Register to participate in Rhode Island’s 5th Annual Civic Learning Week 2026 from March 9-13!
Everyone is invited to attend and participate in Civic Learning Week events, including students, teachers, administrators, policymakers, parents, and the general public. Choose for several events, workshops, activities and discussions!
RI Civic Learning Week 2026
What is Civic Learning Week?
Running March 9-13, 2026, this free, primarily virtual event celebrates and advances civic education across Rhode Island. Hosted by the Rhode Island Civic Learning Coalition (RICLC) in partnership with community organizations, teachers, and students, the week brings together diverse voices—students, educators, administrators, policymakers, parents, and community members—around a shared commitment to strengthening democracy through civic learning.
In connection the national movement, this week aims to:
Create positive and engaging civic learning opportunities
Elevate civic education as a community and national priority
Connect educators, students, coalition partners, business leaders, and community members around civic education
By showcasing the civic knowledge, skills, and dispositions essential to an informed and engaged populace, Civic Learning Week energizes the movement for renewed civic education in Rhode Island and beyond.
Call For Session Proposals
What We're Looking For
We welcome diverse session formats including webinars, workshops, panel discussions, and asynchronous content—both virtual and in-person. Have an innovative idea that doesn't fit these categories? We want to hear it!
We're especially interested in sessions that center student and teacher voices or that can be integrated into classroom learning during the school day.
All events are free and open to the public.
Submission Deadline: February 6, 2026
2025 RI Civic Learning Week Co-hosts:
RI Civic Learning Week’s programs, events, and activities are hosted and organized by the Rhode Island Civic Learning Coalition in partnership with Courageous RI, Generation Citizen, Office of the Lieutenant Governor of RI, RI Department of Education, the RI Department of State, RI Humanities, URI’s Media Education Lab, as well as teachers and students from across Rhode Island.
Civic Learning Week 2025 is made possible in part through funding support from AmeriCorps Rhode Island
Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed throughout Civic Learning Week do not necessarily represent those of our co hosts or sponsors.