Civics Student Radio Podcast
A pilot program that teaches a group of 20 students—ranging from high school juniors to college seniors—the fundamentals of civics, alongside developing note-taking and storytelling skills. Throughout the civics camp, students produce daily videos sharing their insights and connecting their learnings to their personal experiences. The audio from these videos is integrated into our pilot podcast. Additionally, we engage the students in brainstorming sessions to identify pressing issues they observe, select one topic for an in-depth exploration, and craft radio stories around that topic.
Portrait Alignment
EMPOWERING
CONNECTING
Participants' centered their lived experiences and developed a voice to express their perspective.
Partners from the county, university, and school district who are traditionally siloed came together on a mission centered around a common effort for young people.
IMPACTING
The partners and mentors in both government and higher education gained valuable insight into the current needs of young people to improve their own work while simultaneously offering K12 learners insight into how to take meaningful civic action.
THRIVING
The experiences centered on journalistic ethics, democracy and public service will serve learners throughout their lives as citizens and storytellers informed by facts.
"Participating in the Civic Engagement Bootcamp offered Vote Nevada an opportunity to engage with young community members and focus on their educational needs. Too often, polling leaves out the views and needs of young people who have not yet voted, so we tend to gloss over the importance of their roles in civic life. The BootCamp succeeded at centering the participants' lived experiences and gave them a voice to express their hopes and worries."
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- COMMUNITY PARTNER