Citizen Schools

Community Teamwork, Inc.
167 Dutton St.
Lowell, MA 01852
(978) 459-0551

Citizen Schools

Citizen Schools is a creative and effective learning model that addresses community needs while building student skills through hands-on experiential learning activities. CTI's Citizen Schools Program, initiated in the fall of 2004, is part of a National Network that connects middle school students with adult volunteers to tackle real world projects that are both educational and fun. Last year, 80 students from the Wang Middle School participated in the program and this year we plan to expand the program to the Robinson School in Lowell.

This hands-on program offers students apprenticeships in areas like veterinary medicine, computer science and technology, real estate, public art, and more. Children apprentice with adults who are lawyers, web designers, architects, etc. - exposing them to careers that allow them to design web sites for their schools, organize public events, publish school newspapers, and much more. This approach to learning helps students develop the academic and leadership skills they need to do well in school, get into college, and become leaders in their careers and in their communities.

The goal of Citizen Schools is to prepare students for leadership roles in the 21st century. To achieve this goal, Citizen Schools has identified four important objectives for students' success:

Strengthen academic skills
Develop personal leadership skills
Facilitate access to resources
Build community connections

Find out more about Citizen Schools by contacting the Citizen Schools Director at (978) 821-6380 or by email at mmagnus@comteam.org.