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Peter Yarrow,
of Peter, Paul and Mary, will be luncheon speaker at a major conference
on the Civic Mission of Education, from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Wednesday,
Oct. 2, at the Radisson Hotel in Santa Barbara.
Target audience for the conference is key educators and community key
leaders in the areas of civics education, character education, youth
leadership, and service learning.
Registration deadline is Sept. 25.
The premise of the conference — that engagement of young people
in the community through curriculum creates better citizens — is
based on a report, Service Learning - Finding Common Ground, published
by the highly respected American Youth Policy Forum. The report is available
for viewing online at www.aypf.org/pubs.htm.
“The conference is ground-breaking in that it is the first ever
of its kind, serving as an umbrella for regional networking in a four-county
area and bringing in renowned national speakers,” explained County
Superintendent Bill Cirone, whose office is co-sponsoring and coordinating
the conference.
Luncheon speaker Yarrow will present his "Don't Laugh at Me"
curriculum about bullying. The morning’s keynote speaker will be
Dr. Ginger Hovenic, president and CEO of The Chamber Foundation Business
Roundtable for Education, based in San Diego. Her topic will be “Finding
Common Ground — Engaging Students in Citizenship.”
Breakout sessions will cover civics education, youth leadership, service
learning, and character education. There will also be a showcase of
more than 30 curriculum and program resources.
A panel discussion will cover Finding Common Ground — Program Implementation,
featuring the following panelists: Morgan Clayton, Bakersfield Youth
Leadership; Julie Dwyer, national director of Character Counts; Dr.
Chuck Weiss, county superintendent of schools, Ventura; Dr. Ginger Hovenic,
president and CEO of The Chamber Foundation Business Roundtable for
Education; and Debbie Genzer, executive director, Youth Service California.
Regional networking meetings will also be held by county to cover reflections,
sharing, and to craft the next steps.
A website has been crafted to answer questions about the event. It can
be viewed at www.sbceo.org/careers/civicmission.
Further information is available by e-mail to youthcapacity@sbceo.org
or by calling 964-4711, ext. 4407.
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