Program History
Summer 2023 Institutes and Retreats
Student Research Institute
10th-12th Grade
Appleton High School Youth
This is a 12-day, for-credit and paid opportunity for BIPOC and multilingual youth across all AASD high schools to make impactful change in our community. Participants will learn about and complete their own Participatory Action Research focused on a social-justice topic that matters to them. Hosted by FVTC and sponsored by the Community Foundation and CARES donors, this one-of-a-kind institute introduces youth to leaders across all sectors of our community, and growth their confidence, connections, and abilities to lead in their own vision.
Justice Retreat Series
10th-12th Grade
Oshkosh High School Youth
This is a 4-part, paid opportunity for BIPOC and multilingual youth across OASD high schools to learn about justice-centered work and to complete a mini action research cycle on a topic that matters to them. Hosted and sponsored by the Oshkosh Area School District and CARES Fox Cities, this retreat series will build participants' senses of belonging and agency.
Educator Institue
Caregivers, Staff, and Community Members
Appleton and Oshkosh Area School Districts
This is a 3-day, paid opportunity for adults in both AASD and OASD communities to strengthen their understanding of the impact of biases and power, and is a launchpad for year-long CPAR projects co-led by educators, caregivers, youth, and administrators.