Election season has arrived for our future leaders as they prepare a Global Goals candidate for a primary election.
An important exploration of political media and grassroots campaigning, Election challenges youth to become informed and involved in our political process. Students will become masters of media and communication, leaning on their skills in technology and collaboration to create both digital and traditional assets in support of their Global Goals campaign. Teams will develop strategy, design campaign materials, and prep for a primary election in which friends and family will cast their vote for the winning candidate!
What you will learn at Election:
- Strategies to become critical consumers of information
- Nuances of the American political process and media coverage
- How to plan and build a project as part of a team
- Strategies for efficient collaboration, critical thinking and problem-solving
- Best practices for public speaking—ability to pitch and present work
- Exploration of the U.N. Global Goals for Sustainable Development
Virtual Camp Requirements:
- Chromebook, Mac or Windows PC
- WebCam
- Stable internet connection with access to Zoom Video Conferencing
- Headphones or headset with microphone (optional, recommended)
Projects from Election Students
Click on any of the thumbnails below to view sample projects created by students during a week at Future Genius Election 2020.
Campaign Showcases
Video Advertisements
Equality Campaign Ad
Climate Change Campaign Ad
Healthcare Campaign Ad
Coronavirus Campaign Ad
Election Virtual Camp Daily Schedule
Day 1: "An Informed Electorate" |
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| 8:45-9:00am | Waiting Room |
| 9:00-9:20am | Welcome & Morning Trivia Get the juices flowing with a fun trivia contest. |
| 9:20-10:00am | Intro to U.S. Government: Who’s Got the Power? |
| 10:00-10:35am | Local vs National Elections & Collective Decisions |
| 10:35-10:45am | Parties & Primaries |
| 10:45-10:55am | Introducing the Global Goals |
| 10:55-11:10am | Exploring the Global Goals |
| 11:10-11:25am | Meet the Candidates |
| 11:25-11:35am | Ranked Choices |
| 11:35am-12:05pm | Lunch Break Unplug, grab a healthy bite, and go outside for some fresh air! |
| 12:05-12:20pm | Anatomy of a Logo |
| 12:20-12:40pm | Intro to Digital Graphics |
| 12:40-1:10pm | Digital Graphics Practice - Recreating Logos |
| 1:10-1:30pm | Sharing Work & Debrief |
Day 2: "Campaign Kick-off" |
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| 8:45-9:00am | Waiting Room |
| 9:00-9:15am | Morning Trivia |
| 9:15-9:25am | Announcing Campaign Teams |
| 9:25-9:55am | Brainstorming Logo & Slogans |
| 9:55-10:10am | What’s Fake News? Discuss the importance of critical media consumption, and explore ways to effectively assess various forms of media for accuracy and bias. |
| 10:10-10:40am | Critical Media Consumption |
| 10:40-10:55am | Bias in Media & Politics |
| 10:55-11:25am | Expanding Campaign Platforms |
| 11:25-11:55am | Lunch Break |
| 11:55am-12:10pm | Introducing the Campaign Asset Toolbox |
| 12:10-1:10pm | Creating Campaign Assets Showcase campaign logos and slogans on t-shirts, buttons, yard signs, posters and bumper stickers. |
| 1:10-1:30pm | Sharing Work & Debrief |
Day 3: "I Approve This Message" |
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| 8:45-9:00am | Waiting Room |
| 9:00-9:15am | Morning Trivia |
| 9:15-9:35am | Intro to Video Production |
| 9:35-10:00am | Experimenting with Video Production |
| 10:00-10:15am | Sharing Student Work |
| 10:15-10:45am | Expanding Campaign Platforms |
| 10:45-10:55am | Examining Campaign Ads |
| 10:55-11:20am | Storyboarding Ads & Production Strategy |
| 11:20-11:50am | Lunch Break |
| 11:50-11:55am | Regroup and Kick-off Production |
| 11:55am-1:00pm | Campaign Ad Production Produce impactful :15 and :30 campaign videos designed for social media and television broadcast. |
| 1:00-1:10pm | Exporting & Uploading Videos |
| 1:10-1:30pm | Sharing Work & Debrief |
Day 4: "Winning Hearts and Minds" |
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| 8:45-9:00am | Waiting Room |
| 9:00-9:15am | Morning Trivia |
| 9:15-9:25am | Introducing Voting Guides |
| 9:25-9:55am | Creating Voting Guides |
| 9:55-10:05am | Reviewing Campaign Workspace Features |
| 10:05-10:25am | Organizing & Revising Campaign Workspaces |
| 10:25-10:45am | The Art of Persuasion |
| 10:45-11:10am | Crafting an Argument |
| 11:10-11:40am | Lunch Break |
| 11:40am-12:00pm | Making Your Case |
| 12:00-12:30pm | Opposition Research Examine the content and platform policies of opposing campaign teams, and prepare counter-arguments and defenses to support the team's candidacy for the party nomination. |
| 12:30-12:40pm | Regroup and Kick-off Speech Writing |
| 12:40-1:10pm | Crafting a Stump Speech Teams build a persuasive stump speech that showcases policies, finds weaknesses in their opposition’s platforms, and anticipates challenges to their own proposals. |
| 1:10-1:20pm | Discussing Election Day & Debrief |
| 1:20-1:30pm | Provide Feedback on Peer Workspaces |
Day 5: "That’s Debatable" |
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| 8:45-9:00am | Waiting Room |
| 9:00-9:15am | Morning Trivia |
| 9:15-9:50am | Creating Stump Speech Videos |
| 9:50-10:00am | Exporting & Uploading Videos |
| 10:00-10:40am | Review Feedback & Revise Workspaces |
| 10:40-11:00am | Debating 101 |
| 11:00-11:30am | Debate Prep |
| 11:30am-12:00pm | Lunch Break |
| 12:00-12:45pm | The Global Goals Debate Teams square off to debate the merits of their campaign platforms. |
| 12:45-1:10pm | Campaign Team Q&A |
| 1:10-1:20pm | Early Voting |
| 1:20-1:30pm | Farewell Continue to explore political media and find ways to be an advocate for the Global Goals! |
“The instructors were great! Thank you!!!”
~ Irina P, Hanover, NH