Crown Family School Civic Treks
Civic Treks offers Crown Family School students immersive learning experiences outside the classroom. These local treks connect students with civic leaders, elected officials, and community activists on key issues such as community development, violence interruption, and healthcare equity. Students build lasting relationships with practitioners working on the South Side, gaining valuable insights and connections to enhance their impact.
Civic Treks in Action
Civic Trek with Crown Family School students to tour UChicago Medicine’s adult trauma center with Dr. Selwyn Rogers, Dr. James Bowman Jr., Professor of Surgery, Chief of Trauma & Acute Care Surgery, and Executive Vice President of Community Health Engagement to discuss how they help trauma patients and their families by providing wraparound care, crisis intervention, psychological first aid, social support, case management and connection to community-based social services.
Civic Trek with Crown Students to 1st Repair, a not-for-profit working nationally to educate and equip leaders, stakeholders, and allies advancing local reparations policies that remedy historic and ongoing anti-Black practices.