The City School Inc Amatullah Mervin

Programs: 1. The school operates out-of-school time programs that are designed to prepare young people to become life-long leaders for social justice. Programming and events, which averages between 900 to 1,000 participants annually, supports young people to become innovators and leaders in the business, government and non-profit sectors. 2. The summer leadership program ("slp") is the flagship program of the school and the one in which most young people first come to the school. It brings together a diverse group of 80 to 100 high school-age youths for community and classroom learning over six and one-half weeks. After the retreat, youths participate in a creative and exploratory research seminar, a related internship in a community-based organization, a youth created project to make positive change in the community, and diversity and leadership training. 3. Young people in the education pathway become community educators, learning and practicing skills such as group facilitation, issue-based research, and curriculum development. Students in this pathway form a core group of 5 to 10 youths who provide programming to partnering schools and organizations. 4. Organizing and advocacy is a key part of the school's work, as it believes the point of learning about social justice is to take action for change. All youths learn basic community organizing skills such as campaign mapping, research, public speaking, member recruitment and knowledge such as the legislative process and different models of organizing. Youths who choose this pathway take lead in city and statewide campaigns for change.

the school provides fiscal sponsorship to el movimiento, youth justice and power union, the unnamed coalition, young abolitionists and chica project throughout fy 2016 related to their mission to develop youth leadership.