NextGen Leadership Academy @ Chavez

Description

NextGen Leadership Academy (NGLA) @ Chavez is a free, cohort-based civic leadership program for students in grades 6–8 at Cesar Chavez Public Charter Schools for Public Policy. Through six interactive sessions featuring YDI’s Civic Belonging & Leadership Series, scholars explore identity, belonging, leadership, digital citizenship, civic dialogue, collaboration, and taking action. Activities connect these leadership skills to Chavez’s grade-level public policy topics, helping scholars strengthen their voice, engage across differences, and apply what they are learning to issues that matter in their communities. The program may also include an extended experiential learning opportunity.