Curriculum

Curriculum Information

Students will undertake 4 weeks of rigorous coursework regarding Advocacy & Public Policy (Introduction, Analysis, Frameworks) and then use what they learned through a 4 week apprenticeship with a partner organization.


Benefits of APPL Include:

  • Advancing skills needed for future careers

  • Real-life experience to make you stand out

  • Improved reading, writing, and researching skills

  • Opportunity to diversify your resume

  • Chance to earn a certification

  • Completing a final project

  • The ability to learn and apply your knowledge

  • Making a difference in your community

Why should I join APPL?

Unit 1: You & Society

Who are you, in the US political sphere? This week, you will learn how an individual and society at large interacts, how the US government works and its theoretical foundations, as well as the communication skills needed to make an impact in society.


Unit 2: Analyzing Society

How do we use numbers to understand the society we’re in? This week will reflect on economics and statistics so that students have an understanding of these vital concepts


Unit 3: Frameworks & Debates

Every argument has a ideology, a thought process behind it. How do we find that thought process, as well as strengthen our own arguments? This week will go over philosophy as well as how to debate.


Unit 4: Experiencing Project Management

In order for anything to be accomplished, it needs a plan. We will learn the fundamentals of Project Management through experienced based learning, such as Mission & Vision, KPIs, Goals & Objectives, etc.