Educating for The World We Want: Learning to Citizen with The Brotherhood Sister Sol

Educating for The World We Want: Learning to Citizen with The Brotherhood Sister Sol

Author: Ethical Schools July 19, 2026 Duration: 37:23
We share brief presentations from the fifth “Global Saturday Salons” that Ethical Schools is sponsoring with three international partners. Nando Rodriguez is the Senior Manager for Environmental Programming at the Brotherhood/Sister Sol (BroSis) in Harlem, NYC. Camila Salcedo, 16, is a sophomore at Thurgood Marshall Academy, and Elias DeLeon, 17, is a junior at KIPP Charter School. Both have been members of the BroSis community for several years. Together, they explore what happens when young people are trusted with real responsibility, meaningful relationships, and hands-on experiences in nature. This salon series, Learning to Citizen: Tales of Youth Voice, Agency, and Care, honors learners and educators who are already practicing care, enacting citizenship, and learning how to regenerate their communities and their world. Discover more at edfortheworldwewant.net. TranscriptionClick here to see the full description of this episode. References To view Nando's slides presented during the Salon, [access the presentation here]. Want the full conversation?  Watch the complete Salon, including the plenary session, on YouTube. Soundtrack by Poddington Bear. 

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