PS 20 KIDS' COUNCIL WAS ELECTED - Civics lives at PS20!

On election day, over 120 students privately voted, and each classroom elected two representatives to form the Kids Council. This group will help rethink how we can further increase the student-led civics focus of PS 20.

KIDS' COUNCIL MEMBERS ELECTED 
4th grade Council Members
Lennon Watford/Jillian Maura, Serenity Jordan/Brianna Ahyoung, Noah Anderson/Khloe Wharton

5th grade Council Members
Ashaunti Mosley/Gianna Powell, Madison Taylor/Seoul Watson, Lea Cruz/Keira Biven

The Council meets each Thursday during lunchtime with Ms. Barbera and DK Holland of Inquiring Minds, a non-profit organization that offers democratic tools, processes, and programs that improve student engagement, self-reliance, and development.  
 
     
Kids Council has been a program available to the upper grades of PS20 for five years as a tool to understand how children can effectively work together towards an agreed upon goal.

Each year has provided new revelations, including behavioral and self-esteem gains for both student participants and within the general class body. The experience demonstrates  that when students were freely engaged peer-to-peer to focus on a project, they can make big personal developmental advances that can extend to their peers. The Council is using a Learning Wall to compile ideas and thoughts.

Kids Council representatives will be on stage at monthly assemblies to share their plans with the entire school and ask questions to the student body at large, and students may speak with their representatives individually, too. They want to hear from all kids - including the younger ones! They are on a roll!