Citizen Schools empowers schools, districts, and communities to work together to create and sustain authentic experience-based learning opportunities.

 
 
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Supporting the capacity of educators,

harnessing the power of community members in learning spaces,

establishing collaboration and collective action across the educational landscape,

and advocating for change.

 

Citizen Schools provides schools and districts with:

 


Highly tailored educator & leader coaching in experience-based learning

Trained volunteers to support experience-based project implementation

A full-time AmeriCorps Member to build sustainable community partnerships & systems

Access to a global learning network to deepen and elevate the work

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35,000+

K-12 students reached in year one of the AmeriCorps Fellowship

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85%

of educators felt confident that they could use experiential learning practices to support student outcomes

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95%

of AmeriCorps Fellow Host Sites reported a ‘good’ or ‘excellent’ experience hosting a fellow

I liked watching the students grow as independent learners and seeing them work through productive struggle.
— Educator
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Where we work

 
California

California

Massachusetts

Massachusetts

New York

New York