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Adam Fletcher

Writer, Speaker, Trainer on Young People in Society

Adam Fletcher works with all kinds of organizations that are interested in youth engagement, meaningful student involvement and creating community. Teachers, youth workers, administrators, K-12 leaders, government workers, parents and other adults have benefited from Adam's consulting, training, professional development, evaluation, writing, and other services. Children and youth from age six up have participated in training, evaluation, and other activities led by and informed by Adam.

Adam wants to work with you! Contact him!

Services

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Consulting

Public speaking

Freelance writing

Conference and workshop facilitation

Program design and evaluation

Recommendations

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"Adam Fletcher's work is especially relevant in getting young people to participate in the realms of politics and critical education."

- Henry Giroux, Global Television Network Chair in English and Cultural Studies at McMaster University; Author of 40+ books.

"Adam is one of the most knowledgable people in the world regarding student voice and youth rights. I have attended his thorough and excellent presentations and confer regularly on current work in the field. I highly recommend him as a presenter and a writer in our field."

- Dana Mitra, Associate Professor, Penn State University; Author, "Student Voice in School Reform: Building youth-adult partnerships that strengthen schools and empower youth".

"Adam is one of the most gifted, principled visionaries who empowers people of all ages and backgrounds to pursue authentic youth engagement in all sectors of society."

- Wendy Lesko, Author "Youth: The 26% Solution"; Executive Director, Youth Activism Project.

"Adam creates opportunities for youth to become meaningfully involved in the decisions that affect them. His work in student engagement, meaningful student involvement, youth-adult partnerships, and client-focused services have made him the "go to" person on these issues nationally. Adam "gets it" on a fundamental level about how to work "with" not "for" young people, how to create effective youth-adult partnerships, and about how adults, by changing their perception of youth, can redefine the change process itself."

- Greg Williamson, Director of Teaching and Learning Support, Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction.

"Adam is a very dynamic engaging speaker, powerful writer, and critical thinker! I have enjoyed both working with him and having the opportunity to hire him to do work for my youth leadership program that I supervise!"

- Mike Beebe, Program Director, Seattle Penny Harvest.

"Adam makes a difference. Quick to surmise the needed course of action in any given situation, he calls upon his wealth of experience and deliberately leads by example. Adam is a great communicator. He connects with people. Active listening, eye contact and genuine concern are his trademark. Adam's knowledge comes from years of experience working with people for common goals. He doesn't just appear and offer ideas; he supports and teaches to places in action a working, sustainable long-term solution. You won?t soon forget working with this dynamic, effective individual."

- Scott le Duc, Teacher, Olympia Capital High School.

Areas of Focus

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School Reform. Adam's pioneering Frameworks for Meaningful Student Involvement are increasingly important tools for students, educators, and school leaders who want to increase student engagement and family involvement. He teaches who, what, when, where, why, and how engaging students as partners and parents as partners in schools actually happens. Adam also facilitates learning experiences based on the SoundOut Student Voice Curriculum, designed to teach students about student voice.

Youth Engagement. Working with a variety of clients in the government and nonprofit sectors, Adam assists organizations as they seek to successfully engage young people in civic action. Facilitating a variety of planning activities and training sessions, Adam has worked with city and county governments, state-level youth councils, AmeriCorps programs, and community organizing campaigns to engage young people as partners.

Community Connections. Adam works with schools, organizations, agencies, and businesses to develop powerful connections that combine meaningful action with real outcomes. He combines traditional services like community mapping and action research with powerful models for engagement to create sustainable, effective opportunities for change.