Bright. Motivated. Civic-minded. Interested…and interesting.
Civic Education Project (CEP) participants are all these things, and CEP alumni are all these things and more.
Perhaps it’s the intensity of the curriculum or the moving encounters students have during service projects.
Maybe it is a meaningful conversation with a staff member over breakfast or the camaraderie of talking – and connecting – with a diverse group of smart, capable and ambitious peers late into the night.
Likely it is the sum of all these things that continually prompts students to call CEP programs “eye-opening,” “thought-provoking,” “inspiring” and “life-changing.”
As a result of their CEP experiences, students are, indeed, forever changed. While CEP programs are only one to three weeks long, the impact of a CEP experience lasts a lifetime. For this reason, one of the best ways to get to know CEP students is to meet a few alumni.
Meet CEP Alumni
Laura: College Senior, Vocal Advocate
Growing up, Laura considered herself “a shy kid.” Now a senior at Brown University, she is helping to edit a book of essays encouraging intergenerational communication. The Civic Education Project, she says, helped her find her voice, and she has been helping others do the same ever since.
Read more...Danika: Teacher, Unceasing Volunteer
Danika, an alumna of multiple CivicWeek trips, claims that the Civic Education Project (CEP) “lit the fire” under her to become a teacher. She is now in her 3rd year teaching math at Lakeview High School within the Chicago Public Schools.
“I had the most vibrant education experiences of my life during my CEP trips, and I wanted to bring that vibrancy to the classroom.”
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