GC is fortunate to have a committed, talented cohort of interns this summer. Abigail Panitz, a rising senior at Friends Seminary in New York City, joins the development team to support our national and NYC fundraising efforts. Welcome, Abigail! I come from a family of people who believe in the value of education. Many of… Continue reading Welcome, Abigail!
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Gaining Momentum from Civics Day
As a student of a public junior high school in Queens, Generation Citizen (GC) was an unexpected program to participate in. Our teachers gave us homework, different projects to complete, and subject curriculums – things that we did not question, and we finished our work as we were told. However, GC gave us the opportunity… Continue reading Gaining Momentum from Civics Day
Welcome, NYC Summer Interns!
Generation Citizen is thrilled to host our newest NYC interns, Olivia and Michael, this summer! Below are their brief reflections on their paths to GC. Thanks, Olivia and Michael, for your dedication to GC’s mission. Michael: I come to Generation Citizen after two years of a college experience that has transformed my personal and professional… Continue reading Welcome, NYC Summer Interns!
Return to Democracy
I grew up in Manhattan and in the months after September 11th, my peers and I naturally felt uneasy seeing our home in a state of chaos, smoke, and ash. My family moved to a suburb just outside of New York City, but even there my high school friends and I were not free from the… Continue reading Return to Democracy
Celebrating RI Spring 2014 Civics Day
Dear Friends, On May 12th, Generation Citizen celebrated our Tenth Rhode Island Civics Day at the Rhode Island State House. I wanted to send along some of the highlights from our event, hopefully I can connect with you individually soon. We will be working hard this summer to meet with more of the Rhode Island community… Continue reading Celebrating RI Spring 2014 Civics Day
Highlights from Greater Boston Spring 2014 Civics Day
Photos: Alexis Picheny Photography GC Greater Boston’s Civics Day Spring 2014 was our biggest Civics Day yet! 350 students from 44 classes, 15 different schools, and 4 different school districts (representing GC Greater Boston’s nearly 3,000 students served this semester) presented their GC action projects. The 80 Judges in attendance included elected officials, community activists, and business leaders from… Continue reading Highlights from Greater Boston Spring 2014 Civics Day
GC Presents at Annual AERA Conference
In early April, Jason Fitzgerald (a professor at Wagner College on Staten Island who has taught college students volunteering with Generation Citizen and doing related activities), Barbara Ferman (a professor at Temple University and the director of the University Community Collaborative, a partner organization in the National Action Civics Collaborative), and I presented on preparing… Continue reading GC Presents at Annual AERA Conference
Teaching Again
A few months ago, at brunch with my good friend Dave Flink (who runs the tremendous organization, Eye to Eye), I was complaining about how out of touch I felt with Generation Citizen’s program. Every morning, I said, I woke up thinking not about our program or our mission, but rather, our budget, personnel, our… Continue reading Teaching Again
Reform Within the Process
Below, representatives from the senior class of E-Cubed Academy in Rhode Island reflect on their GC experience, from choosing their focus issue in September 2013, to winning two awards at Fall Civics Day, to carrying their project all the way to Providence Public School District Superintendent, Susan Lusi. Our group has been working with Generation… Continue reading Reform Within the Process
Key Learning and Impact from GC’s Fall Semester
Open Mindedness. We are always learning and growing. In modeling this core value, over the past several months, we’ve worked hard to build out and align our performance measurement system. We are excited to share with you the initial results! The Fall 2013 Outcomes & Results report provides an overview of the impact of the… Continue reading Key Learning and Impact from GC’s Fall Semester