By Rebecca Holmes, CEI President and CEO When was the last time you really “stood in the shoes” of a young person in your school or in your life? Listened deeply? Maybe even shadowed them for a day to see what their learning and life experiences actually felt like? I’ve been inspired …
Youth Led Equity Council in Mesa County Empowers Students to Design Community Culture
CEI and Mesa County Valley School District 51 have been working in partnership to support youth engagement and community advocacy efforts, through a grant from the Gates Family Foundation. Educators and students from Palisade High School (PHS) and Bookcliff Middle School in Grand Junction formed a Youth Led Equity Council …
Social Emotional Redesign Network Opens Pathways for Student Activation
By Susan Paulsen, CEI Strategic Communications Manager Over the past few years, several Colorado high schools have been participating with CEI in the Social Emotional Redesign Network (SERN), engaging in networking and shared learning, acquiring comprehensive social emotional development content, and partnering with their students to build empathy. Thanks to …
High School Students Weigh In…
High school students who are members of the Social Redesign Network team in Swink School District share what’s on their mind. These students have attended their senior year of high school during the COVID-19 pandemic. …on COVID and Remote Learning: “My motivation has either been very up or very low. …