CivicWeek

Modeled after popular alternative break programs for college students, CivicWeek programs bring together diverse groups of outstanding high school students for intense, weeklong, service-learning immersion experiences in host communities around the country.

Each CivicWeek program examines a specific social issue as it impacts a dynamic community in the United States. For instance, past participants have studied Youth Violence & Conflict Resolution in Detroit, Michigan; Civil Rights & Social Justice in Birmingham, Alabama; and Native American Issues on a reservation in South Dakota.


Under the supervision of trained Civic Education Project staff, groups of 14 to 18 students spend their days engaged in meaningful service work and meetings with prominent government, business and community leaders. Evenings are filled with team-building activities, thoughtful reflection on the issues the group is exploring and, of course, relaxation and fun.


CivicWeek participants...

Learn about social issues that impact today's society through hands-on experience Serve communities in need Develop stronger communication, interpersonal and leadership skills Earn service-learning credit hours Discover ways to become more active leaders and citizens

Past CivicWeek participants have...

Built a house for a family in need
Delivered a meal to someone living with HIV/AIDS
Been a child's hero for a day
Made lasting friendships
Discussed education policy with the mayor of Little Rock
Prepared a feast for the elders of the Oneida Nation
Received guitar lessons from a homeless man
Laughed a lot
Attended a taping of CNN's Crossfire
Listened to an eyewitness account of a church bombing from a civil rights activist
Run the bases at Cleveland's Jacobs Field
Learned a lot
Met with editors from the Boston Globe
Led a peace rally for students at a Detroit elementary school
Joined local citizens to save the hills of West Virginia from mountaintop removal
Been part of the solution

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