Learn about the origins and goals of Real Talk, get an overview of the events, and get tips for running your own Real Talk group in the first version of our Real Talk Handbook.
In the Fall Unit, teens lead events on eight topics to establish a social-emotional foundation.
In the Spring Unit, teens design their own activities to engage peers in topics of their choice.
To conclude, we hold an event to pull our conversations together. Then we send off our seniors.
Real Talk offers unique opportunities to support student initiatives, amplify youth voice, and engage your community.
Here are several supporting documents we created to help us keep everything running smoothly.
We’re sharing this framework in the hopes that it will serve the needs of your youth and your community. If it does, we want to make sure we know about it. So stay in touch. Let us know how you’re using the framework. Let us know what’s working and what isn’t. We've tried to make the lesson plans as clear as possible for new folks, but if anything is confusing, we'd love to clarify. We want your feedback and input to refine the program and the documentation. And if this proves to be a valuable tool for librarians and other educators, we hope to build a network of support for Real Talk programs and initiatives across the country.