Field Trip! Election Camp 2014: Politics and Pizza

Politics and Pizza

Election Camp – 2014 

Taught by Anne Weiland and Elise Pope

Election Camp (pizza included!) will be an informative and action-packed day for homeschooled youth, grades 4-12, to find out about our American election processes, including national, state and local races.  Don’t let this teachable moment pass you by!  We are already hearing the campaign commercials and getting a few mailers, maybe even a robocall.  Do we know which offices are up for grabs in November?  Which propositions are on the ballot?  Which district are we in since the most recent redistricting?
We’ll help you answer those questions and many more at Election Camp, 2014.  Camp will be taught by Anne Weiland and Elise Pope, both deeply involved in homeschool graduate Marcel Weiland’s campaign for California State Senate in 2010.  We’ve seen the election process from the inside and we’ll share with your students what we’ve learned, how they can get involved, as well as some stories from the campaign. 
During the morning, we’ll cover:

                F Structure and organization of local, state and national elections; partisan and non-partisan

 F Election 2014: Who’s running? What are the issues?

                F Why voting and participation matter

                F How campaigns develop a winning message

                F And much more...

After a lunch break, we’ll actually participate (after plenty of training) in a local campaign!  We may drop literature at targeted homes, knock on doors or make phone calls.

Parents: You are encouraged to come and participate at no charge.  We will particularly need you from 2:00pm – 4:00pm because the campaign activities will likely involve driving.  We believe that you will learn and benefit as much as your student does. If you would like to invite your child’s friend and offer to bring them, we are not requiring that every child bring his parent.

Dates:    Friday, October 17, 2014 10am-4pm at Round Table Pizza, 2234 Sunrise Blvd, Rancho Cordova

                                                                           OR

              Saturday, October 25, 2014 10am-4pm at Round Table Pizza, 4885 Granite Dr, Rocklin

Cost: $65 per student, which includes pizza!, instruction and all handouts.

Registration: Follow this link to register:  Register here

Or go to communicationtoolsforyouth.com  click the register tab and look for Election Camp.

Contact us: communication.tools.for.youth@gmail.com or 530/263-1610.