YOUth DECIDE: Creating a culture of voting
Designed by Soleena Carrillo Ramanathan
Designed by Soleena CR and Francesca H
Designed by Mira Agarwal
Designed by Soleena Carrillo Ramanathan
YOUth DECIDE’s mission is to reach, register to vote, and educate students in civics and the importance of voting. The vision is to create a culture of voting.
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YOUth DECIDE:
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Partners with local public and private high schools and community colleges.
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Engages youth in voter education, voter registration and getting out the vote.
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Guided by League volunteers who are experienced educators.
Teachers Lead the Way!
From Mitzy Valdes:
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Civic engagement is an important part of our society, and a powerful experience. There are many ways for community members to participate in American democracy.
Learning about these options and starting a routine of engagement as a young person will encourage adulthood participation.
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At our school, we work to support various forms of civic engagement for students and staff, including contacting elected officials and arranging a field trip for students to go vote in person. Voter education is a part of English and History instruction.
Resources and support from YOUth DECIDE and the League of Women Voters of Oakland have been really helpful. Our high school students easily responded to and are engaged with the materials.
Teacher and Student Resources
LWVO YOUth DECIDE has developed materials to support student and faculty efforts to create a vibrant community-based culture of voting through student-led activities integral to civic engagement. These materials are rich with multi-media resources, field-tested sample classroom presentations and ideas teachers can customize to suit their needs.​​
A New Field-tested Multi-media YOUth DECIDE Class Presentation: You Have the Power to Make Change
The SSCE is a recognition conferred by the State Superintendent of Public Instruction for California public school students in grades eleven or twelve who demonstrate excellence in civics education and participation, as well as an understanding of the United States Constitution, the California Constitution, and the democratic system of government. Check out what students have to say about SSCE.
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California Department of Education SSCE FAQs
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What Students Told Us They Learned About Voting
​YOUth DECIDE has been giving civic education presentations to 9th to 12th grade classes at Oakland high schools from 2018 to the present, including Bishop O'Dowd, Castlemont, College Preparatory School, Fremont, Oakland School for the Arts, Oakland Tech, Skyline, and Street Academy
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After the presentations, we asked students what they learned about voting from the presentations and what issues they are concerned about.
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Please click on the arrows to learn more from our Oakland students.
