Miller Academy's NeighborHood Initiative: "ChangeMakers"
For Young Journalists K-12 | Gender Neutral | DEI-focused
For Young Journalists K-12 | Gender Neutral | DEI-focused
Through a range of powerful storytelling activities and skill-building, our "NeighborHood" journalists learn life lessons from local ChangeMakers, fueling inspiration to become activists in their own communities.
Honing their critical reading/writing and public speaking skills, our students will:
Honing their critical reading/writing and public speaking skills, our students will:
- Read about local ChangeMakers for daily inspiration.
- Reflect + safely share what they've learned on our Jamboards (coming soon)
- Discuss local ChangeMakers with fellow journalists
- Take Action earning community service hours
- Research/Interview our current ChangeMakers (brief profiles provided in this section)
- All contact with students / children is vetted and managed through partnerships with local schools and companies (for children of employees).
- All coaching is free thanks to support from local, (changemaking) companies and individuals, making it easy for everyone to access, breaking down all barriers.
- Browse our current ChangeMakers within this section and email us to get involved!