There are many ways to get involved with MSP...
Task Force MeetingsStudents from MSP schools across the county meet monthly at the MCEA building in Rockville, Maryland, for task force meetings. During these meetings, they come together as a student-led movement to brainstorm and develop action plans to address the achievement gap. Additionally, they organize and execute a yearly retreat, bringing together students from across the county.
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Yearly Leadership RetreatsStudents from MSP schools gather to explore solutions for closing the opportunity gap in MCPS. At the retreat, task force students lead workshops on topics including student advocacy, achievement gap analysis, future planning, stereotypes, and leadership. The retreat fosters leadership skills, builds community, and inspires students to become agents of change in their schools and beyond.
Annual Youth Anti-racist Film Festival MSP recognizes that if we are truly going to create an anti-racist school system, then it will take the voice and the power of the youth. And over the years, the power of visual media has become increasingly apparent. K-12 students submit short documentaries focused on anti-racist efforts, issues around race, and educational equity. |
Summer InternshipOne student from each of Montgomery County's 25 high school’s MSP participates in an intensive six-week summer internship. They engage in activities that build community, examine the opportunity gap, levels of racism, trauma informed practices, advocacy campaigns, the Six Keys of MSP, personal narratives, and district data analysis.
During the last week of the internship, the student interns lead a staff professional development for MSP school-chapter advisors. MSP student's shared powerful narratives of their experiences with racism and their call to action. Junior MSP: Middle school students participate in a two-week summer internship where they explore important topics that empowered our scholars, foster inclusivity and build a strong community. |