Welcome to Generation Citizen’s Civics Day 2024 in New York City, celebrating student changemakers and their real-world civics projects designed to improve health, safety, and quality of life in their communities. Through their curriculum and programming, Generation Citizen empowers young people to build new relationships, collaborate across lines of difference, and participate in our democracy through action-oriented civics education. This event highlights how high-quality civics education can help to build engaged citizens and future leaders. In this video, you will witness the students’ creativity, passion, and dedication as they address critical community issues. From redesigning the school playroom to pre-registering their peers to vote, these young leaders are making a tangible impact.

Key Highlights:

• Inspirational student presentations on their civic action projects
• Insights from educators and civic leaders on the importance of civic education to bridge divides and foster collaboration among students of different backgrounds

About Generation Citizen: Generation Citizen is committed to ensuring that every student in the U.S. receives an effective action civics education, which provides them with the knowledge and skills necessary to participate in our democracy as active citizens. Learn more about Generation Citizen at generationcitizen.org.

Chi Nguyen leads Einhorn Collaborative’s communications and Belonging Strategy. Learn more about Chi. Sign up to receive our monthly newsletter and be the first to read Chi's blog posts.