Join us for the Native Issues Online Summit – a unique and engaging virtual program designed to equip Native high school students with the tools and knowledge they need to become catalysts for change.
Close Up has partnered with American Indian tribes for over 30 years and is proud to offer programs that focus on issues important in Indian Country. Led by Close Up Instructors, students will build relationships with their peers and others, hear from young activists about strategies and models of advocacy and activism, deepen their understanding of community issues and their root causes, and work together to create meaningful solutions.
Over the course of six 90-minute sessions, students will examine issues in their communities, nations, and the United States as a whole, and develop action plans to address those issues. Highlights of the program include:
This program is intended for grades 9-12 and can be integrated into an after school program, an advisory program, a club, or a leadership development opportunity like student council. Offered to groups of students or to individuals. Students will meet twice a week, for three weeks with the culmination action plan being a capstone, digitized presentation. During this time of social distancing, the series can also replace an experiential learning trip or a community service opportunity.
Program Dates: Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons, November 3-20, 2020
Program Time: 3:30pm-5:00pm (CST)
Individual Student Cost: $350
Member Rate: $300 per student for Close Up schools
Participation in a Close Up program requires parent or guardian approval for any participants under 18 years of age.
Over 93% of students said Close Up’s virtual programs…
helped them understand the importance of using their voice to make change in their communities.
Close Up Foundation
1330 Braddock Place, Suite 400
Alexandria, VA 22314
703-706-3300 or 800-CLOSE UP
