Students will meet together to learn about a current event and then participate in a task force activity that allows them to role-play as key decision-makers and stakeholders as they practice their civic leadership skills in solving key global and local problems!
All 40 topics are brand new and never before been offered at any of our workshops!
Dates: Every Saturday but Thanksgiving and Christmas Weekend from September 12th to June 26th!
Time: 12pm-2pm EST
Location: Virtual
Cost: $20/conference or $500/year (40 Conferences)
Age Range: 5th to 9th
All or Some: You can sign up for all of them now or register closer to each date. All conferences are independent of others and do not assume you’ve attended one of the prior ones!
Missed one?: You still get access to all PowerPoints, Worksheets, and even an individual make-up activity!
| Date | Topic Area | Date | Topic Area |
| 9/12/2020 | Task Force: Ethical Standards for Animal Testing | 2/13/2021 | Task Force: Universal Basic Income or Means Tested |
| 9/19/2020 | Task Force: Organ Donation Rules | 2/20/2021 | Task Force: City Government & Redlining |
| 9/26/2020 | Task Force: Evaluating Grant Proposals | 2/27/2021 | Task Force: Federal Laws Against Gerrymandering |
| 10/3/2020 | Task Force: Redo Borders | 3/6/2021 | Task Force: Design Accessible Spaces |
| 10/10/2020 | Task Force: Regulating Healthy Eating | 3/13/2021 | Task Force: Admissions Committee |
| 10/17/2020 | Task Force: Naming Your Child | 3/20/2021 | Task Force: “Shark Tank” |
| 10/24/2020 | Task Force: White House Briefing | 3/27/2021 | Task Force: Strengthening the UN |
| 10/31/2020 | Task Force: International Surrogacy Norms | 4/3/2021 | Task Force: City Council Voting on Amazon |
| 11/7/2020 | Task Force: Religion In School | 4/10/2021 | Task Force: Corporate Board on Board Diversity |
| 11/14/2020 | Task Force: Dealing with PR Crisis | 4/17/2021 | Task Force: New Tax System |
| 11/21/2020 | Task Force: Old Age & Loneliness | 4/24/2021 | Task Force: Sacred Cow in Congress |
| 12/5/2020 | Task Force: Freedom of Speech on Campus | 5/1/2021 | Task Force: Design Your Own Party |
| 12/12/2020 | Task Force: Art Museum | 5/8/2021 | Task Force: Destroy a Stereotype |
| 12/19/2020 | Task Force: Medical Board & Euthanasia | 5/15/2021 | Task Force: To Print or Not To Print |
| 1/2/2021 | Task Force: Sueing Your Parents | 5/22/2021 | Task Force: Refugee Crisis |
| 1/9/2021 | Task Force: Extra Credit in Schools | 5/29/2021 | Task Force: Interest Groups |
| 1/16/2021 | Task Force: Sports Council on Genetic Enhancement | 6/5/2021 | Task Force: Public Sanitation |
| 1/23/2021 | Task Force: International Wage Policies | 6/12/2021 | Task Force: Subsidies for Farms |
| 1/30/2021 | Task Force: Compulsory Voting | 6/19/2021 | Task Force: Design a Campaign |
| 2/6/2021 | Task Force: Regulating Social Media Companies | 6/26/2021 | Task Force: Citizenship Process |