Want to learn more about bringing Children Discovering Justice to your school? Download our brochure!

See for yourself how Children Discovering Justice impacts schools:

• A brief video introduction to CDJ
• Students share what they learned in CDJ
• A teacher speaks about CDJ's importance in her classroom

Children Discovering Justice (CDJ) is an innovative literacy-based social studies curriculum for grades 1-5. Discovering Justice provides training to classroom teachers, who implement the program independently in their classrooms.

CDJ was developed to serve an unmet yet vital need for civic education, which has been proven to benefit children in the long term. It is critical to begin this education at an early age and continue it through children’s formative years.

CDJ helps teachers with what they are already teaching. The curriculum covers core academic topics while helping students develop the skills and attitudes necessary for them to become informed, compassionate, engaged, and responsible community members.

CDJ teaches students to see issues from different viewpoints, understand the value of common good versus self-interest, express their opinions in positive ways, and effectively participate in groups.

Schools partner with Discovering Justice to implement Children Discovering Justice, generally adding one or two grade levels of the curriculum each year. The modest annual program fee includes teacher training and curriculum materials for each participating teacher; ongoing professional development opportunities; and a field trip with bus transportation provided.

Interested in learning more or bringing CDJ to your school?

• Download our enrollment form.
• Read detailed descriptions of our curriculum.
• Learn more about our teacher training workshops.
• Get a preview of our courthouse field trips.
• See a list of schools that have participated in CDJ.
• Find out about CDJ's history.

Current Children Discovering Justice teachers: click here to access resources to supplement the curriculum!