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California We the People and Project Citizen is committed to delivering quality civic education professional development for teachers and curriculum to the students of California. It is aligned with the California History Social Science Framework. CAWTP operates with the Center for Civic education a national nonprofit that has developed innovative based curriculum and teacher support since 1987.

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The We the People program promotes civic competence and responsibility among the state’s upper elementary and secondary students. We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution focuses on the United States Constitution and its application. Students not only have to know the Constitution but be able to discuss its relevance, citing court cases and historical facts to support their assertions. It uses authentic assessment in the form of a simulated Congressional hearing and promoting civic discourse. Classes may choose to compete in a state wide competition, the winner of which competes at the National level in Washington D.C.
 


 
Project Citizen is an interdisciplinary 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. Students may choose to participate in a National Showcase.
 

 
We the People and Project Citizen help satisfy the criterion for the California State Seal of Civic engagement.
 

Upcoming professional development opportunities

June 18- June 23, 2023 • Hawai’i

We the People: Civics That Empowers All Students

Become part of the We the People network—a nationwide K-12 civic education professional development and implementation network, impacting more than 100,000 teachers and 30 million students since inception!
 

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CAWTP is a 501c3 nonprofit and depends on donations and grants to provide services.




We the People National Finals TOP TEN! In ascending order:

10. Arizona
9. California Wild Amador Valley
8. Connecticut
7. Washington
6. Oregon Wild
5. Wisconsin
4. Colorado
3. California Foothill
2. Oregon
1. Virginia

Congratulations!

to all the teams. It is such a huge amount of work. It warms my heart to see you all up there.A big shout out to Amador Valley (9th) Stacey Sklar, and Foothill (3rd) Graham McBride and Jeremy Detamore, our Pleasanton CA teams!

California We the People State Finals

February 3-4 • Sacramento, CA

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CAWTP Champions

Foothill High School
Coaches Graham McBride
& Jeremy Detamore

Foothill High School
Coaches Graham McBride
& Jeremy Detamore

Foothill High School
Coaches Graham McBride
& Jeremy Detamore

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“Beyond building knowledge, they will build relationships.
By the time the competition starts, they know each other’s units, their favorite Federalist paper, and their social media handles. They’ve seen each other tear up at the National Archives and experience the awe of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Over three days of competition, they are each other’s biggest fans, because while still competitors, they begin to see democracy not just as something they study, but as something they practice—together.

They leave with more than knowledge. They leave with a deeper belief in our shared democratic ideals—and connections that will last far beyond this moment.

The We the People National Finals is a civic education experience unlike any other. This is truly where the principles and practice of democracy come to life for each and every student as they connect with students from across the country.”

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The National Finals are just days away. Teams will start arriving on Thursday. Most teams started their journey last spring when they signed up for the class. This is the culmination of a lot of hard work and commitment that will shape much of what they will do in the future. If you know of a student who has chosen this path, whether they made it to the finals or not, you know the depth of commitment. Once you know you can’t not know! This kind of commitment and teamwork gives me hope!

Here is a glimpse of teams at state this year.
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This is it! We are counting down to the We the People National Finals in Washington D.C. Young people throughout the country will converge to discuss constitutional issues and defend their positions based on evidence to panels of experts who have volunteered their time.

It is what gives me hope and I am excited to see our California State Champions Foothill High School coached by Graham McBride and Jeremy Detamore, as well as our California Wild Card Amador Valley coached by Stacey Sklar.

Completion Starts April 17! Can’t wait!

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