Students from Steinmetz High School in Chicago
visit students at St. Benedicts in Chicago
In order to share their experiences with other students across Illinois, participants from the Illinois Youth Summits can take part in Post-Summit Student Exchanges. Begun as a pilot program after the 2001 Summit, the exchanges have become a permanent component of the Summit program due to positive feedback from students and teachers involved.

Working in cooperation with CRFC, student delegates from Summit classes visit peers throughout Illinois. The delegates present workshops that recreate components of the Summit by sharing information, strategies, and resources from the program. These teams of delegates conduct and discuss the Summit survey, compare results to their discussions with policymakers, discuss their service projects, and solicit ideas on what both government and students might do to address the issues. Host school expenses are also covered through the support of a grant from the Illinois Violence Prevention Authority.

This model of student-to-student leadership on key issues of current policy is another example of how the Illinois Youth Summit promotes the skills and opportunities necessary for young people to assume roles of responsibility in their communities. CRFC plans to formally incorporate this component into the 2003 Illinois Youth Summit.

2004 Post Summit Exchanges
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Farragut High School/ Best Practices Charter School	Streamwood High School Teach-In	Steinmetz High School/St. Benedict's High School

Last updated: July 9, 2003

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