Civics, Ethics & Digital Media Literacy

Ethics/Civics


The organizations listed below teach civics, ethics, and/or digital and media literacy in various ways.

Civics and ethics education are critical for empowering students and promoting social change. Digital and media literacy skills support young people's participation as informed citizens and are important in other domains of life as well.

You can read more about new directions in civics education in an article from the Harvard Graduate School of Education  (1/25/16) here. For a short essay that makes the case for teaching ethics in school, particularly bioethics, written by James Wagner, the former president of Emory University and Vice Chair of the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues, in Education Week (7/14/16), please see here. You can read more about UNESCO’s approach to media and information literacy here. 

Organizations

Aflatoun International
Website aflatoun.org Countr(ies) Worldwide (120 countries in 2015) Grade Level of Students Participating Pre-K to College (Aflatot 3-6 years); (Aflatoun: 6-14 years); (Aflateen: 15+) Number of Students Participating per Year 3.9 million (2015) Year...

CIYOTA
COBURWAS International Youth Organization to Transform Africa Website http://www.coburwas.org/ Countr(ies) Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo Grade Level of Students Participating Nursery school through university Number of Students Participating...

Design for Change
Website http://www.dfcworld.com/ Countr(ies) Global, founded in India Grade Level of Students Participating K-8 Number of Students Participating per Year Approximately 286,000 Year Organization Began 2009 Relationship to the public education system When...

D’Une Langue a L’Autre
(DULALA, or From One Language to Another) Website dunelanguealautre.org Countr(ies) France Grade Level of Students Participating Early childhood through grade 12 Number of Students Participating per Year Through playgroups and school partnerships, DULALA...

Earth Force
Website https://earthforce.org Countr(ies) USA & Canada Grade Level Of Students Participating 3-12 Number of Students Participating per Year 20,024 Year Organization Began 1994 Relationship to the public education system Works together with 175 schools...

Educación para Compartir (Education for Sharing)
Sports for Sharing Program Website educacionparacompartir.org Countr(ies) Mexico, USA, Guatemala, Argentina, Dominican Republic, Colombia Grade Level of Students Participating Grades 1 to 6 in the US Grades 1 to 9 in Mexico Number of Students...

Equitas
Programs profiled here: “Play it Fair!” and “Speaking Rights” Website equitas.org/en Countr(ies) Global (North America, Middle East, Africa, Haiti, Colombia, Sri Lanka, Indonesia) Grade Level of Students Participating Grades K to 12 Number of Students...

Foundation for Environmental Education
Programs Profiled Here: Young Reporters, Learning about Forests and Eco-Schools Website fee.global yre.global leaf.global Countr(ies) Worldwide in 73 countries. Please see here for a full list of programs and countries Age Level of Students Participating...

Interfaith Youth Core (IFYC)
Website ifyc.org Countr(ies) United States Grade Level of Students Participating Undergraduate students Number of Students Participating per Year Approximately 4,000 students across approximately 350 colleges and universities Year Organization Began 2002...

Right to Play
Website righttoplay.com Countr(ies) Benin, Burundi, Canada, China, Ethiopia, Ghana, Jordan, Lebanon, Liberia, Mali, Mozambique, Pakistan , Rwanda, Tanzania, Thailand, The Palestinian Territories, Uganda, USA Grade Level of Students Participating Early...

Sonidos de la Tierra
Conservatory on Wheels Project Website sonidosdelatierra.org.py Countr(ies) Paraguay Grade Level of Students Participating Grade 1 to Adults, but mostly adolescents Number of Students Participating per Year 1,285 students have participated per year since...

Tony Blair Faith Foundation
Global Schools Program - Generation Global 1 Website Organization: tonyblairfaithfoundation.org Generation Global program: http://generation.global/ Countr(ies) Organization based in the United Kingdom Programs offered in Egypt, India, Indonesia, Israel...

Vía Educación
Website viaeducacion.org Countr(ies) Mexico Grade Level of Students Participating Vía Educación’s programs serve students ranging from pre-school through high school (ages 3-18). In their school-based programs, the direct beneficiaries are teachers and...