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Centering Civil Dialogue: Raising Engaged Citizens through Elementary Debate with Christine McIntyre
From The Jordan Journey by Jared Covili, Kiera Beddes
February 6, 2026 · 38 min · Season 4 · Episode 7
About this episode The episode discusses the importance of elementary debate programs in fostering engaged citizens.
Our hosts Jared and Kiera sit down with elementary school teacher Christine McIntyre to chat about the elementary debate program. We explore the Engaged Citizen characteristic of the Portrait of a Graduate by focusing on how students contribute meaningfully to society by staying informed and participating in public affairs
People in this episode Hosts: Jared Covili, Kiera Beddes
Guest: Christine McIntyre
Topics covered elementary debate civic engagement education public affairs student participation
Keywords elementary education debate program civic responsibility student engagement public participation
Mentioned in this episode Organizations: Portrait of a Graduate
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