🍎 EDUCATION 👩🏾🏫
INFO
Committee Chairs:
Ayana D, Barbara M, & Krista V.
Contact:
WENDEducation@gmail.com
Meetings:
By group-text and
in-person, as needed
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UPDATES
2026 Civic Responsibility for Young Leaders
📢 Applications are now open for 2026 Civic Responsibility for Young Leaders (CRFYL)!
✨ Offered by the City of Atlanta’s Department of City Planning through NPU University, this one-week immersive program is designed for rising high school juniors and seniors in Atlanta Public Schools who are ready to lead.
Students will:
🏛️ Shadow City leaders
⚖️ Explore the legislative process
🧠 Develop real solutions to community challenges
🎤 Participate in a mock council meeting Participants earn 35 community service hours and a stipend — while building lifelong civic leadership skills.
📅 Monday, June 8 – Friday, June 12, 2026
🕘 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
📍 Atlanta City Hall Space is limited.
Apply today at NPUAtlanta.org
By Tony McNeal|2026-02-25T12:02:18-05:00February 20th, 2026|Categories: Education Committee|Comments Off on 2026 Civic Responsibility for Young Leaders
🌞 Camp Best Friends Summer Camp 2026
🌞 Camp Best Friends 2026 registration opens February 2nd.
Camp Best Friends is Atlanta’s long-running summer program, celebrating 45 years of serving youth across the city.
📅 June 8 – July 24, 2026
🕖 Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Campers can expect:
- Indoor & outdoor recreation
- Swimming
- Golf
- Field trips
- Structured enrichment activities
Financial hardship assistance and multi-child discounts are available to ensure accessibility for families. Learn more and register at: 🔗 www.atlantaga.gov/iparcs As we continue strengthening families and neighborhoods, programs like this play a vital role in supporting working parents and providing meaningful summer engagement for Atlanta youth.
By Tony McNeal|2026-02-25T11:59:21-05:00February 20th, 2026|Categories: Education Committee|Comments Off on 🌞 Camp Best Friends Summer Camp 2026
By Barbara M|2026-02-12T00:56:53-05:00February 3rd, 2026|Categories: Education Committee|Comments Off on February Education Committee Update
PURPOSE
- Collaborate with local education and cultural institutions.
- Engage West End community to support local education initiatives.
- Participate in parent-teacher associations and meet regularly with local education officials.
- Work to promote quality education in local elementary and secondary schools.
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