maturity displayed by the students....What shook them was the fact that their

youngsters were serving as researchers and agents of change.”

GABRIELA BOLAÑOS, U.S. EMBASSY, COSTA RICA

“I have been waiting for twenty-five years for a student-centered program

like Project Citizen.This will forever change my teaching methods.”

TEACHER, SERBIA

Project Citizen is a project-based curriculum that provides youth and adults with the knowledgeand skills required to monitor and influence public policy. Participants develop supportfor democratic principles and values and feelings of political efficacy.

Foundations of Democracy is a series for K–12 students focusing on concepts fundamentalto democratic citizenship, including authority, privacy, responsibility, and justice. Participantsare challenged to discuss the proper scope and limits of authority,utilize democratic proceduresto make decisions and manage conflict, and make informed choices.

UNITED STATES

civitas domestic network

OHIOLeigh Chiarelott morocco, poland,south africa, ukraineUniversity of Toledoleigh.chiarelott@utoledo.edu

OKLAHOMAJane McConnell czech republic,dominican republic, slovakiaOklahoma Bar Associationjanem@okbar.org

OREGONMarilyn R.Cover brazil, croatiaClassroom Law Projectmarilyncover@classroomlaw.org

TEXASJan L.Miller costa ricaLaw Related Education, State Bar of Texasjmiller@texasbar.com

WASHINGTON STATEKathy HandWe the People Programkathyhand@comcast.net

WISCONSINJack Jarmes ecuadorWisconsin Project Citizen Programjackjarmes@yahoo.com

WYOMINGCarol Bryant boliviaWyoming Partnership for Civic Educationbryantcj@uwyo.edu

MISSISSIPPISusie Burroughs hungary, panama,peru, romaniaMississippi State Universitysburroughs@colled.msstate.edu

MISSOURIAlden W.Craddock morocco, poland,south africa, ukraineCenter for Civic Engagement and DemocracyMaryville Universityacraddock@maryville.edu

NEVADAJudith Simpson bosnia andherzegovina, ghanaFoundation for Relevant EducationAbout the Lawjudith7640@aol.com

NEW JERSEYArlene Gardner senegal, serbiaNew Jersey Center for Civic and LREagardner@njclre.rutgers.edu

NEW MEXICODora Marroquin costa ricaCenter for Democracy and Civic Educationdora@cdce.org

NEW YORKDebra Lesser venezuelaJustice Resource Centerdlesser@schools.nyc.org

Stephen L. Schechter mongolia, russiaCouncil for Citizenship EducationRussell Sage Collegeschecs@aol.com

IDAHODan Prinzing colombia, ireland,jordan, n. irelandIdaho Human Rights Education Centerdan@idaho-humanrights.org

ILLINOISPatton Feichter estonia, india,latvia, lithuania, malawipfeichter@comcast.net

INDIANAArlene Benitez ecuadorCenter for Social Studiesand International EducationIndiana Universityabenitez@indiana.edu

Terrence Mason estonia, india, latvia,lithuania, malawiCenter for Social Studiesand International EducationIndiana Universitytmason@indiana.edu

IOWALinda Martin estonia, india,latvia, lithuania, malawiArea Education Agency 267lmartin@ex.aea267.k12.ia.us

KANSASThomas Vontz kazakhstan, russiaKansas State University Centerfor Social Studies Educationtvontz@ksu.edu

KENTUCKY �

MARYLANDMarcie Taylor-Thoma armenia, russiaMaryland State Dept. of Educationmthoma@msde.state.md.us

MASSACHUSETTSCharles S.White bulgaria, russiaBoston Universitycswhite@bu.edu

MICHIGANLinda Start czech republic,dominican republic, slovakiaMichigan Center for Civic Educationlinda.start@oakland.k12.mi.us

ALABAMAKerri Williamson morocco, poland,south africa, ukraineAlabama Center forLaw and Civic Educationkwilliamson@aclce.org

ALASKAMary Bristol russia (east)Civitas Alaskaakbristol@gci.net

Phyllis Bowie nigeria, mauritiusCivitas Alaskaphyllisbowie@gci.net

CALIFORNIACarol Hatcherbosnia and herzegovina, ghanaHatcher International Consultingcahatcher4@yahoo.com

David Moorhousebosnia and herzegovina, ghanadavidmoorhouse@cox.net

COLORADOBarbara Miller czech republic,dominican republic, slovakiaCenter for Education in Lawand Democracymiller@lawanddemocracy.org

CONNECTICUTJames Schmidt chileCivics Firstjschmidt0643@charter.net

DELAWAREPatricia Quann brazil, croatiaDelaware Law Related EducationCenter, Inc.delrecntr@aol.com

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIAShannon McLeod Lederergeorgia, russiaAmerican Federation of TeachersEducational Foundationsmcleod@aft.org

FLORIDAAnnette Boyd Pitts hungary,panama, peru, romaniaFlorida Law Related EducationAssociation, Inc.abpflreaed@aol.com

