Archive - Julie Silverbrook | The Civic Decade

Trivia Night Isn’t Trivial

Creating opportunities to gather and connect can open new pathways to lifelong civic learning.

Sep 2 • Julie Silverbrook

How to Raise a Citizen

Exploring how to help children build civic know-how and turn their concerns into action

Sep 1 • Julie Silverbrook

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August 2026

Back to School for the Civic Decade: The First Day of a 15-Year Learning Journey

A generation is coming of age between America’s great 250th anniversaries. What will we build for them?

Aug 26 • Julie Silverbrook

Civic Learning Should Be Something Generations Do Together

Why joyful, shared experiences can spark a lifetime of civic learning

Aug 19 • Julie Silverbrook

America’s Shared Civic Infrastructure

Why strengthening the institutions woven into American life is an investment in our civic future

Aug 12 • Julie Silverbrook

The Magic of Schoolhouse Rock!

What made Schoolhouse Rock! so magical, and why do the songs continue to resonate 50 years later?

Aug 11 • Julie Silverbrook

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How Will We Know If the Civic Decade Succeeds?

Establishing the Baseline for America's Civic Future

Aug 5 • Julie Silverbrook

A Lifetime of Civic Learning

A free people must be an informed people.

Aug 4 • Julie Silverbrook

July 2026

Constitutional Culture and Civic Life

The work of building, practicing, and renewing the habits of self-government.

Jul 29 • Julie Silverbrook

America’s 250th Was Never the Finish Line

The fireworks have ended. The celebrations have concluded. But the most important work is just beginning.

Jul 24 • Julie Silverbrook

At 250, America Needs Civic Parenting, Not Just Civics Classes

Civic parenting is needed to prepare the next generation for democracy.

Jul 24 • Julie Silverbrook

Your Family Story Is Part of America’s Story

Explore the ways in which individual family histories are each a piece of America's story.

Jul 24 • Julie Silverbrook

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