15K views Civic Duties and the Court System But not everyone does their civic duty and obeys the laws. If someone has to go to court, the Constitution says they have the right to a trial Examples of student governments in schools include Student Councils, Model United Nations, the Beta Club, and the debate team. These groups all have elected student body officials and focus on issues such as social movements, global sustainability, and the social-emotional learning in the school building. 1. Start a Newsletter to Encourage Community Engagement Encourage students to take an active role in their school community by inviting them to contribute to a classroom newsletter. Apart from keeping families informed about school activities, a kid-created newsletter promotes literacy skills while fostering a sense of community. ( Examples: Serve the community through charity, run for office in your town or city, attend town hall meetings, contact your state legislature to voice your opinion, organize a community event, etc.) Aspects of civic responsibility, such as partnering with the community, promoting respectful relationships among teachers, students, sta , and community members, and seeing diversity and adversity as strengths, are associated with higher academic performance (Wilcox, 2011). Students showed facile understanding of even basic civics concepts, too. For example, when given pictures of the White House, the U.S. Capitol, and the U.S. Supreme Court building in the National For example, a supporting question might follow a compelling question with an inquiry like, "what are some rules that families follow?" and "what are some classroom rules you've followed in the past?" to get students thinking critically. Here are some examples of civic responsibility for students: Voting: Encouraging students to vote when they turn 18 is an important way to teach them about their civic duty. Community Service: Volunteering in the community is a great way for students to learn about civic responsibility while West Mid dle School is one of the two middle schools in the Binghamton City School District and serves 800 of the district's 6000 students. Ap-. proximately 47,000 people reside in the city Here are some examples of civic engagement activities for students: Voter Registration Drives - Encouraging eligible voters to register and participate in elections is an important civic duty. Students can help organize voter registration drives to increase voter turnout in their communities. hwxxK.