COLLABORATING INSTITUTIONS

The Center for Civic Education is fortunate to collaborate with a numberof institutions whose expertise and experience contribute to the successof Center activities. Among these institutions are the following:

AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS

NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR ECONOMIC EDUCATION

NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR INTERNATIONAL VISITORS

NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR SOCIAL STUDIES AND STATE AFFILIATES

NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF STATE LEGISLATORS

ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES

SENEGAL INTERNATIONAL PROJECT CITIZEN SHOWCASE–U.S. CAPITOL

civitas international networkSOUTHEASTERN EUROPE

ALBANIAShefqet ShytiInstitute for DevelopmentResearch and Alternativesshytish@albic.net

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINAIvana KesicCivitas@Bosnia & Herzegovinaikesic@civitas.ba

Lejla GrboCivitas@Bosnia & Herzegovinalgrbo@civitas.ba

BULGARIARumen ValchevOpen Education Centreoec@mbox.contact.bg

CROATIANevenka Loncaric-JelacicEducation andTeacherTraining Agencynevenka.loncaric-jelacic@azoo.hr

KOSOVOYllka BeqajCivitas Kosovacivitas.kosova@gmail.com

Mimoza UsajCivitas Kosovacivitas.kosova@gmail.com

MACEDONIA �

MONTENEGROBojka DukanovicFaculty of PhilosophyUniversity of Montenegrobojkadj@cg.yu

SERBIAMiljenko DeretaCivic Initiativesmiljenkod@gradjanske.org

CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE

CZECH REPUBLICIvana HavlínováCivitas–CZihavlinova@email.cz

ESTONIASulev ValdmaaCivic Education CentreJaanTonisson Institutesulev@jti.ee

HUNGARYTibor GálCivitas Association,Hungarytibor@civitas.hu

LATVIAIveta VerseEducation Development Centeriveta.verse@latnet.lv

LITHUANIAGiedre KvieskieneLithuanian College of Democracygiedre.kvieskiene@gmail.com

POLANDJacek StrzemiecznyCenter for Citizenship Educationjacek@ceo.org.pl

ROMANIACalin RusIntercultural Institute of Timisoaracalin.rus@intercultural.ro

SLOVAKIAMarcela MaslovaOravaAssociation for Democratic Educationmarcelam@projectorava.sk

UKRAINEPolina VerbytskaAll-Ukrainian Association ofTeachers of History, Civic Educationand Social Studies “Nova Doba”center@novadoba.org.ua

WESTERN EUROPE

IRELAND / NORTHERN IRELANDMarianne McGillCo-operation Irelandmmcgill@cooperationireland.org

GERMANY �

NEAR EAST AND NORTH AFRICA

ALGERIASaid ChitourAlgerian Civitas Programsaid.chitour@lycos.com

BAHRAINKhalid Al KhajaMinistry of Educationalkhaja-k@hotmail.com

EGYPT �

IRAQ �

ISRAEL �

JORDANMona AlamiJordanian Center for CivicEducation Studiesmalami@jcces.org

LEBANONRoula MikhaelLebanese Center for Civic Educationroulamikael@hotmail.com

MOROCCOElarbi ImadMoroccan Center for Civic Educationimadi261@yahoo.com

OMAN �

QATAR �

SAUDI ARABIA �

TUNISIAAmara BenromdhaneMinistry of Educationbenromdhaneamara@yahoo.fr

WEST BANK AND GAZARefaat SabbahTeacher Creativity Centerrefat@teachercc.org

YEMENSuad QedsiWomen’s Forum for Research andTrainingsuadwfrtata@yahoo.com

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA

GHANADaniel AfropongCivitas Ghanadanafropong@yahoo.com

Fanny KumahNational Commission for Civic Educationfkumah29@yahoo.co.uk

KENYAGodfrey MseCivic Quotient Centergodshedd@yahoo.com

MADAGASCAR �

MALAWIMisheck MunthaliCivitas MalawiDomasi College of Educationmyagontha@yahoo.co.uk

MALIMamadou SeydouTraoreLe Ministère de l’AdministrationTerritoriale et des Collectivités Locales/Programme National d’Educationà la Citoyennetébabou_matcl@yahoo.fr

MAURITIUSAmodeTaherCivitas Mauritiusataher@mail.gov.mu

NAMIBIA �

NIGERIANimi Walson-JackCivitas Nigerianimisoere@yahoo.co.uk

SENEGALBoubacar TallInstitut National D’Étude etD’Action pour le Développementde l’Education (INEADE)bztall@refer.sn

SOUTH AFRICAAnash MangalparsadCenter for Community andEducational Developmentanashm@mweb.co.za

� For those countries without a contact listing, please contact the Center for Civic Education.The identification of territories or countries in this brochuredoes not reflect a position by the Center for Civic Education on the legal status of any country or territory or the delimitation of any frontiers.

