• Opportunity for high school students, as individuals or in groups of 2-5, to spend a semester or more working to encourage the government (federal, state, or local) to solve a real world problem.

• Minimum twenty-five (25) hours

• Must include a reflective civic learning essay/presentation/product

• Elective Courses

  • Business Law*

  • Career Jumpstart

  • Criminal Justice (Regents and Honors)*

  • Environmental Chemistry

  • Herstory: Women In History*

  • Human Rights & Genocide

  • Intro to Sociology (Regents and Honors)

  • News You Can Use (Regents and Honors)

  • Power, Politics, and Civic Engagement (Regents and Honors)*

  • Public Speaking (Regents and Honors)

• Full-Year Elective Courses 

  • AP United States Government & Politics*

  • AP Comparative Government & Politics*

  • AP Environmental Science

*Only elective credit if NOT being utilized as a graduation requirement

• Minimum of 40 hours of active  participation (from grades 9-12)

• Must be logged through a 3V co-curricular club

• Must include an essay/presentation/product

• Active participation