| Our mission | Citizen Schools is a national non-profit focused on eliminating the opportunity gap - giving all children the ability to discover & achieve their dreams. |
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| Ways to help | VolunteerAs a volunteer Citizen Teacher, you will lead a 10-week apprenticeship on a topic of your choosing. Help turn kids into young scientists, architects, lawyers, business owners and more. |
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| How you help | Citizen Schools apprenticeships give volunteers a deeply meaningful opportunity to make a difference—and build real professional skills at the same time. These apprenticeships transform lives, inspire careers and set students on a path of learning. |
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| About us | Citizen Schools is a national non-profit focused on enriching the education of middle school students. We mobilize a team to enable public middle schools in low-income communities to provide a longer learning day rich with opportunities. Our deep partnerships with schools put young adults on track to succeed by connecting the resources of communities, companies, governments, and philanthropies. |
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Know a student who might be interested in talking with career experts from the marketing or tech industries? Join us at one of our two amazing #CareerConnections lined up next Tuesday the 26th or Wednesday the 27th. Learn more at http://citizenschools.org/career-connections
Join our friends @InventEdNetwork @LemelsonFdn at their InventEd Inspire virtual convening, designed for those who are new to Invention Education! Register for free at http://bit.ly/3oTNv9G #InventEd2021
Today’s students face a future of urgent & complex problems. Invention Education prepares them to thrive in a future yet to be determined, industries yet to be imagined, and jobs yet to be created. Introducing InventEd Inspire Feb 2-3 Free http://bit.ly/3oTNv9G #InventEd2021
Introducing a new speaker series at Citizen Schools: Elevating Voices for Equity: Conversations with BIPOC! Our first session on February 9 is all about K-12 Educational Equity and Access. Register and learn about the incredible panel we have lined up: http://citizenschools.org/elevatingvoices
The federal government should leverage the unique skills of America’s maker community to address complex problems. Read @dmjonesdavis & @smsantoso of @cschools’s proposal for a Makers-In-Residence fellowship program that federal agencies could leverage. https://www.dayoneproject.org/post/enabling-federal-agencies-to-tackle-complex-problems-with-the-help-of-makers-in-residence
Next week, CEO Emily McCann and @makers_mentors Director, Strategic Initiatives Stephanie Santoso will serve as panelists at the @ReimagineAS national summit: A Blueprint Equity and Opportunity! Join us for this vital dialogue: http://reimagineschools.us/national-summit
