Young Americans: Dubois Students Study Civics By Tutoring Tykes




Education Desk Podcast | NPR Illinois | 91.9 UIS show

Summary: I recently spent an evening at Springfield’s Dubois Elementary , with a group of tutors focused on helping the school’s youngest students — kindergarten through second grade. But in this particular tutoring arrangement, everyone is learning. The older kids are in a program called Our American Voice , designed to bring civics lessons back to the younger grades. Students get an instructional course in citizenship, and then create their own community service project.