An initiative of the Edmond & Lily Safra Center for Ethics (ELSCE) at Harvard University, the Democratic Knowledge Project (DKP) is part of a consortium of ethics and civic education initiatives at Harvard called the Design Studio at the ELSCE. The Design Studio is led by Dr. Meira Levinson, faculty member at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and ELSCE faculty committee member. The DKP off
ers curriculum development resources, professional development workshops for educators, and assessment tools and resources—all in support of education for constitutional democracy. Our vision is that a supermajority of the population will believe democracy is essential and feel confident in having the knowledge, skills and capacities they need to be informed and capable members of public life. We provide high quality resources for educators and students to support the development of authentic, informed, and skilled civic participants. The MA Department of Elementary and Secondary Education recently recognized the DKP’s 8th grade civics curriculum as one of the strongest comprehensive curricular materials available for teaching civics. The curriculum was designed to be in alignment with the MA standards for the 2018 History and Social Science Framework and MA legislation requiring student-led civics projects.
