Youth Agency, Equity and Justice
Join the Creative Youth Development National Partnership for a set of dynamic online conversations with youth, experts, funders, and practitioners. All young people deserve to have equitable opportunities to reach their creative potential, live richer and fuller lives, and develop the critical life skills they need to become active contributors in their communities.
CREATIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT is the intentional integration of arts learning and youth development principles and has implications across many areas such as social-emotional learning, social justice, leadership development, college/career readiness, and K-12 transformation.
This learning series will build on and amplify key takeaways and case examples from a recently completed set of written briefs, authored by field experts, which explore new paths forward for supporting youth through creative youth development practice. These papers are part of a multi-year project, led by Americans for the Arts, designed to produce a CYD Toolkit for the field.
Working with Youth (Focus on Youth Agency)
July 30, 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. ET, Free
So often we adults make decisions on programming and policy without youth voice, even though they are directly impacted by our choices. But young people are speaking up to become their own agents of change. They are concerned about their future when we are long gone, and they are ready to lead today. To truly give them the space they are demanding, we must rethink what it means to co-lead with young people. Learn practices to consider when implementing youth-driven leadership models in classrooms, afterschool programs, and community spaces. A rich conversation with funders, youth, practitioners, and experts will provide insight from multiple perspectives.
Watch the July 30 recording
Read the “Working with Youth” landscape analysis (PDF)
This virtual learning series is brought to you by the Creative Youth Development National Partnership in collaboration with the Grantmakers for Education Arts Education Impact Group. All webinars are hosted by the National Guild for Community Arts Education and made possible by generous support from the Clare Rose Foundation.