Leading with . . .

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AT OUR BEST INTRODUCTION - 

This reading encourages collaboration between adults and children in after-school activities, promoting trust, respect, and active engagement in education. Adults should act as facilitators, fostering an inclusive culture and fostering supportive youth-adult partnerships for collective development and student empowerment. Youth-adult partnerships are intriguing, particularly in authentic decision-making, where young people actively participate in life-impacting decisions, allowing them to discuss and deliberate alongside those in power. This concept exemplifies standing with the youth and supporting them as allies. 


PROFILES, KEY MOMENTS AND A CONTINUUM OF 'YOUTH-LED PARTICIPATION -

Chapter 8 discusses how young people are becoming community leaders through activism and social justice. It highlights Youth in Action's personalization program, which provides tools, resources, and community connections. The program values open communication between youth and adults, emphasizing that policy should be decided by representatives with full group involvement.

It was interesting to read how the programs aim to foster youth personhood and address broader social issues. The details of such programs in YIA involve community partnerships on issues like outdoor equity, faith, education, language justice, and health advocacy are great in variety. The Collective program stood out as it aims to empower youth to take charge of their work, organize events, and facilitate with courage, conviction, and vulnerability. This is a model that causes me to look at how and where this can be imitated and facilitated where programs are less personalized. 

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