New MLK Day of Service Grants Available!

Global Goals Week is a shared commitment between 100+ Supporters across civil society, business, academia, and the UN system to accelerate action on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) during the UN General Assembly High-level Week.

This year’s Global Goals Week theme is Storytelling for Hope. Our world faces many challenges and these can feel overwhelming, but hope is a powerful force against despair, especially when it sparks action. So World's Largest Lesson created this toolkit to help your students turn their passion and creativity into stories of hope and change.

Each year, Kindness Grows Here accepts applications from kids and teens ages 5–18 who have an idea for spreading kindness. Applicants may apply as individuals or as part of a group, such as friends, a classroom, school club, scout troop, sports team, or other youth group. Grant amounts are $250, $500, and $800.

The Civic Star Challenge—a partnership between iCivics and the Bill of Rights Institute—continues to celebrate and recognize educators who share how they are teaching the Declaration of Independence during its 250th anniversary year. Share how you are helping students understand America’s past, present, and future through the focus areas of civic action, media literacy, and/or debate and dialogue.

One $5,000 winner in each grade band, K–5, 6–8, and 9–12, will be selected during each of three contest periods.

Monday, September 21 at 6:30pm Eastern

Generation Citizen and The Civics Center are co-hosting a 60-minute, student and educator-focused webinar on high school voter registration.

Tuesday, September 22 at 6:00pm Eastern

Hosted by the SLSV Coalition and APIAVote, this virtual gathering brings together student leaders working on nonpartisan civic engagement to build their networks, trade strategies, talk through challenges, and learn from one another. Whether you’re organizing on your campus, participating in a fellowship or internship, leading a student organization, or just getting started in civic engagement, this space is for you. This is also just the beginning. These gatherings will continue throughout the year with different partners co-hosting each time, giving you an ongoing opportunity to build relationships with student leaders across the country.

Thursday, September 24 at 7:00pm Eastern

A free Zoom session for parents on declining civics education — and how the O'Connor Institute Civics & Debate Club gives your student a real advantage. Learn how to enroll your student in a free, online extracurricular club where they can speak up, connect with others, and build the foundations of thoughtful, engaged citizenship. No debate experience is required, just curiosity and a willingness to participate.

Democracy Class is a free, nonpartisan curriculum that educates high school students about the importance and history of voting. This is a call for all educators, parents, and community leaders to bring Democracy Class into classrooms and community centers across the country. Join us and sign up to receive the curriculum and training materials!