FOUNDERS FIVECIVIC PREPAREDNESS, MADE DAILY
A modern civic education system rooted in America’s founding principles—built for educators, made for students, ready for every school day.
Five-minute lessons. Primary sources. Ready for the next school year.
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It is learned. Discussed. Practiced.
Founders’ Five secures the blessings of liberty for the rising generation through the daily study of our founding principles.
We return students to primary texts and give educators a clear, non-partisan standard—so the classroom becomes a place of inquiry, confidence, and common purpose.
Read our charter →I look to the diffusion of light and education as the resource most to be relied on for ameliorating the condition, promoting the virtue and advancing the happiness of man.
Thomas JeffersonLetter to Cornelius C. Blatchly · October 21, 1822
A small ritual.
A lasting foundation.
A focused daily ritual that fits the rhythm of any classroom without crowding the curriculum.
Students meet the words that shaped the nation, then learn to question, discuss, and decide.
Ready-to-use prompts and a fully integrated toolbox make civic learning simple to lead.
From the first question to the hundredth conversation, Founders’ Five turns civic learning into a living classroom culture.
A welcoming introduction to our mission, method, and growing civic community.
Explore the five-minute format and how it becomes a dependable classroom habit.
Recognize the educators and leaders advancing excellent civic education.
Find pathways into founding texts, enduring ideas, and classroom conversation.
Read perspective on the state of civic knowledge and the work ahead.
“Civic education makes the citizens of tomorrow into what we hope for in the citizens of today.”
Founders’ Five leads where civic knowledge falters—building a scalable, daily answer to a generational challenge.
Join the civic conversation →Students gain daily exposure to America’s founding principles in a focused format designed to fit any school plan.
Five intentional minutes. The format is concise enough to become a daily habit and substantial enough to spark continued discussion.
Schools, districts, educators, and civic leaders seeking a clear, non-partisan approach grounded in primary sources.
BRING IT TO YOUR SCHOOL
Give educators a trusted daily structure and give students the confidence to enter the civic conversation.
YOUR CLASSROOM. THEIR FUTURE.
