Sunnyval e
Y outh Advi sory
9 / 12 City Co u n c il Pre s e n ta tio n
Who are we?
■ High-school students
■ Bi-weekly meetings
■ Work on…
○ Community-based projects
○ Advise on City Council
issues from a youth
perspective
Under the guidance of
Councilmember
Srinivasan!
1 . Peer to Peer A cademi c Support Pl atform
2. Careers in SV Website
3. R esponsi bl e Student AI Fl uency Program
4 . Sc ie n c e Fa ir Pro je c t
5. Pl uto Y outh Servi ces
6. Literacy/Math Enrichment Program
7. H eri tage Preservati on V i deo
8 . Yo u th- on - Co m m is s io n s Ca m p a ig n
Project Overviews
Peer to Peer Academic Support Platform
Mission/Impact:
● Website where middle school students can ask questions to other students about homework help
○ In c re a s e s a c c e s s ib ility o u ts id e o f s c h o o l h o u rs ● Enabl es peer to peer col l aborati on so students can hel p each other work through d iffic u lt a s s ig n m e n ts .
Features: Safe, school -s p e c ific d ig ita l s p a c e d e s ig ne d s p e c ific a lly fo r s tud e nts to c o lla b o ra te .
Next Steps: Wo rking w ith Sunnyva le Sc ho o l Dis tric t fo r initia l imp le me nta tio n.
Careers in SV Video Project
● A video of series from Silicon
Valley employees about how their
careers work
● Hosted on a website that will be
distributed to students
● Working with NOVA Works
https://sites.google.com/view/connectedyouth/home
Responsible Student AI Fluency Program
Mission: Teach peers how to understand and use artificial intelligence responsibly.
Progress:
● Educate students through after school workshops ran by hi gh school ers ● Aim e d a t m id d le s c h o o le rs
● Cu rric u lu m d e s ig n a n d in s tru c tio n a l m a te ria ls a re c o m p le te d . ● In itia l s u m m e r 6- day pi l ot program compl eted! Next Steps: Wo rking w ith Sunnyva le Sc ho o l Dis tric t to imp le me nt p ro g ra m.
Science Fair Project
● Running a Science Fair for Elementary/Middle
Schoolers in partnership with Sunnyvale
School District
○ Hosted in March
○ Tentative location: Sunnyvale Middle
School
● Impact/Goal: Promoting Science and
empowering children to explore STEM
pathways
● Our role: mentoring students to design
research projects
Pluto Youth Services
Pl uto Y outh Servi ces connects l ocal hi gh school students wi th i nternshi p opportuni ti es. Students gai n hands - on experi ence, and l ocal busi nesses recei ve Soci al medi a, marketi ng, and AI support.
Our progress:
● From February, we have connected 25 students wi th i nternshi p opportuni ti es ● Worked wi th vari ous busi nesses and organi zati ons i ncl udi ng Sunnyval e Rumbl i ng Boxi ng and Cupertino Rotary
Next Steps:
● Expand our business partnerships by conti nui ng our outreach efforts and connecti ng wi th more l ocal busi nesses i nterested i n worki ng wi th hi gh school students. ● Partner with the Sunnyvale School District to introduce them to the project, build awareness, and encourage more students to parti ci pate i n l ocal i nternshi p opportuni ti es.
Literacy/Math Enrichment Program
● Partnered with 10+ school districts for the 26-27 year ○ Campbell, CUSD, Orchard, Oak Grove, Sunnyvale, etc.
○ 130 student tutors
● Featured in CA Dept. of Education Webinar
● Partnered with Santa Clara County Office of Education ○ Implementation framework
○ Training
● Working with Sunnyvale School District to create stipends for tutors
○ In partnership with Bay Area Tutoring Initiative
(Nonprofit)
● Continuing work at Bishop!
Heritage Preservation Video Series
Overview:
The Heritage Preservation Video Series is a docuseries where we interview influential Sunnyvale leaders to demonstrate their impact on the community.
Our Progress:
We have interviewed many leaders, including the majority of City Council, Dianne McKenna, Joey Llamas, and many more since we started this project earlier this year.
Next Steps:
● Conduct 8 - 1 0 more i ntervi ews
● Work wi th Jane Sun to feature the vi deo at the Sunnyval e Heri tage Museum
● Pl an a Heri tage Day,
Councilmember Cisneros Vice-Mayor Mehlinger Cynthia Truong Mayor Klein Councilmember Sell Dianne McKenna
Youth-on-Commissions Campaign
● Two Sunnyvale Youth Advisory Members serve as youngest-ever City Commissioners
○ Nila R. - Housing & Human Services Commission
○ Maddy C. - Sustainability Commissioner
● Led outreach campaign to increase youth applicants from a ~2 to ~15 applicants
○ Most # of youth applicants ever
● Maddy C. recognized as Sunnyvale High School Student of the Year! Questions? Want to learn more/get involved?
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