Civitas Announcements

Immigration & Refugee Conference on Sat., Feb. 25

Civitas — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 20:45:18 +0000

The Civitas conference, People on the Move: Refugees, Immigration, and Shifting Populations is this coming Saturday, Feb. 25 at Alberici Enterprises (map) from 9:00 AM - 2:30 PM. If you are interested and would like to apply to attend, you still have time; simply click here to access the sign-up form. We will look at issues from local, national, and international perspectives. If you have questions, contact us at info@civitas-stl.com.

Discussion Group / Issues Forum on Sat., Dec. 17

Civitas — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 17:01:22 +0000

We're tweaking out discussion group to allocate part of the time to an issues forum on financial stress during the holiday season. We'll also be forunate to have some Civitas alums who are now in college present at the session. They'll share their thoughts and experiences. Location: Crossroads School (map); time: 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM.

Civ HS Discussion Group this Sat., Sept. 24

Civitas — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 20:38:26 +0000

Civitas has an exciting high school discussion group scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 24 at Crossroads (map) from 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM.

Civ HS Discussion Group this Sat., Sept. 24

Civitas — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 15:47:09 +0000

As always,the topics for discussion are up to the students. We will place a few suggestions in advance on Facebook. We meet at Crossroads (map) at 9:00 AM and run until 11:00 AM with a good break for food.

Civitas Movie Night, Fri., Sept. 16

Civitas — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 15:39:00 +0000

We'll be heading to the big screen this Friday night to see "The Help." Meet at Civitas (map) at 6:00 PM for pizza. Shortly thereafter we'll go to the theater to see this powerful film. Students can arrange to be picked up by 10:00 PM at Civitas.

H.S. Discussion this Sat., Sept. 3

Civitas — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 19:35:46 +0000

The first high school discussion group of the 2011-2012 school year is Saturday, Sept. 3. We are open to a variety of topics ranging from Afghanistan to Facebook in schools. 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM at Crossroads (map). Refreshments!

Civitas at Festival of Nations

Civitas — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 12:55:13 +0000

Civitas will have a booth at St. Louis' Festival of Nations on Sat., Aug. 27 & Sun., Aug. 28. We'll have lots of information and will have staff and students available to discuss Civitas programs. It should be a great event with lots of entertainment and great food from around the world.

High School Teacher Meeting on Sat., Aug. 20

Civitas — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 18:02:58 +0000

The one and only 2011-12 meeting for Civitas high school faculty advisors is Saturday, August 20 from 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM. It will be at Civitas headquarters, 10845 Olive Blvd., Suite #155; 63141 (map). The meeting will include an overview of Civitas activities as well as scheduling for the Fall Pulitzer Global Gateway program.

Pizza and movie night -- Aug. 19

Civitas — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 17:59:08 +0000

The first Civitas pizza and move night of the 2011-12 school year is Friday evening, Aug. 19. We will have a wide variety of documentary films available and will show the "people's choice." Pizza begins at 6:00 PM; film done at 9:00 PM. Both at Civitas headquarters; 10845 Olive Blvd., Suite #155; 63141 (map).

Rebuilding Haiti Prep Session #1 on Sat., Feb. 5

Civitas — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 22:58:05 +0000

Dr. William Guyol, Phyllis Kessler, and Megan Kennedy will be our featured speakers at the 2nd prep session for Civitas' "Rebuilding Haiti" conference. It will be at Crossroads School (map) from 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM.

High School Model U.N. this Saturday

Civitas — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 18:11:28 +0000

The ActiveCitizen³⁶⁰ High School Model United Nations is Saturday, November 20. We will have over 60 students representing more than 40 countries. Eighteen resolutions have already been submitted.

Registration begins at 8:30 AM; the conference concludes at 2:30 PM. It will be held at the refreshingly "green" assembly room of Alberici Enterprises. The address is 8800 Page Ave.; 63114 (map). If you have questions, contact us at info@civitas-stl.com or (314) 367-6480.

