TeenBloc: Elevating Student Voice
TeenBloc is A+ Schools' youth leadership program that works directly with students on issues that affect their school experiences. The program is a coalition of student leaders and organizers in Pittsburgh-area high schools whose purpose is to raise the student voice and create positive change in education. TeenBloc advocates for students and at the same time teaches students to advocate for themselves.
This past summer, TeenBloc held a Youth Organizing Academy that engaged close to 20 students in advocacy and leadership development. The students learned goal-setting, communication skills, organizing techniques and how to analyze and address issues that affect them and their peers.
Since the summer, students have met on a regular basis in both citywide and chapter meetings to continue to develop their issue campaign around effective teaching and to plan a major youth conference that will be held in January.
Directly below you'll find more information on the citywide meeting, the conference and how to get involved in TeenBloc.
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