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
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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
My Journey with GC: From the Classroom to Washington, DC
In March 2014, former GC student and current Democracy Coach at UMASS Boston, Michelle Georges, traveled with GC Executive Director Scott Warren to Washington D.C., where they co-presented on a panel on socio-emotional learning and policy development, organized by New Profit, Inc. Michelle reflects on her journey with GC and experience on the panel below.… Continue reading My Journey with GC: From the Classroom to Washington, DC
Nominate This Spring’s Change-Makers
In the spirit of celebrating the successes and achievements of our diverse stakeholders, Generation Citizen wants to recognize one outstanding college student, teacher, and student change-maker at each of our our Spring Civics Days. We need your help in identifying them! To learn more about the award or nominate an individual follow these links: Student Change-Maker Award College… Continue reading Nominate This Spring’s Change-Makers
Summer 2014 Internship Openings
We are excited to announce two new summer internship positions opening at GC! Please read below to learn more about the Development Internship and National Program Internship. Development Internship Generation Citizen (dev-generation-citizen.pantheon.io/) is an innovative, quickly scaling non-profit that seeks to strengthen our nation’s democracy by empowering young people to become engaged and effective citizens.… Continue reading Summer 2014 Internship Openings
Why Lowering the Voting Age Could Matter for NYC
In February, Generation Citizen’s NYC Site Director, Sarah Andes, wrote an important article for City Limits concerning the recent election of Mayor de Blasio and the civic engagement of New York City’s young people. De Blasio, in a radio interview on ‘The Brian Lehrer Show” communicated his opinion prior to his election that Mayor Bloomberg… Continue reading Why Lowering the Voting Age Could Matter for NYC
Lessons on the Path to Change
I was twelve. My brother Charlie and I walked side-by-side carrying infant diapers and plastic shopping bags overflowing with powdered baby formula to our car parked around the corner from the crisis pregnancy center in Rahway, New Jersey. It was May 15th and our family of five became seven that day. We adopted Anton and… Continue reading Lessons on the Path to Change