Op-Ed Co-Authored by Charlie McGeehan, Frank Molina, and Aster Chau At its best, civic education doesn’t end in the classroom — it leads to real change in the community. That’s exactly what happened when students in Charlie McGeehan’s 11th and 12th-grade Social Science Honors class took on a project exploring youth access to public spaces.… Continue reading Our Voices, Our Parks: A Conversation on Youth-Led Change in Philly
Month: August 2025
Student-Led Advocacy Brings $150K in Bathroom Renovations to NYC School Campus
Written by Sharnice Neale-Ottley, Associate Director of Communications @ GC At Union Square Academy for Health Sciences, a student-led campaign is transforming the way civic engagement shows up in schools — and in the bathrooms. Sumaiya, a student and self-described youth advocate, launched the “Girls for Girls” project after noticing the poor quality of menstrual… Continue reading Student-Led Advocacy Brings $150K in Bathroom Renovations to NYC School Campus