Youth Engaged in Leadership and Learning is a youth leadership curriculum that includes lessons and activities co-developed by youth and adult partners that aim to promote lasting social change in communities. This resource includes content on the following topics, which are relevant to civic engagement: active listening, teamwork, speaking and presenting, facilitation, and leadership.
Activities require adult or youth leader facilitation.
Audience: Grades 9-12
Recommendation
The strengths of this resource are:
- activities are engaging, involving group work and relationship-building
- curriculum emphasizes different, individualized leadership styles
- lesson plans focused on identity
- facilitation tools and tips for educators
- support for youth community service projects
- lessons are complete, well-tested, easy to understand, and scaffolded
- includes a range of activities to appeal to a range of needs
Users should note that:
- some resources may not be culturally relevant
- some activities require greater vulnerability from youth and prior relationship-building
- resource has not been updated recently for accessibility and sources
- lessons can be lengthy and topics are broad
The resource could be adapted by:
- making the content available in other formats and languages
- modifying the content into shorter lesson plans to engage students
- finding more recent resources
We recommend the following parts of this resource for Youth in Governance programming:
- Speaking & Presenting (pgs. 71-8 of the PDF)
- Presentation Materials (pgs. 101-4)
- Wizard’s Wand Scenario (pgs. 105-6)
- Mock City Council Proposal and Participant Roles (pgs. 107-8)
For additional information about this recommendation, visit our Curriculum Jams Youth in Governance website.