⭐️Good News Update!⭐️ Despite the current challenges, the Civic Spirit Student Delegates have maintained their civic participation projects inspired by the Census! Each group has identified issues at their school and are rolling out surveys ONLINE to gather opinion data. On Sunday, March 29th, we met to discuss research design and offer support and advice …
Yesterday, the Civic Spirit Scholars from the Civic Spirit Club at La Salle Academy engaged in an extremely important and timely debate around immigration. Regardless of their personal opinions, they practiced the urgent civic skill of weighing two sides of an issue. Additional topics the students have debated are bail reform and homeless policy. DEBATE …
On Friday, March 6th, Civic Spirit convened a Middle School “Media Literacy Day of Learning” for Luria Academy of Brooklyn and De La Salle Academy. This was the first event in the two-school partnership, an idea which the teachers have been imagining since the 2018 Summer Institute. This joint initiative will culminate with the Middle …