We really started to dive in this week! We continued with ice-breakers and team building activities. Each student completed a Person Skills Inventory and we used those to discuss all of the skills that we as a team bring to the group. We discussed each group member's strengths and identified how we would use our own team members for support based on the skills that they have. From there, we looked at some of the skills that we would like to develop and created personal goals for the course. Students also examined their personalities and we saw character similarities and differences that we all possess. Our final team building activity centered around trust, as we broke into pairs. One person was blind-folded while the other led his/her partner around the media center. One pair went out into the hallway and even tried using the drinking fountain blindfolded!
Happy Thanksgiving!
Friday, November 21, 2008
Friday, November 14, 2008
Week One: Introduction
The first week of Everyday Leaders was great! It is a small, but energetic group of 6th and 8th graders ready to make a difference! We spent the first week getting to know one another and learning more about service-learning, civic engagement, leadership, and youth empowerment. We also watched a short video on Global Youth Service Day (check it out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTIVKluZV0o).
Students were able to pick out their own special journal and have started filling them in with notes and freewrites from the days. They are used as a way of communicating with the facilitator as well. As a group, students established the rules for the club. They then participated in team building activities and ice-breaker games. We a had a lot of fun with the human knot--especially when we couldn't talk!
Students were able to pick out their own special journal and have started filling them in with notes and freewrites from the days. They are used as a way of communicating with the facilitator as well. As a group, students established the rules for the club. They then participated in team building activities and ice-breaker games. We a had a lot of fun with the human knot--especially when we couldn't talk!
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
What is Everyday Leaders? FAQs
What is Everyday Leaders?
An after-school club at Atlanta Charter Middle School for youth who want to make a difference in their school, their community, and the world.
When does Everyday Leaders meet?
Tuesdays & Thursdays after school from 4pm – 5:30 pm. The program starts Tuesday, November 11th.
What is Service-Learning?
Senator John Glenn said, “Service-learning is education in action.” Service-learning allows students to take classroom concepts and apply them to real life community needs. It creates socially responsible students who, through preparation, action, and reflection, demonstrate leadership in their own communities.
What will we do?
Throughout the year, students will learn about civic engagement and community service by taking action. Students will participant in service projects throughout the year and learn the skills necessary to lead their own projects. As a team, students will create, plan, and do their own community service project for Global Youth Service Day in April. They will not only be a part of this youth movement, they will be in charge of it. Students will be able to go above and beyond their required community service hours as well as take on leadership roles.
Who is facilitating the club?
The club will be facilitated by Hands on Atlanta AmeriCorps member Laura Cleare who is excited to work with passionate youth and empower them to become leaders in their own school and communities everyday. Laura grew up in Minneapolis, MN where she has been working with youth development for six years through coaching, afterschool initiatives, recreation programs day treatment centers, tutoring, and mentoring. Two of those years were spent volunteering in a middle school. She is in her second year serving as an AmeriCorps member. This year, she is currently the Discovery Program Coordinator at Hands On Atlanta. After attending the National Youth Leadership Council last spring, she was inspired to create a service learning curriculum tailored toward middle school youth. She has a passion for civic engagement and wishes to provide youth with an outlet for their own passions.
Why the blog?
This is a way for parents, students, and others in the ACMS community can check in and see what we are up to! Everyone is welcome to make comments. Happy reading!
An after-school club at Atlanta Charter Middle School for youth who want to make a difference in their school, their community, and the world.
When does Everyday Leaders meet?
Tuesdays & Thursdays after school from 4pm – 5:30 pm. The program starts Tuesday, November 11th.
What is Service-Learning?
Senator John Glenn said, “Service-learning is education in action.” Service-learning allows students to take classroom concepts and apply them to real life community needs. It creates socially responsible students who, through preparation, action, and reflection, demonstrate leadership in their own communities.
What will we do?
Throughout the year, students will learn about civic engagement and community service by taking action. Students will participant in service projects throughout the year and learn the skills necessary to lead their own projects. As a team, students will create, plan, and do their own community service project for Global Youth Service Day in April. They will not only be a part of this youth movement, they will be in charge of it. Students will be able to go above and beyond their required community service hours as well as take on leadership roles.
Who is facilitating the club?
The club will be facilitated by Hands on Atlanta AmeriCorps member Laura Cleare who is excited to work with passionate youth and empower them to become leaders in their own school and communities everyday. Laura grew up in Minneapolis, MN where she has been working with youth development for six years through coaching, afterschool initiatives, recreation programs day treatment centers, tutoring, and mentoring. Two of those years were spent volunteering in a middle school. She is in her second year serving as an AmeriCorps member. This year, she is currently the Discovery Program Coordinator at Hands On Atlanta. After attending the National Youth Leadership Council last spring, she was inspired to create a service learning curriculum tailored toward middle school youth. She has a passion for civic engagement and wishes to provide youth with an outlet for their own passions.
Why the blog?
This is a way for parents, students, and others in the ACMS community can check in and see what we are up to! Everyone is welcome to make comments. Happy reading!
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