Digital Civics Academy
Want to shape the future of technology and digital wellness? Ready to advocate for your community and make a real impact? Our annual summer program is tailored for you, a teen who desires to make local and global change!
Want to shape the future of technology and digital wellness? Ready to advocate for your community and make a real impact? Our annual summer program is tailored for you, a teen who desires to make local and global change!
Co-designed by youth, for youth, our Digital Civics Academy (“DCA”) is a one-week immersive masterclass empowering today’s youth experts to become tomorrow’s ethical technology leaders. This year’s theme, Agency in the Age of Artificial Intelligence, will explore how young people can navigate emerging technologies with confidence while preserving their wellbeing. Join the movement to change the future of digital wellbeing as you master effective activism, storytelling, and leadership techniques vital for driving both global and local change.
Over the past two years, the Digital Civics Academy has equipped 110+ teens across 60+ cities and 6+ countries, with distinguished speakers such as New York State Senator Andrew Gounardes, and Azza Cohen, official videographer of Kamala Harris. Students have also visited Pinterest and Snapchat offices and spoken directly with legislators at the California State Capitol. Apply to join a new cohort of young leaders and learn directly from experts in technology, policy, and advocacy shaping the future of AI and digital wellbeing.
Being taken seriously as a young person was powerful and rare. Most of all, what I took away were the little moments, the shared experiences and connections I built with our incredible cohort of students.
This week, I received the most practical advice and insights from industry professionals that I’ve ever received, and it will be pivotal in shaping my activism journey.
It made me want to be better. I was so inspired by other teens who seem to just be active and caring and bold and free to be themselves. This made ME want to be more like myself.
Seeing young people taking the front lines on these topics made me feel like I had more agency over my future and really gave me hope for my generation as well.
Through DCA, I had the opportunity to meet with NY Senator Gounardes. I’m now an intern in his office, conducting teen tech policy research.
Being taken seriously as a young person was powerful and rare. Most of all, what I took away were the little moments, the shared experiences and connections I built with our incredible cohort of students.
