Central Falls students to D.C.
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We are the students and teachers of "How to Change the World" - an after school Extended Learning Opportunity (ELO) in Central Falls. We are raising funds to help our class travel to Washington, DC.
Last year, a group 16 students and 4 chaperones went to Washington, DC as a part of the first cohort of the How to Change the World course. During this trip, we met with our Rhode Island Senators Whitehouse and Reed, as well as Congressman Cicilline. We also learned how to lobby, conducted a simulation at the U.S. Department of State, and visited the Federal Reserve and many national monuments across our Capitol.
We want to do it again this year! And we need your help to pay for our transportation down to DC!
This fall, we took all the lessons we learned from last year's DC trip and applied them to our local community by engaging with political leaders and constituents. We hosted a City Council candidate showcase at our school where everyone running for Central Falls City Council were able to meet students and community members and answer our questions. (Check out this video: https://youtu.be/fYHK_3LqXCI)
Our city in Rhode Island takes up one square mile and has over 20,000 inhabitants, representing 103 countries. Many are immigrants; most live below the poverty line; and all of them are part of one of the most close-knit, resilient, driven, and vulnerable communities in the state.
The goal for our course on “How to Change the World” is simple and bold: by the end of the year, each student will have a working theory of how they want to change the world. All year, we're going to meet inspiring student activists, lawyers, non-profit leaders, community volunteers, and elected officials who are working to make local change happen. And in April, we'll travel to Washington, DC for a week-long trip students are planning themselves.
These young leaders' interests are diverse so our site visits in DC will be, too. They're curious about everything from robotics to politics to immigration to education, so they’ll design field trips in DC that align with their passions. Students will stay near DC with host families Arlington, VA. They're going to participate in a beautiful cultural exchange between two communities.
Fine print: Donations go through a third-party account so they are not tax-deductible.
Please feel free to contact us at [email redacted] with any questions about our project or how you can get involved.
We are the students and teachers of "How to Change the World" - an after school Extended Learning Opportunity (ELO) in Central Falls. We are raising funds to help our class travel to Washington, DC.
Last year, a group 16 students and 4 chaperones went to Washington, DC as a part of the first cohort of the How to Change the World course. During this trip, we met with our Rhode Island Senators Whitehouse and Reed, as well as Congressman Cicilline. We also learned how to lobby, conducted a simulation at the U.S. Department of State, and visited the Federal Reserve and many national monuments across our Capitol.
We want to do it again this year! And we need your help to pay for our transportation down to DC!
This fall, we took all the lessons we learned from last year's DC trip and applied them to our local community by engaging with political leaders and constituents. We hosted a City Council candidate showcase at our school where everyone running for Central Falls City Council were able to meet students and community members and answer our questions. (Check out this video: https://youtu.be/fYHK_3LqXCI)
Our city in Rhode Island takes up one square mile and has over 20,000 inhabitants, representing 103 countries. Many are immigrants; most live below the poverty line; and all of them are part of one of the most close-knit, resilient, driven, and vulnerable communities in the state.
The goal for our course on “How to Change the World” is simple and bold: by the end of the year, each student will have a working theory of how they want to change the world. All year, we're going to meet inspiring student activists, lawyers, non-profit leaders, community volunteers, and elected officials who are working to make local change happen. And in April, we'll travel to Washington, DC for a week-long trip students are planning themselves.
These young leaders' interests are diverse so our site visits in DC will be, too. They're curious about everything from robotics to politics to immigration to education, so they’ll design field trips in DC that align with their passions. Students will stay near DC with host families Arlington, VA. They're going to participate in a beautiful cultural exchange between two communities.
Fine print: Donations go through a third-party account so they are not tax-deductible.
Please feel free to contact us at [email redacted] with any questions about our project or how you can get involved.
Organizer
Lesdin Salazar
Organizer
Central Falls, RI
