The Baton Rouge Youth Voice Initiative serves as a catalyst to engage students about their education system, creating a sustainable pathway for the inclusion of student voice.
The Initiative created a unique activation experience called the Truth Booth to help students advocate on their own behalf, in their own words. The Truth Booth is a 100 sq ft pop-up that travels Baton Rouge to record the voices of students across the city via video confessionals and digital survey captures.
is a collaborative project of the Mayor's Youth Advisory Council, Baton Rouge Alliance for Students and Safe, Hopeful, Healthy BR.
Through this Initiative, we seek to:
- Identify the highest areas of need in the community from a student’s perspective
- Elevate student voice in K12 education policy
-Develop a pipeline for student engagement at all levels of EBR government systems
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Get Yours NowThe Baton Rouge Youth Voice Initiative aims to increase student capacity to engage with local decision makers through meaningful dialogue and storytelling.
The Baton Rouge Youth Voice Initiative serves as a catalyst to engage students about their education system, creating a sustainable pathway for the inclusion of student voice. Below are the steps of how we plan to accomplish this:
The Youth Voice Initiative is an interactive and immersive project created to generate a student-driven report on education in Louisiana’s capital city.
Students in Baton Rouge participate in a series of listening sessions, peer interviews, focus groups and digital surveys to provide candid insight to their educational experience.
We aim to increase Baton Rouge students’ capacity to engage with local decision-makers through meaningful dialogue and storytelling.
The Initiative’s final report will serve as a catalyst to engage students about their education system, creating a sustainable pathway for the inclusion of student voice.
Building better for the next generation means listening to and including today’s youth in the process. We’re prioritizing student input in our city because we know their power to impact change is in telling their truth.
Surveys Taken
Schools Represented
Truth Booth Activations
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