School staff lead structured, organized, regular, and long-term extracurricular activities that foster civic learning and engagement and are accessible to, representative of, and attend to the needs and interests of the student body by:
- Teaching concrete skills that are valuable in civil society, which could include managing a budget, facilitating meetings, advertising events, choosing and rotating leaders, and dealing with individuals who break group rules or fail to contribute
- Helping students to develop and utilize agency as a member of their various communities
- Helping students to form strong social bonds and support networks with adults outside of the family, peers with different lived experiences and political perspectives, and like-minded peers
- Recognizing and confirming students’ identities such as racial and ethnic identity, LGBTQ, gender, ability, political, etc.
- Modeling and promoting inclusion, equity, and constructive dialogue and deliberation while attending to multiple perspectives
- Welcoming students to join or start groups that address their genuine interests
- Cultivating student leadership in a range of meaningful ways