MY LOGO OVERVIEW
(Missouri Youth Engaged in Local Government--Formerly Local Government CECH-UP)

The Local Government Program at the University of Missouri-St. Louis College of Education, now known as MY LOGO, is designed to teach students about local government in Missouri and involve them in issues confronting their communities.

While the program may need some modification to meet each community´s local needs and circumstances, its basic format utilizes one or all of the following: classroom learning, site visits, creation of community projects, and/or participation in a Local Government Projects Fair to provide comprehensive learning experiences for participants

The specific goals of the program include:

1. Teaching students about, and involving them in, an understanding of local government.
2. Bringing students into direct contact with local governments and local government officials.
3. Familiarizing students with the profession of city management and public administration.
4. Providing opportunities for students to research and discuss problems and challenges facing local government in their communities.
5. Enhancing the learning process by having students develop class, small group and individual projects related to some aspect of local government.
6. Offering schools local government curriculum resources that can be tailored to local government and issues.
7. Fostering the development of a MY LOGO (Missouri Youth Engaged in Local Government) network among teachers, students, University of MO-Extension field staff, and local government officials across Missouri, and
8. Strengthening the relationship among local government officials, schools, and University of MO-Extension across the state.

MY LOGO is administered by the Citizenship Education Clearning House (CECH) at the University of MO-St. Louis College of Education in partnership with staff at 
University of MO-Extension.