We have created hundreds of resources for youth, schools, nonprofits, and government clients. Textbooks, curriculum, introductory guides, and program manuals form the core of our catalog; articles for magazines and websites, activity guides, a popular blog, Facebook pages, and active Twitter feeds round out our resources.
Programs
Social Media
Free Books
- The Freechild Project Youth Action Guide
- Meaningful Student Involvement Deep Assessment
- Student Voice and Bullying.
- The Freechild Project Youth Voice Toolkit
- The Freechild Project Youth Engagement Workshop Guide
- The Freechild Project Guide to Social Change Led By and With Young People
- Meaningful Student Involvement: Guide to Students as Partners in School Change, Second Edition
- Stories of Meaningful Student Involvement
- Meaningful Student Involvement Research Guide
- Meaningful Student Involvement Resource Guide
- Guide to Cooperative Games for Social Change
- Meaningful Student Involvement Idea Guide for Schools
- Firestarter Participant Guidebook
- Firestarter Facilitator’s Guide
Videos
- Catalyst Miami Meaningful Youth Engagement Interview Part 1
- City of Everett Youth Leadership Summit
- An Introduction to Re-envisioning the Roles of Young People throughout Society
- The Sidewalk Story
- The Language of Youth Involvement
- The History of Youth Voice in the United States
- New Roles for Youth
- Introduction to Adultism
- Adults as Allies
- Young People and Public Society
- In Defense of Public Schools
- The Roots of Youth Voice
- Meaningful Student Involvement: Secondary Academy for Success
Articles
- “Bullying is Student Voice” (2012) Cooperative Catalyst.
- “Getting Real About Engagement” (2012) Cooperative Catalyst.
- Becoming an Excellent Facilitator (2011) CommonAction Consulting.
- “Keeping an Eye Out: Perceptions of student voice,” (2011) Connect: Supporting Student Participation. (Australia) Issue 190.
- “Engaging Student Voice to Welcome the Future, Today,” (2011) ASCD Whole Child.
- “Typical Engagement? Students on School Boards in the USA,” (2011) Connect: Supporting Student Participation. (Australia) Issue 187.
- Fully Meaningful Schools. (2011) SoundOut.
- “Rules of Student Engagement,” (2011)
Connect: Supporting Student Participation. (Australia) Issue 185-186. - “Meaningful Student Involvementin the USA and Canada,” (2011) Connect: Supporting Student Participation.
(Australia) Issue 184. - Introduction to Youth Voice. (2010) Youth Voice Toolbox. The Freechild Project.
- Youth Voice Glossary. (2010) Youth Voice Toolbox. The Freechild Project.
- Assumptions Behind Youth Voice. (2010) Youth Voice Toolbox. The Freechild Project.
- A Short History of Youth Voice in the United States. (2010) Youth Voice Toolbox. The Freechild Project.
- Principles of Authentic Youth Engagement. (2010) Youth Voice Toolbox. The Freechild Project.
- Measure of Social Change Led By and With Young People. (2010) Youth Voice Toolbox. The Freechild Project.
- Ladder of Youth Participation. (2010) Youth Voice Toolbox. The Freechild Project.
- Keys to Youth Voice. (2010) Youth Voice Toolbox. The Freechild Project.
- Cycle of Youth Voice. (2010) Youth Voice Toolbox. The Freechild Project.
- Guidelines for Youth Voice. (2010) Youth Voice Toolbox. The Freechild Project.
- 5 Ways to Honor Youth Voice. (2010) Youth Voice Toolbox. The Freechild Project.
- Youth/Adult Relationships Spectrum. (2010) Youth Voice Toolbox. The Freechild Project.
- Creating a Safe and Supportive Environment for Youth Voice. (2010) Youth Voice Toolbox.The Freechild Project.
- Institutionalizing Youth Voice. (2010) Youth Voice Toolbox. The Freechild Project.
- The Diversity of Youth Voice. (2010) Youth Voice Toolbox. The Freechild Project.
- New Roles for Youth Voice. (2010) Youth Voice Toolbox. The Freechild Project.
- The Youth Voice Movement. (2010) Youth Voice Toolbox. The Freechild Project.
- Discrimination Against Youth Voice. (2010) Youth Voice Toolbox. The Freechild Project.
- Myths About Youth Voice. (2010) Youth Voice Toolbox. The Freechild Project.
- Strategies to Sustain Youth Voice. (2010) Youth Voice Toolbox. The Freechild Project.
- Assessing Youth Voice. (2010) Youth Voice Toolbox. The Freechild Project.
- Youth-Adult Partnerships. (2010) Youth Voice Toolbox. The Freechild Project.
- Adult Allies of Young People. (2010) Youth Voice Toolbox. The Freechild Project.
- The End of Youth Voice. (2010) Youth Voice Toolbox. The Freechild Project.
- Youth Voice Tip Sheet. (2010) Youth Voice Toolbox. The Freechild Project.
- The Rules of Student Engagement . (2010) SoundOut.
- Summarizing Meaningful Student Involvement. (2010) SoundOut.
- The Architecture of Ownership. (November 2008) Educational Leadership.
- Freechild: Evolving Roles for Young People in Democracy (2004) Written for the Journal of Natural Learning.
- The Youth Voice Movement: A Lost Dream of Yesterday or a Bold Vision for Tomorrow? (2004) Written for The Generator: Journal of Service-Learning and Youth Leadership.
- Essential Questions for Meaningful Student Involvement. (2009) SoundOut.
- Defining Student Engagement: A Literature Review. (2009) SoundOut.
- A New Vision for Students in School Reform. (2009) SoundOut.
- Student Voice and Bullying. (2011) SoundOut.
- Why Student Voice?. (2009) SoundOut.
- Meaningful Student Involvement Learning Process. (2007) SoundOut.
- Making Student Involvement Meaningful. (2008) SoundOut.
- 50 Ways Adults Can Support Student Voice. (2006) SoundOut.
- 65 Ways Students Can Change Schools
- 10 Things You Can Do To Advocate for Student Voice. (2008) SoundOut.
- Overcoming Barriers to Student Voice. (2005) SoundOut.
- Who Makes Decisions in Schools. (2006) SoundOut.
- Total Infusion: District Scores 100% on Student Involvement in Decision-Making. (2004) SoundOut.
- Student Voice in School Building Leadership. (2008) SoundOut.
- Acknowledging Student Voice. (2007) SoundOut.
- Why Play Games When There’s Work to Do? Fun, Games, and Social Change (2004) The Freechild Project.
- Purpose, Empowerment and the Experience of Volunteerism in Community (2004) The Freechild Project.
- “Meaningful Student Involvement: Reciprocity in Schools through Service-Learning,” in The Bridge: The Journal of the University Promise Alliance at the University of Minnesota.
(2004) Volume 1. p 37-58. - Student Activism Success Stories. (2004) SoundOut.
- Unleashing Student Voice: Research Supporting Meaningful Student Involvement. (2004) SoundOut.
- Broadening the Bounds of Involvement: Transforming Schools With Student Voice. (2005) SoundOut.
- Help Us Help Ourselves: Creating Supportive Learning Environments With Students. (2003) SoundOut.
- Expanding on the Key Characteristics of Meaningful Student Involvement. (2006) SoundOut.
- The Ladder of Student Involvement in School. (2003, 2011) SoundOut.
- Tips for Student-Adult Partnerships. (2003) SoundOut.
- Purpose, Empowerment and the Experience of Volunteerism in the Community (2003). The Freechild Project.
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