Multilingual Youth Taking Action


About


Multilingual Youth Taking Action is a student leadership group created to support and grow our multilingual students across the county into the next generation of leaders. These students carry with them unique and vital language and communication skills, values, traditions and lived experiences that make them fully equipped to help lead our community into the future.  


While these attributes are often seen as challenges, Multilingual Youth Taking Action knows them to be valuable assets. That is why our primary mission is to unlock that potential for our English language learning students. By sharing our stories, helping our peers, and celebrating our native cultures and languages we help carve out a place on campus for those who may feel isolated or excluded.  


Our group meets once a week, after school to work on leadership development and building a community of support amongst each other. Envision yourself as a leader. Come join us!

Application


We are currently accepting students for the 2024-25 school year. To join, please click the button to fill out a short application. 

For more information, contact Andres Ortiz at anortiz@santacruzcoe.org or 831-466-5713.

Meetings

* Our orientation and first meeting of the 2024-25 school year will be on Saturday, September 21, 2024 from 11am-2pm at Seabright State Beach/Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History (1305 E Cliff Dr. Santa Cruz, CA 95062). At this meeting we will confirm our weekly meeting times and location. We will also take part in a beach cleanup facilitated by Save Our Shores!


Weekly Meetings - Tuesdays from 4:00-5:15pm, at all comprehensive high school campuses in Santa Cruz county (hybrid model)

YLLA Monthly Meetings - Generally the third Saturday of the month 11am-2pm with the other YLLA groups (In person only):


Projects and Events

World Languages Showcase

Announcement: World Languages Showcase

This year, Multilingual Youth Taking Action is participating in, and helping to organize the World Language Showcase! The showcase celebrates multilingualism through student poetry recitation, and interactive poster presentations on topics ranging from social and environmental issues to personal stories. 

For more information visit: https://ambassadors.santacruzcoe.org/home