Why join GCC?

Diplomacy is the future.

Our Mission

The youth have the power to reshape our society’s currently-hostile climate. Gen Z is the future, yet our generation condones American polarization. We plan to help our generation take the mantle of society and revitalize civil discourse and the foundations of functional democracy, based on popular sovereignty and freedom of thought.

We utilize diplomatic strategy to encourage compromise and civil discourse on the domestic and international levels through exploring diplomacy at its core concepts, educating youth around the world about the foundations of cultures different from their own, and practicing compromise in real-life scenarios in order to promote civility and oppose growing hostility among people with different national, cultural, and/or political identities.

ABOUT US

Youth Meets Diplomacy

Curriculum

We provide lesson plans and activities for middle schoolers (ages 11-14) regarding the foundations of compromise and diplomatic strategy with the goal of reaching schools and other places of learning across the world.

Programs

Our fellowship program (ages 14-19) follows a multi-step training, practicing, and creating process to allow those at the high school level to engage with diplomacy.

Community Outreach

Our newest initiative, the Community Outreach Program, customizes programming and curriculum based on shared demographics and important issues for community centers to teach compromise and diplomacy in a relatable and accessible way.

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~50%

of partisan thinkers view people with opposing political views as enemies.

91%

of Republicans hold an unfavorable opinion of Democrats. 

86%

of Democrats feel the same about Republicans.

Divisive rhetoric undermines democracy, freedom, human rights, and sovereignty throughout the world.

Generation Z has the ability to shape society’s future, and GCC provides the skills for civil debate and compromise through our diplomatic approach. Civil discourse beats screaming matches; diplomacy beats hostility; unity beats division. Through our social media usage, we provide accessible, engaging, and impartial content about current events while providing a compromise position in order to communicate plausible civil resolutions.

Sources

Bump, P. (2021, September 27). Partisan hostility has surged, offering a useful political refuge. Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/09/27/partisan-hostility-has-surged-offering-useful-political-refuge/

Pew Research Center. (2024, October 28). 1. Feelings about partisans and the parties. https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2016/06/22/1-feelings-about-partisans-and-the-parties/

Accessed 2/16/2025

“But just as they did in Philadelphia when they were writing the constitution, sooner or later, you’ve got to compromise. You’ve got to start making the compromises that arrive at a consensus…”

— Colin Powell, 65th United States Secretary of State