PBS North Carolina
Step Up: Youth Voices on Climate Change & Human Health
Started: 2022
- Currently active
- Created by our station
Station type: Radio
This initiative focuses student voice on the areas of climate change and human health including environmental justice. Students will be guided to lead, create and implement an Unconference about the subject matter. Experts will be brought in as facilitators. Students will film student perspectives and takeaways about the topics and the event itself. This will launch the creation of a youth advisory council for the station.
This project reaches tweens and teens via...
- Directly engaging t(w)eens via activities, events, or programs
- Media and/or educational content that is made by, with, or for t(w)eens
What topics does this project focus on?
Science, technology
Wellness, mental health
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Is this project considered part of the station's journalism work?
Yes
Departments involved:
Education
Engagement
Production (TV/Radio)
Partner organizations involved:
Our partner list is in the works but the ones listed in the proposal are Durham Public Schools, NC State Friday Institute, NC School of Science and Math, WUNC and others
Media and/or educational content
Who is the primary audience of the content?
T(w)eens
Who creates the media content?
T(w)eens and adults (in collaboration)
*T(w)eens
Who decides the topic areas of the content?
Both youth and adults (in collaboration)
Where is the content shared?
Broadcast TV
YouTube
PBS Learning Media
Twitter
Instagram
Directly engaging tweens and teens in local programming
In this project...
T(w)eens are involved in station decision-making (e.g., youth advisory)
We partner with *local organizations* to host programming
We partner with our *local school district(s)* to host programming
Contact time between youth participants and station staff:
1-2 hours
Contact time between youth participants and partner orgs:
1-2 hours