Friday Night Fliks -- August 20

Civitas — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 16:58:47 +0000

What's consistent with what we have done is the pizza. We're also starting at 6:00PM,the regular time. Then we have choices; do we go to movies in the neighborhood of the Civitas office or do we see either "Iron Jawed Angels" or "The Most Dangerous Man in America" on DVD in the luxurious Civitas office; 10845 Olive, Suite #155; 63141.

High School Teacher Meeting This Saturday (MS Pulitzer too)

Civitas — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 15:44:23 +0000

This Saturday, August 21, we will have a one hour meeting with high school teachers as well as those at the middle school level who are involved in the Pulitzer Global Gateway program. It will be from 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM at the Civitas office; 10845 Olive, Suite #155; Creve Coeur, MO 63141 (map). We'll cover the variety of programs this year which includes discussion group, model U.N., February Conference, Active Citizenship, Urban Go-Team 2011, Friday Night Fliks, and more. We'll also bring you up-to-date on Pulitzer info.

Robin Hood this Friday evening

Civitas — Mon, 17 May 2010 20:33:53 +0000

He may be robbing from the rich to give to the poor, or he may be leading a Tea Party revolt against high taxes, but the latest version of Robin Hood with Russell Crowe promises to be an exciting evening for Civitas students. We'll meet at 6:00 PM this Friday, May 21, at the Civitas office for pizza and then head to the closest theater showing the film (most likely the Creve Coeur Cinema). Students can be picked up at Civitas between 10:00 PM - 10:30 PM. Those interested can sign-up on the Civitas web site or on Facebook.

Discussion Group on Sat., March 20

Civitas — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:38:54 +0000

The eleventh discussion group of the 2009-2010 school year will feature a wide range of topics (primarily of the students' choosing) and an update on plans of the Coalition for Coexistence that was created at February's genocide conference.

The discussion is at Crossroads School, 500 DeBaliviere, 63112 (map) from 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM.

ActiveCitizen360 students published in Beacon; speak about Genocide

Civitas — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:56:23 +0000

Katharine Joiner, Martha Orlet, Lucy Short, and Jenny Starrs chronicled the Civitas conference on genocide in the St. Louis Beacon. You can read their articles and see video of students interviewed by clicking here.

Pulizer Journalists Coming to St. Louis this Spring Announced

Civitas — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:35:06 +0000

We have three terrific journalists coming to St. Louis for the "fragile states" project, April 27 - May 1. You can read their bios by clicking here.

Charlie Wilson's War Goes On

Civitas — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 20:29:26 +0000

Despite Wednesday's death of former Texas Congressman Charlie Wilson, ActiveCitizen³⁶⁰ will still be showing the movie "Charlie Wilson's War" this Friday, Feb. 12 at Civitas (6:00 PM - 9:00 PM). At last report, actor Tom Hanks who plays Charlie Wilson in the film, is still with us.

Jan. 8 & 9 activities canceled

Civitas — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 20:14:07 +0000

Due to the fairly fierce weather, we will not show the movie, "The Interpreter," this Friday night (Jan. 8). Instead we will show it on Friday, Jan. 15 at the Civitas office.

We are canceling our discussion group at Crossroads this Saturday, Jan. 9. We have another one scheduled for the next Saturday, Jan. 16.

2 Upcoming Events!

Civitas — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 21:32:26 +0000

January 8, 6:00-9:30 PM: Pizza & The Interpreter at Civitas HQ (map). Students are asked to R.S.V.P., you can do so either here or on facebook.
January 9, 9:00-11:00 AM: Discussion group at Crossroads College Prep. (map)

Discussion, Lunch, and Movie on Sat., Dec. 19

Civitas — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 23:17:51 +0000

Civitas has a discussion group Saturday morning, December 19, at Crossroads from 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM. Then we'll head to the Chase-Park Plaza for lunch and to see the movie "Invictus."

Civitas announcements feed

Civitas — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 23:00:00 +0000

Today we are announcing the launch of the Civitas announcements feed! In the coming months, we will be posting the latest news, events and information here. You can subscribe to an RSS feed for these announcements by clicking the orange RSS icon towards the top-right corner of each page on our website.