Every year has a question, a set of courses, and a substantial project done in the world — not in a seminar room.
The republic's inheritance, and the tools to think and speak inside it.
Freshman Project — volunteer for an actual campaign or civic organization for one full cycle.
How groups of people actually make decisions — and how we measure them.
Sophomore Project — analyze an actual election, end to end.
Depth. Students choose a track and begin producing professional-grade civic work.
Junior Projects — build a campaign plan, draft legislation, organize a public meeting, produce a campaign ad, or design a voter registration drive.
A full year of real work in the world. No thesis — the practicum is the thesis.
Senior Capstone — plan, execute, and evaluate one substantive democratic effort in the real world.