End School to Prison Pipeline
Lead. Advocate. Be the Change.
Our ESTPP Leadership Program equips youth and adults with the knowledge, skills, and networks needed to reduce youth incarceration and understand the punitive policies and code-of-conduct rules that push students into the criminal justice system. Participants learn to become advocates, use their voices for change, protect their rights, and build leadership and public-speaking skills.
The Summer Camp integrates travel experiences and art-based learning to make civil rights education fun, immersive, and memorable while teaching ESTPP principles, leadership, and advocacy skills in action.
Summer Camp
Objectives:
Teach civic engagement and juvenile rights and how to avoid entering school-to-prison pipeline
Develop leadership, advocacy, public speaking, and community organizing skills
Engage participants through art, storytelling, and travel-based experiences to deepen understanding of civil rights and justice
Mentorship with a local nonprofit
Key Activities:
Youth Rights & Conflict Navigation. Interactive sessions that teach young people their rights and how to confidently handle conflict in ways that protect their safety, dignity, and future opportunities.
Art for Justice: Creative projects (murals, spoken word, theater, digital media) to explore civil rights history and current challenges
Travel & Field Experiences: Visits to local historic civil rights sites, community organizations, and civic institutions to observe advocacy in action
Advocacy Labs: Simulations of filing complaints, organizing petitions, and presenting community campaigns
Leadership Labs: Public speaking, team projects, and peer-led initiatives
Community Organizing Projects: Apply learning by designing and implementing small-scale local advocacy projects
Target Audience:
Youth and young adults (ages 13–17) interested in civil rights, leadership, and creative expression
Emerging leaders in schools and community organizations
2. Annual Conference (Advanced Leadership & Advocacy Training)
Objectives: To reduce juvenile incarceration and cultivate future leaders.
Train youth, adult, and community organizers how to challenge punitive school policies, classroom rights, and lead initiatives for systemic change.
Connect participants with resources and community organizations
Advocacy Labs: Simulations of filing complaints, organizing petitions, and presenting community campaigns
Youth Empowerment: showcase youth-led advocacy projects and creative campaigns
Panels & Workshops: Experts share strategies for challenging systemic inequities and how to empower at-risk youth
Target Audience:
Young adult leaders and emerging advocates
Educators, mentors, and community organizers
3. Join ESTPP Advocacy Committee
For adults and community members ready to lead the fight for education reform. Join our Ending the School-to-Prison Pipeline (ESTPP) Committee to help plan events, shape policy, facilitate workshops and build lasting change.
Limited to only 10 members each year. We meat 4 times per year. Adults and youth ages 16 and up can submit a request to join our committee. Please complete the form below.
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The school-to-prison pipeline disproportionately impacts marginalized communities, funneling youth from classrooms into the criminal justice system. AADM is dedicated to challenging these injustices, equipping students for success, and creating lasting reform in education and juvenile justice.
Together, we can uplift our youth, transform education, and build a brighter future.
Complete the form to learn more or to get involved.
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