Centering Civil Dialogue: Raising Engaged Citizens through Elementary Debate with Christine McIntyre

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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