Civics
Civics Education
ACOE's program represents a partnership between multiple Whole Child Programs departments. Team members work with small teams of teachers within a school district and between school districts to share and develop best practices related to the development, inquiry, content, and civic learning for all students with an emphasis on critical thinking and civic action.
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Alameda County Mock Trial
The Mock Trial competition is a countywide high school criminal trial competition designed to increase an understanding of the judicial system and the processes necessary to create a just society. This national event, sponsored in CA by Teach Democracy (formerly the Constitutional Rights Foundation), allows students an opportunity to engage in civic discourse about issues that impact society. Each team works with a teacher and attorney coach to prepare their version of the criminal case. As students assume the roles of attorneys, witnesses, clerks, and bailiffs, they learn team cooperation, public speaking, and critical thinking. New teams form in the summer/early fall each school year!
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