No matter the outcome, trusted adults need to #showupforyoungpeople In our team meetings leading up to this week, we’ve been discussing the election. During our most recent conversation, we came to a question: How are we at Springtide putting into practice the values we learn from our own data? In particular
Springtide Research Institute was recently featured in Real Clear Politics. This article, Youth Are Voting in Historic Numbers. We Should Listen, by Kevin Singer, is reprinted in part below, but we encourage you to visit their site to read the piece in its entirety. I have had very few healthy political conversations in
Springtide Research Institute was recently featured in The Washington Post. This article, Six ways adults can help children make sense of a divisive election by Phyllis Fagell is reprinted in part below, but we encourage you to visit their site to read the piece in its entirety. The morning after
Chaltu describes the ways she practices and honors her faith as a Muslim woman, how the guiding principles of Islam give meaning to her life, and why the young people in her community see their sheikh as a trusted mentor. Listen and Subscribe on: Spotify Apple
Kellen offers personal examples of why he identifies as an atheist, the moral teachings he is committed to upholding and embodying, and how trusted adults in his life have demonstrated respect, love, and acceptance. Listen and Subscribe on: Spotify Apple
Jazmin shares why she identifies as spiritually fluid, what sort of practices she finds grounding—including meditation and intergenerational storytelling—and the type of faith community she hopes to engage in the future. Listen and Subscribe on: Spotify Apple
Springtide Community Engagement Specialist Marte Aboagye was a featured guest on Princeton Theological Seminary’s (PTS) Being Church in the Time of COVID podcast in their Rites of Passage episode. In this episode, they asked the question: What impact has COVID-19 had on your community’s rituals and rites of passage? Marte
Karandeep describes why his Sikh faith is so foundational to his worldview and how, as a college student and an active member of his faith community, he aims to practice his religion in everyday moments. Listen and Subscribe on: Spotify Apple
Most young people ages 13 to 25 want open-minded political conversation, according to new survey data released by Springtide™ Research Institute. See all our findings and the full press release below. FULL PRESS RELEASE
Kaiya offers a glimpse into some of the questions she’s holding as a college student deconstructing ideas from her upbringing in the LDS Church, and how she still finds meaning in seeking to connect to something bigger than herself. Listen and Subscribe on: Spotify Apple