Youth will gather at the Chavez Community Center on Tuesday, October 27 to discuss a range of issues and goals for the Santa Fe Community and the services provided to young people identified in the 2015 Teen Survey. The Teen survey was commissioned by the City of Santa Fe Children and Youth Commission and conducted by the Story of Place Institute. The Youth Summit is an extension of the Mayor’s efforts to engage young people, promote overall well being and extend opportunities to kids growing up in Santa Fe. Topics to be discussed range from financial distress for students and families to community activities for youth, bullying, mentorship options, healthy food in schools, and immigrant youth. The summit is being led by youth leaders who have gone through a series of facilitator trainings with the Professional Development Center at Eagle Rock, a national leader in youth advocacy and programs particularly in re-engagement of disconnected youth. The outcomes from the Youth Summit will be presented at the Opportunity Santa Fe Community Summit on November 18.
About Eagle Rock
Eagle Rock, a nonprofit Corporate Social Responsibility initiative of the American Honda Motor Company, is both a school for high school age students and a professional development center for educators. The school is a year-round, residential, and full-scholarship school that enrolls young people ages 15-17 from around the United States in an innovative learning program with national recognition.
The Professional Development Center works with educators from around the country who are interested in engaging in education renewal and reform. The Professional Development Center works with educators committed to making high school a more engaging experience for our country’s youth.
We envision this country’s high schools as high functioning centers of engagement and learning. We accelerate school improvement and support implementation of engaging practices that foster each students’ unique potential and help young people use their minds well.
For more information please visit www.eaglerockschool.org and check us out on Twitter @eaglerockschool and on Facebook at facebook.com/EagleRockSchool.