CivicForge

CivicForge's 10-character virtue-archetype cast embodies ten civic virtues — justice, liberty, equity, civility, participation, stewardship, rule of law, due process, consent of the governed, transparency — via gender/culture-neutral animal personas (NO real political figures or political-tradition mascotizing). UNIQUE TO CIVICFORGE: the cast DELIBERATELY FADES across kits — Strong Presence (kits 1-6) → Reduced Recurrence as silent visual cameos (kits 7-11) → Guest Cameo Only at kit celebrations (kits 12-16). The methodology only does its job if the learner takes over the civic-reasoning role by mid-progression; a non-fading cast would compete with the Paul-Elder Socratic mentor's role. Critical design: NO character is named for its virtue (no 'Justice', no 'Liberty') — names are coined / archaic / Latin-root tokens so learners can encode the virtue on its own terms. Pre-mascot-generation playtest required with learners from differing political-family backgrounds.

Level 1

Govern your town

Two hands-on civic surfaces — the same decisions as the iOS app, rebuilt for the browser.

🏛️ Council Chamber Read a town petition, weigh the stakeholders and the evidence, then cast your vote — Approve, Deny, Amend, or Table. Every vote has a consequence. 💰 Budget Balancer Set the town budget across five departments. Fund the floors, watch the approval meter, and don't overspend. ⚖️ Civic Lab Apply the Bill of Rights to real situations, route a case to the right court, and draft a town law that can actually pass — three civic-reasoning skills beyond voting.

Learn how government works

16 kits from the foundations of government up to advanced synthesis — a short round of questions with a hint whenever you get stuck. Your progress stays on this device.

Kit 1: Foundations of Government Foundations of Government · grades 4-5 · 25 questions Kit 2: U.S. Constitution & Bill of Rights Constitution & Bill of Rights · grades 5-6 · 25 questions Kit 3: Three Branches of Government Three Branches · grades 5-6 · 25 questions Kit 4: State & Local Government State & Local Government · grades 6-7 · 25 questions Kit 5: Elections, Voting & Political Participation Elections & Voting · grades 6-7 · 25 questions Kit 6: Rights, Responsibilities & Citizenship Rights & Responsibilities · grades 6-7 · 25 questions Kit 7: Global Governance & International Relations Global Governance · grades 7-8 · 25 questions Kit 8: Civic Action & Participation Civic Action · grades 7-8 · 25 questions Kit 9: Judicial System & Courts Courts & Justice · grades 5-6 · 25 questions Kit 10: Media & Free Press Media & Free Press · grades 6-7 · 25 questions Kit 11: Immigration & Citizenship Immigration & Citizenship · grades 6-7 · 25 questions Kit 12: Economic Policy Economic Policy · grades 7-8 · 25 questions Kit 13: Cross-Topic Connections Foundations of Government · grades 5-6 · 25 questions Kit 14: Real-World Applications Foundations of Government · grades 6-7 · 25 questions Kit 15: Misconceptions & Reasoning Foundations of Government · grades 6-7 · 25 questions Kit 16: Advanced Synthesis Foundations of Government · grades 7-8 · 25 questions
CivicForge mascot

Meet the cast — the characters who teach this

Each one stands for an idea you’ll practice. Tap a character to read their illustrated story and hear their audio drama.

Explore all the stories →

Privacy & how it works