the Mission

Our VISION

A civil society in which every citizen is imbued with a sense of civic duty to come to the defence of the fundamentals of liberal constitutional democracy

Our MISSION

To advance the cause of a civics education that promotes and safeguards liberal constitutional democracy and prepares every student for a life of “heroic citizenship”

Political leaders everywhere – including those starting out with the noblest of intentions – tend, after a time, to lose sight of the greater public interest and the most virtuous political norms when the opportunity to prefer their own narrow interests, be they personal, financial or political, presents itself. 

We must never forget Lord Acton’s famous observation about the corrupting influence of power and we must understand that the responsibility to defend liberty and to promote justice in a constitutional democracy belongs to each and every citizen.  Our mission can only be accomplished through a combination of civic engagement and shared community undertakings informed by a civics education that is concerned principally with the cultivation and refinement of our political sensibilities so as to instill in each of us a sense of civic duty to come to the rescue of freedom and democracy when these are threatened by unaccountable government, the unchecked ambitions of aspiring demagogues, our own departure from democratic norms  and failure to keep our democratic institutions from falling into disrepair.  

Education for Constructive Disagreement

Education for Heroic Citizenship