For Students · Grades 5–12

Lead the Discussion.
Change the Room.

Civics Remix puts you at a round table with your peers and asks you to think out loud about the hardest questions of your time. No lectures. No right answers. Just real inquiry.

Become a Fellow Tell My School

Community service hours

Documented leadership credential

College application material

AI ethics skills

Grades 5–12

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Hershey · 2026 Heartwarming Young Heroes Grantee

What You Do

This Is Not
Another Class.

In Civics Remix, you sit at a round table with your peers and you run the discussion. A trained fellow facilitator is there to guide, not to lecture. The thinking is yours.

You sit at the Harkness table

The round table removes hierarchy. Quiet students speak. Dominant voices learn to listen. No one stands at the front of the room.

You defend your arguments

You form arguments on the spot, respond to challenges from peers, and change your mind when the evidence demands it. That is the work.

You build something real

Multi-week programs end with a Civic Artifact — a podcast, op-ed, AI prompt, or performance — that you can put on college applications and portfolios.

“Wow. I have to double check everything.”

5th grade student · Naomi L. Brooks Elementary School · after their first Civics Remix session

You question AI

You learn how AI systems encode assumptions, recognize bias in technology, and understand who built these tools and for whom.

You read the classics differently

You read classical texts for bias, power, and truth. You identify whose perspective shapes what we are taught, and whose is left out.

You become a Fellow

Students in 8th grade and above can train as Civics Remix Fellows, the peer facilitators who lead future cohorts. Each cohort trains the next.

The Fellows Program

Trained in 8th Grade.
Leading for Years.

Diverse 8th grade students presenting and leading a class discussion

You don't just participate.
You lead.

Students in 8th grade and above are eligible to become Civics Remix Fellows. Fellows receive structured training in the Harkness model and sit at the table with every group they lead, encouraging every voice and guiding inquiry without lecturing.

An 8th grader trained this year becomes the fellow who trains next year's class. The program grows from within the student community. Sustainable by design.

Apply to Be a Fellow

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Documented Leadership Credential

Fellows earn a documented credential for college applications, scholarship programs, and civic life.

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Community Service Hours

Fellows earn community service hours for every session they facilitate, hours that count toward graduation requirements and scholarship applications.

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Real Facilitation Experience

You practice communication, active listening, and civic inquiry skills that transfer directly to college, career, and civic life.

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Train the Next Cohort

The fellow you become this year trains the students who will lead next year. Your impact compounds over time.

What You Build

Six Skills.
All Documented.

Before and after every program cycle you rate your own confidence in each skill. The change is your documented outcome, evidence you can show on applications and portfolios.

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Critical Thinking

Challenge every claim. Ask for evidence. Build arguments that hold up when a peer pushes back.

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Leadership

Facilitate real discussions. Lead peers through inquiry. Practice the kind of leadership civic life actually requires.

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AI Ethics & Bias

Understand how AI encodes assumptions. Recognize bias in technology. Ask who built it and for whom.

“When a student sits at a Harkness table and changes their mind based on evidence from a peer, not a teacher, not a screen, something real happens. That is the work.”

— Isabella, Founder — Civics Remix / RockStars4Impact

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Prompt Engineering

Ask AI better questions. Understand how the way you ask shapes what you get.

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Classical Text Analysis

Read texts for bias, power, and truth. Identify whose perspective shapes what we are taught.

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Civic Research

Investigate real civic questions using verified sources. Connect history to the present.

Civic Artifact

You Leave With
Something Real

Every multi-week program ends with a Civic Artifact, a tangible piece of work where your inquiry becomes a civic contribution. Not just a grade. Something you can show.

Civic Artifacts go on college applications, portfolios, and scholarship programs. They are proof that you did the work.

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Podcast or Documentary

Investigate a civic question and produce audio or video that reflects your inquiry.

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Op-Ed or Research Brief

Write an original argument or policy analysis on a civic topic for a real audience.

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Civic Finding

Document the AI gap your circle identified, the community whose story was missing, and the policy decision at risk. Original research with you as the author.

The Community Showcase

Track 03 students rewrite a classical text to restore a missing perspective, then perform it at a public Community Showcase for parents, teachers, community members, and local officials.

Your performance is photographed and filmed. That documentation is yours to keep and share.

Live Performance Original Writing Public Audience Documented Impact

Who Can Join

Grades 5 Through 12.
Every Level Welcome.

5–6

Elementary

Core inquiry adapted to your level. Texts and depth calibrated for where you are right now.

7–8

Middle School

8th graders are eligible to become Fellows and start training the next cohort.

9–10

High School

Deep civic and AI ethics inquiry. Civic Artifacts for college applications and portfolios.

11–12

Advanced

Community Showcase, advanced text analysis, and documented leadership credentials.

Get Involved

Ready to Lead?

Tell us about yourself and we will reach out with next steps. Whether you want to join a session, become a Fellow, or bring Civics Remix to your school — this is where it starts.

Express Interest

Fill this out and we will be in touch within a few days.

Tapping Submit will open your email app — just send the form as an email to get started.

Or email us directly at rockstars4impact@gmail.com

Lead the Discussion.Change the Room.

This Is NotAnother Class.