8th graders in Wellesley participate in a Civics Project where groups pick a school, town, or state issue they think could be improved and work on ways to advocate for a specific change and/or to raise awareness about the issue.

Here’s a list of topics students have chosen and are just now getting started researching. Department Head Adam Blumer is looking for volunteers who might be willing to answer some basic questions or give advice to students. If you are willing to be a contact on a particular issue, please let him know on this form.

You don’t need to be an expert in any way or be involved in local government—just be willing to give some basic information or point students to resources (online or real life) that you know of to help build their knowledge and shape their project.

If you volunteer, at some point in the next week or two you might get an email from a group asking for information or clarification on something they’re learning about. The goal is to avoid having the same adult field requests from multiple groups, so the lift should be manageable.

If you have questions or need clarification, please reach out to Adam at Blumera@wellesleyps.org

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