Designed for all educators. Public, private, homeschool, and higher education teachers, as well as parents and caregivers
Spark your student's civic interest.
Help your student flex their data literacy muscles.
Ground your instruction in VPAP's non-partisan civics education resources.
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and free classroom resources
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with our updates!
Library
Make lesson planning easy with a constantly expanding, searchable library of civics resources for teaching Virginia government and politics
Updates
Receive timely civics emails — Briefs & Currents — featuring the latest VPAP visuals, discussion prompts, and instructional guides
Training
Connect with like-minded educators strengthening the civic health of Virginia through VPAP's Professional Development Opportunities
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There's a lot of disparate information and biased political content out there. It's difficult to focus and follow along without tons of time and expertise. We do the heavy lifting of sifting through that content and providing grounded, bite-sized data visuals and context to help you and your students stay informed with ease.
Civics Navigator highlights real-time events in Virginia government and politics as they're unfolding, but you'll have access to our constantly growing, categorized database of educator resources, in case you want to revisit a particular topic with your students.
Did you know...?
Virginia has an election every year.
As one of only four states with off-year elections, Virginia students can benefit from year-round civic engagement in local and state governance. As your trusted "Window Into VA Politics" for nearly three decades, VPAP makes it easier to stay informed in the office of Virginia citizen throughout our many seasons of primaries, elections, and General Assembly sessions.
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Civics Navigator is funded in part by the Olson Poole Civics Education Fund. Created in 2023, this fund is named after the late William Olson, a dedicated supporter of VPAP, and the founder and former executive director of VPAP, David Poole. Your support helps continue their legacy and fulfill the fund's mission of engaging and educating Virginia's youth and educators. Contribute to this goal