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Kids Voting Mecklenburg
700 East Stonewall St.
Charlotte, NC 28202
704-343-6999
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NOVEMBER 2011
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Students weigh in on school board and mayor, learn government and civics
This election, over 32,000 Mecklenburg County students learned about government and civic pa rticipation through the community-wide mock voting event hosted by Kids Voting Mecklenburg.
The student participation rate was higher than the adult voter turnout %. Way to go, students!
K-12 students experienced elections through learning about and voting on real candidates and issues - this year, offices included mayor and school board - and taking part in community service-learning. View student election resultsTeens from 21 high schools served as volunteer leaders. More than 500 teens enjoyed service-learning, giving every student the opportunity to learn about voting. Learn more School Representatives
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LEARNING CENTER
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Happy Thanksgiving
Getting ready to celebrate Thanksgiving? In addition to giving thanks, use this holiday as an opportunity for civic learning. Learn more
Field trip funding opportunity
Help your students build civic literacy by seeing government in action. Kids Voting Mecklenburg helps schools and youth programs to coordinate field trips to the Government Center, Courthouse and other government-related locations. We can provide educational materials to help students prepare, on-site instruction and assistance, alignment to curriculum goals, and more. Need field trip funding - on December 1, USAirways opens up its grant application for K-12 public school field trip funds (due February 1). Contact us for more information.
Teens: Join Youth Voice - Leadership Alliance
All teens are invited to build leadership skills and make their voices heard in this exciting program that connects students with community leaders. Youth will meet this semester with Anthony Foxx, Jennifer Roberts, Eric Davis and other leaders who make decisions and policies impacting kids.
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More than a mock vote
Kids Voting Mecklenburg connects classroom education with community civic learning opportunities to help students meet K-12 goals in history, civics and language arts, build civic literacy and become effective citizens and leaders.
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