JSA's Civics Institute Micronesia, a one-week residential summer program, is designed to engage high school students with the most critical issues facing today's democracy and how to focus on the solution-oriented action.

Non-credit

Residential

Accepts International Students

Financial Aid

Overview:
Junior State of America’s Civics Institute Micronesia is designed to engage high school students with the most pressing issues facing our democracy today, challenging them to look beyond differences and focus on solution-oriented action. Participants gain a complete understanding of critical issues directly from the decision-makers who shape public policy and apply lessons learned to generate ideas for direct action in their communities.

Key Academic Takeaways:
- Engage with college-level curriculum that interests you
- Learn how to lead your own activism projects
- Meet inspiring leaders who are changing their communities
- Make friends with students who share your interests

The course will be on media and democracy. In addition to the primary course, all students will take a supplementary course: Argumentation and Use of Evidence.

Students will learn what "the media" and democracy are and how their dynamic impacts society. The class will examine real-world examples of media representations, production, and political communication in the Pacific Islands and the United States. Students will be able to analyze various forms of storytelling and meaning-making across print, broadcast, and digital media platforms. The class will offer a comprehensive look at the relationship between the media and politics in addition to the role of the First Amendment and journalism as the fourth estate.

Civics Institute Micronesia

Jun 25 - Jul 01

1 week

Residential

1495 USD

Tuition includes room and board on the university campus or at the program hotel, all JSA planned extracurricular activities, and all instructional materials.

Financial Aid

Junior State of America is committed to making its programs accessible to all who are interested. Scholarship opportunities are available for all of our summer programs. Students can apply for scholarships as part of their program application.