Who can participate in the Youth
Leadership Initiative?
All K-12 teachers and their students - public, private, and homeschool - are
eligible to participate in the Youth Leadership Initiative. YLI also welcomes
curriculum supervisors, administrators, education professors, and student teachers.
Just sign up on-line today!
By signing up, teachers receive a username and password that allows full access
to the YLI website.
How much does it cost to participate
in the Youth Leadership Initiative?
Participation in the Youth Leadership Initiative is free to all participating
schools - there is no catch!
How can students, candidates, and
community members get involved in YLI?
Interested students can ask a government, civics, or history teacher at their
school to sign up with YLI online. There is no charge to schools to sign up
or to participate in YLI. Students should download the flyer and give it to
your teachers!
 YLI
Flyer (148KB .pdf) This file requires Adobe
Acrobat.
Elected officials, you're never far from a YLI school. Show your support for
civic education by participating in the Youth Leadership Initiative debates,
forums and community symposia. Also, thoughtfully respond to the letters and
e-mails and requests generated by students. Encourage every school in your area
to take part. Invest in strengthening America's democracy by continuing to support
funding for the Youth Leadership Initiative.
Parents and community members can encourage schools in their community to register to participate in the Youth Leadership Initiative. The staff at YLI can provide information packets and materials to review and pass along to teachers and school leaders.
Contact us for more information toll free 866.514.8389 or ylihelp@virginia.edu.
How can foundations and corporations
support the work of the Youth Leadership Initiative?
Join the Youth Leadership Initiative family of sponsors! YLI is nationwide, all
year, every year! Consider a gift to the University of Virginia Center for Politics,
the parent of the Youth Leadership Initiative. Contact Cecily Craighill, Director of Development, at 434.982.5706 or cecily@virginia.edu
for more information.
How do I get a free copy of A
More Perfect Union political campaign adventure simulation software?
This software was previously distributed on a CD-ROM, but now is available for download.
This software can be installed on a PC running Windows Vista, XP, or 98. To download your copy,
log in and click the link in the red box in the upper left hand corner of the page.
The software is distributed as a zipped file and is over 500MB, so you should use a broadband connection to download.
If you have any questions about the software, please contact
YLI staff toll free at 866.514.8389 or email at ylihelp@virginia.edu
I've installed the downloaded file,
but the simulation won't run correctly. Can I get help with troubleshooting?
Problems with the software installation are most often the result of an incomplete
installation. Please uninstall the program and reinstall by
unzipping the downloaded file and then double-click the Setup.exe file.
If you are still having problems, please contact YLI using the contact information below and we
will do our best to help you.
What
if I can't find the answer to my question here?
To learn more about the Youth Leadership Initiative and how you and your school
can participate, please contact us at the University of Virginia Center for
Politics by mail, phone, fax or e-mail.
Youth Leadership Initiative
465 Crestwood Drive
PO Box 400806
Charlottesville, Virginia 22904
Toll Free: 866.514.8389 | Direct: 434.243.8468 | Fax: 434.243.8467
E-mail: ylihelp@virginia.edu
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