Youth Councils
Youth Councils are a vehicle for engaging students in civic life and to assume a leadership role in coordinating service-learning efforts in your community. Service-learning is about combining citizenship with strong academics. Youth Councils are comprised of students representing various age levels, schools, and community based agencies.
Youth Councils and other partners to develop local strategies to ensure that local diversity issues are being addressed. Participation in Youth Councils are directly supported through the awarding of credit, hours for service requirements, scholarships, or some other means determined by your school or organization.
Colorado Youth Councils
- Aurora Academy Youth Council has a group of 12 students working
through energy audits and water quality and use for their school and
neighborhood.
- Students at the Odyssey School are working on composting with
help from students at Johnson and Wales University and parents.
So far the students and their partners have investigated the amount
of potentially compostable material going into the trash as part of
their lunch program. Students interviewed custodians, lunch
program staff, and a nonprofit compost facility director. They
are well on their way to designing and implementing a compost
program to be rolled out this spring. Throughout this process
students are are documenting and reflecting on their work. The
students and their adult mentors will be presenting at the Colorado
Alliance for Environmental Education Conference in April.
- Colorado
Springs School District 11's Wasson High School Public Achievement
Program
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