Levels of Engagement & Voice

Hart's Ladder of Engagement

Hart’s Ladder serves as an assessment, reflection and aspirational tool to assist schools in their efforts to strengthen student-adult partnerships. The ladder rung on which schools, classrooms, groups, or activities lie will depend on a variety of factors such as topic, time, experience of students and adults in shared decision-making, etc. As we move up the ladder, our capacity for meaningful youth-adult partnerships grow.

Hart's Ladder as adapted by CPS Student Voice 360 Guide

Hart’s Ladder as found on: Living Democracy