MARYLAND, INDIA, KAZAKHSTAN EXCHANGE RUSSIA

LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN

ARGENTINASilvia UrangaFundación Desarrollarsilvia@desarrollar.org

Lia RuedaAsociación Concienciapresidencia@conciencia.org

BOLIVIAAriel Mealla AramayoEducadores para la Democraciaepd@acelerate.com

BRAZILMarcia Vasconcellos SaabInstituto da Cidadaniamvsaab@institutocidadania.org.br

CHILEAbraham MagendzoFundación IDEASabrahammagendzo@gmail.com

COLOMBIASusana RestrepoFundación Presenciasusana.restrepo@fundacionpresencia.com.co

COSTA RICAMarie-Laure LemineurOmar Dengo Foundationmarie.lemineur@fod.ac.cr

DOMINICAN REPUBLICFrankelly Martínez GarciaConsortium for Civic Educationfrankellypalo@hotmail.com

ECUADORPatricia MuñozFundación Horizontehorizonte@cablemodem.com.ec

EL SALVADOR �

GUATEMALACarlana Imeri VelardeSecretaría de Planificación yProgramación de la Presidenciacarlana.imeri@segeplan.gob.gt

HAITI �

HONDURASMarlyn Denisse Miranda ErazoFederación de OrganizacionesNo Gubernamentales parael Desarrollo de Hondurasmiranda_erazo@yahoo.com

MEXICOHugo ConchaFederal Electoral Institutehugo.concha@ife.org.mx

PANAMACarmen Chacón de CárcamoElectoral Tribunal/Civitas Panamaccarcamo@tribunal-electoral.gob.pa

PARAGUAYMercedes AustONG Sumandoparticipacion@sumando.org.py

PERUWilian A. López PrietoInstituto Peruano de Educaciónen Derechos Humanos y la Pazwlopez@ipedehp.org.pe

URUGUAY �

VENEZUELALuis Germán MenaCivitas Venezuelacivitas_venezuela@cantv.net

EURASIA

ARMENIATigranTovmasyanCivitas Armeniainfo@civitasarmenia.org

GEORGIAMaia GogoladzeFund for Democracy Developmentgogmaia@yahoo.com

KAZAKHSTANArman ArgynovResearch and InformationCenter for Civic Educationarman_argynov@mail.ru

RUSSIA (EAST)Pavel V. SobolCenter for Civic Initiatives “Razvitie”Civitas Eastern Russiapavelsobol@gmail.com

RUSSIA (WEST)Evgeny BelyakovCivitas Foundationzbelyakov@yahoo.com

Peter PolozhevetsRussian Association for Civic Educationpeterpol@redline.ru

Jakov SokolovGrazhdaninTraining Centersokolovjv@mail.ru

TURKEY �

EAST ASIA, SOUTH ASIA, AND PACIFIC REGIONS

BANGLADESH �

CAMBODIA �

CHINA

JIANGSU PROVINCEWencan JuTeaching Research OfficeJiangsu ProvincialEducation Departmentjuwencan@yahoo.com.cn

SHANDONG PROVINCEXiumei CuiAcademy of EducationSciences of Weifang Citysdwfcxm@tom.com

SHANGHAIYe WeiliangTeaching Research Institute ShanghaiMunicipal Education Commissionyweil55@126.com

SHANXI PROVINCECongying LiThe Academy of EducationalSciences of Shanxi Provincelicongying_@163.com

YUNNAN PROVINCEQihan LongThe Academy of EducationSciences ofYunnan Provincelqh_5125142@163.com

INDIAMeera BalachandranLearning Links Foundationmeerabal@hotmail.com

INDONESIAWilliam J. RyanCenter for Civic Education Indonesialiamryan@bit.net.id

JAPAN �

MALAYSIANorpisah Mat IsaMalaysia Citizenship Initiativenorpisah@notes.usm.my

MONGOLIANarangerel RinchinCenter for Citizenship Educationcce@magicnet.mn

NEPAL �

PAKISTANZafarullah KhanCenter for Civic Education Pakistancontact@civiceducation.org

PHILLIPINESMonica AngPhillipine Center for CivicEducation and Democracymonica.ang@gmail.com

SOUTH KOREAHyung-sik ShinKorea Democracy Foundationstyle21@kdemo.or.kr

SRI LANKA �

TAIWANJ.P. ChangPrimordial Law Firmjpchang@dlaw.com.tw

THAILANDPimon RuetrakulKing Prajadhipok’s Institutepimonr@gmail.com

Supanat PermpoonwiwatKing Prajadhipok’s Institutesupanat.p@hotmail.com

VIETNAM �

Center for Civic Education5145 Douglas Fir Road, Calabasas, CA 91302 U.S.A.tel +1.818.591.9321 fax 818.591.0527international@civiced.orgwww.civiced.org www.civnet.org

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT

Charles N.QuigleyExecutive Director, Center for Civic Educationchuck21875@aol.com

Richard A.NuccioDirector, Civitas International Programsnuccio@civiced.org

Mark MolliDirector,Government and Private Sector Relationsmolli@civiced.org

TEACHER EXCHANGE, KAZAKHSTAN SOUTH AFRICA