# Adam Fletcher

adam fletcher is a writer, speaker and consultant focused on youth voice and student engagement, and recognized for founding The Freechild Project.His work centers on youth studies, critical thinking and the development of democratic society, and has been acknowledged as "perhaps the best spokesman for the philosophical basis of community youth development". Action for Healthy Kids named him a "Healthy Schools Hero" in 2010.Fletcher was a youth worker in several nonprofit organizations and in government agencies for more than a decade. He completed his undergraduate degree in critical pedagogy and youth studies at The Evergreen State College, and conducted graduate studies at the University of Washington in educational leadership and policy studies.