Youth Equity Stewardship Structure

PHASE 1: PERSONAL CULTURE/PERSONAL JOURNEY

• Share and experience culture though personal stories.
• Gain perspective from the collective diversity of the community.
• Discover how inequality impacts personal and institutional relationships. 

PHASE 2: SOCIAL DOMINANCE TO SOCIAL JUSTICE

• Explore how oppression and social dominance play a role in the school environment.
• Learn to recognize oppressive behaviors and their impact.
• Empower students to act as leaders against oppression.

PHASE 3: CREATIVE EXPRESSION/CREATIVE RESISTANCE

• Inspire students to use their story and creative expression as tools for social justice.
• Harness the power of the arts to develop deeper connections with others. 

PHASE 4: COMMUNITY AWARENESS / COMMUNITY ACTION

• Transition students from learning to applying leadership in their own communities.
• Energize students to address the real challenges within their school environment.
• Develop plan of action that fosters inter-generational collaboration.

PHASE 5: STEWARDSHIP IN MOTION

• Empower students to become authentic leaders of social change in their schools.
• Experience stewardship in action by offering creativity, compassion and courage to others.

CELEBRATION PERFORMANCE

• Engage students in a multi-media collaboration.
• Boost community awareness through the experiences of the students.
• Set the foundation for collaborative efforts to address systemic inequalities.