Civic Youth Action Partnership (CYAP) is a student-run initiative that leads civic education activities at Netter Center UACS sites. We seek to increase civic education and engagement opportunities and build advocacy skills for middle schoolers in West Philadelphia. We meet as a group to collaboratively plan lessons and then teach 1-2x a week at school(s) in West Philly. We support student governments, run debates, and facilitate other games/activities, focusing on both classic civic topics (government) but also contemporary issues and local/current events. We also create educational videos/PSAs that we use in our lessons.
If you are interested in joining or want to learn more, please reach out at penncyap@gmail.com