Camp Overview

Day 1: What does it mean to be a good citizen?

• Opening Session: Welcome

• iCivics Games: Neighborhood Good

• Discuss and explore community issues

• Participate in Community Issues Fair

Day 2: How can citizens investigate community issues?

• Opening Session:

• iCivics Games: Counties Work

• Research on community issues

• On Campus Field Trip

Day 3: What does it mean to advocate?

• Opening Session:

• iCivics Games: Do I Have a Right?

• Civic Engagement Sessions: Shark Tank, Breakout Boxes, Advocacy Alive

Day 4: How can we advocate effectively for an issue?

• Opening Session:

• iCivics Games: Represent Me!, Immigration Nation, Sortify: U.S. Citizenship

• Creation of advocacy project

• Crowdsourcing and interviewing experts

Day 5: Advocacy Project Workday and Issue Showcase

• Opening Session:

• iCivics Games: Free Play

• Creation of advocacy project

• Community showcase:

  • Presentation of advocacy issues and projects