SVAF is a CPS youth leadership group with a mission to inform, shape, and strengthen the district’s commitment to building strong student-adult partnerships in decision making in all schools and across all district systems. SVAF has varied roles in the district: they train teachers, administrators, and central office staff in building meaningful youth-adult partnerships; they lead conferences and workshops for other students on youth leadership and advocacy in their schools and communities; and advise central office departments on strategic decisions. This High School leadership group is a capstone of our Student Voice Committee (SVC) program. Student leaders that are part of their school’s SVC apply to be a Student Voice and Activism Fellow.

SAC is composed of twenty student leaders from across the city of Chicago who are passionate about education and committed to improving Chicago Public Schools. This council works directly with Dr. Janice Jackson to identify, research, and recommend policy solutions that will impact students district-wide.  SAC spends their year, summer through spring, conducting research on factors important to students that impact their education in CPS, working with various CPS district leaders to develop action plans and policies that will have lasting change for all students.

An Honorary Student Board Member is selected annually to represent the CPS student body by attending the Chicago Board of Education’s monthly meetings. This individual is also an appointed member of the CPS Student Advisory Council.

• Freedom Fellowship A 6-month program, the Fellowship is a chance to study social movement history, explore current social justice issues and design campaigns for community change. Ages 14-17. Stipend included.
• Project Healus A 10-week program, Project HealUs focuses on the reproductive justice movement and addressing misogyny. Ages 14-20. All genders welcome. Stipend included.

The SLD program engages students in a variety of age-appropriate activities that inspire them to build leadership skills, explore their roles as citizens, and develop a deeper awareness and understanding of the Holocaust, genocide, and other human rights issues. Participating students will develop and carry out an action plan to address a social justice issue in their school, community, or the wider world.

• 5th - 11th grade sessions
• Has to be nominated by your teacher
• Virtual (on zoom) or onsite at the Museum are available for sessions

African-American artists and STEM professionals share their career with students through hands-on activities and meaningful conversations. Each 30-minute session is an exciting opportunity for students to hear personal stories from a scientist, artist or engineer who looks like them and dive deeper into the possibility of pursuing a pathway into STEM or the arts.

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• Capacity is 35 students. This program is best for students in grades 4 through 8. There is no additional charge for these sessions, but they must be reserved.
• Please email  Dulce Enriquez at dulce.enriquez@msichicago.org or call (773) 753-1766 to learn more about booking Jr. Science or Art Café sessions

Are you interested in the fields of business, finance, economics, or entrepreneurship? The Junior Economic Club of Chicago (JEC) is a selective student-run organization whose members have access to exclusive networking events, internships, workshops, scholarships, volunteer opportunities, private tours, job shadows, and more. Members have the chance to meet and network with Chicago's leading business executives, entrepreneurs, professors, and professionals. JEC currently represents over 30 Chicago schools and is looking to expand its student body to Freshmen, Sophomores, and Juniors especially, though Seniors are also welcome!

You can learn more about JEC at www.jecchicago.org. If you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to email board@junioreconomicclub.org.

Submit the application for the Economic Awareness Council Internship 2022. The internship will take place in association with DePaul University's Writing Center.

What You Will Gain:

• Writing articles for the On The Money magazine.
• Skill building in resume writing, financial literacy, public speaking, writing, and interviewing.
• Interviews will tentatively be held on the afternoon of Wednesday, January 19, 2022 at 4pm.
• Students are encouraged to submit their resume and writing samples prior to their interview. (They can be attached to this application at the end.)
• Please email kknapp@econcouncil.org with any additional questions.

High School Finance Program is a paid summer program placed at either the Financial Technology Program or Financial Institute.

What you need to submit: resume, 500-word essay, video application submission, transcript, and reference letter. Qualifications are as follows:

• Junior or Senior in High School
• Application due February 18th, 2022
• Chicago Students ONLY

Fifth Third is committed to building financial capacity in the communities we serve. To recognize the efforts of students and teachers committed to financial and entrepreneurship education, Fifth Third will award twenty-eight accomplished students across the country with a $2,500 529 College Savings Gift Card via our scholarship contest.

Fall semester entries must be submitted by January 14, 2022 and spring semester entries must be received by May 27, 2022. More information here.

Eligibility:

• Complete at least one module of a Finance Academy course (personal finance or entrepreneurship)
• Submit your contest entry in the form. Suggested length: 300 – 500 words.
• Any U.S. student in grades 9-12

Rock the Street, Wall Street is a financial and investment literacy program designed to spark the interest of a diverse population of high school girls into careers of finance.

Access their Scholarships/Internships/Job Student Portal then:

• • Create your profile, upload your resume, and browse internship/job opportunities and open Scholarship applications