Youth Internships with grassroots education activist group

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ICOPE
http://www.icope.org
A Message from the New York City Student Union and ICOPE (Independent Commission On Public Education)
NYC Students;
WOULD YOU LIKE TO FEEL FULLY RESPECTED IN YOUR SCHOOL?
WOULD YOU LIKE TO ENJOY AND APPRECIATE YOUR EDUCATION?
WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE A STRONG SAY REGARDING WHAT YOU STUDY AND HOW YOUR SCHOOL RUNS?
THEN JOIN US AS WE WORK TOGETHER TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN! HELP US TRANSFORM NYC SCHOOLS INTO
HUMAN RIGHTS BASED SCHOOLS!!
PLEASE JOIN US in any or all of the following initiatives:
(1) PARTICIPATE IN OUR SUMMER SEMINAR, CO-FACILITATED BY BOTH GROUPS, wherein you will be introduced to a wide range of schools and educational philosophies, and you will work with others on redesigning our schools.
*designed for school credit
*Mondays and Tuesdays from 10:00 AM till 5:30 PM ;
July 16,17,23,24,30,31**
*held at Fordham University ; 60th St. and Ninth Avenue
(2) BE AN ICOPE SUMMER INTERN, TIMES AND DATES TO BE MUTUALLY DECIDED
(3) JOIN THE NYC STUDENT UNION
(4) WORK AS AN ICOPE INTERN during the school year.
(details will be available in September, maybe sooner)
*NOTE: PRIVATE SCHOOL, HOMESCHOOL, AND COLLEGE STUDENTS ARE WELCOME TOO. THIS WILL GIVE US THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE COMMONALITIES AND DIFFERENCES. YOU MAY WORK ON TRANSFORMING THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND/OR YOUR OWN SCHOOLS.
ICOPE INTERNS CAN EXPECT AN EXCEPTIONAL LEARNING EXPERIENCE, INCLUDING WORKING WITH PEOPLE FROM DIFFERENT CULTURES, ETHNICITIES, ECONOMIC LEVELS, GENERATIONS, ETC.; EXPOSURE TO A WIDE RANGE OF NON-TRADITIONAL EDUCATION AND CURRICULUM POSSIBILITIES; IMPROVED COLLABORATION SKILLS, SELF-EMPOWERMENT, RESOURCEFULNESS; NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES; LAUGHTER AND FUN; AND A SENSE OF FULFILLMENT!
For more info contact Lucy Little at aquestiononyourplate@gmail.com,
Roger Dennis at itistime@earthlink.net or
Ellen Raider at ellen.raider@verizon.net

Link:
www.icope.org