YPS Annual Workshop
Registration Brochure Now Available Online!
January 11, 2008
Exhibitor Application Deadline
Network with an audience of over two-hundred fifty service-oriented K-12 educators, students, and youth development professionals! Promote your organization’s services and/or volunteer opportunities. Download the application and registration brochure.
February 5, 2008
Service-Learning: Strategies for Success
Pre-Workshop Training with Keynote Speaker Cathryn Berger Kaye
This highly interactive session is based on Cathryn’s book The Complete Guide to Service Learning and her new research-based curriculum, Strategies for Success with Literacy. It includes innovative strategies that incorporate and increase: students’ literacy abilities; analytical, creative, and critical thinking skills; sense of efficacy; and learning efficiency through service learning. Discounts are available if you register for both Strategies for Success and the Annual Workshop. For more information, view the Annual Workshop registration brochure.
February 6, 2008
12th Annual Workshop – Early Bird Deadline January 18, 2008
The registration brochure for the YPS 12th Annual Workshop, is now available online. This year’s Annual Workshop features keynote speaker Cathryn Berger Kaye, author and international service-learning consultant. Choose from over 20 presentations during the breakout sessions. Schools and organizations have the opportunity to request a FREE exhibit space to showcase their service learning project. Group discounts apply for registrations of five or more individuals. Register now for this exciting and educational event!
For more information,
visit our website or contact us at (216) 368-0455.
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
Monday, November 26, 2007
News from Idealist
Greetings from Global Youth Connect!
We are writing to ask for your assistance in sharing information regarding our summer 2007 international human rights training programs with young leaders (ages 18-30) in your network who may be interested in participating in one of our upcoming human rights delegations to Bosnia, Guatemala, Rwanda or Venezuela. Brief information on each program can be found below and more detailed application information is available on our website at: www.globalyouthconnect.org/participate. The deadline to receive applications is January 25, 2008.
Global Youth Connect is an international human rights organization which is building and supporting a community of youth who are actively promoting and protecting human rights, and educating and inspiring the next generation to work for peaceful change. We have been organizing international human rights delegations since 2001. Please visit our website to learn more about our work: www.globalyouthconnect.org.
We greatly appreciate your help in making sure we get the word out to talented and motivated young leaders who might be interested in this unique international opportunity for learning, service and connection for human rights, conflict resolution and peacebuilding.
Best wishes,
Jennifer Kloes
Executive Director
Global Youth Connect
www.globalyouthconnect.org
Acting together for compassion, human rights and responsibility
Human Rights Delegations for Young Leaders -- Summer 2008
Program Locations: Bosnia, Guatemala, Rwanda & Venezuela
Application Deadline: January 25, 2008
Global Youth Connect, an international human rights organization, is pleased to announce that we are accepting applications from young leaders (ages 18-30) for our Summer 2008 international human rights delegations. Program locations include: Bosnia, Guatemala, Rwanda and Venezuela.
Human rights delegations are a unique, first-hand opportunity to cross cultural boundaries and learn about the daily reality of human rights as experienced in a complex and increasingly globalized world. Each delegation weaves together three core sets of activities: site visits to local organizations, hands-on fieldwork projects, and a human rights training workshop with local youth activists.
Bosnia (June 29 - July 18, 2008)
Program Tuition: $2,750
This delegation will explore the roots of the conflict and the dynamics of justice, reconciliation and peacebuilding as experienced in Bosnia. Participants will gain experience in conflict resolution and transformation and deepen their understanding of the post-conflict challenges faced by Bosnians today, especially youth. Participants will have an opportunity to meet with Bosnian NGOs working on issues of human rights, community development, youth empowerment, and conflict resolution. The program will also include a workshop with Bosnian youth and the opportunity to work hands-on with local organizations to assist them in their daily activities.
Guatemala (June 15 - July 13, 2008)
Program Tuition: $2,750
This delegation will explore the roots of violence and social injustice in Guatemala, with a particular focus on the country's indigenous population. We will seek to better understand the legacy of Guatemala's 36-year armed conflict and the impact of violence, both past and present, on the Guatemalan people, as well as reflect on how policies and practices in the U.S.have affected the lives of ordinary Guatemalans. Delegation activities will center on supporting the efforts of grassroots human rights activists working to promote and defend the political, social, economic and cultural rights of all Guatemalans. Spanish proficiency is required.
Rwanda (June 14 - July 13, 2008)
Program Tuition: $2,450
This delegation will explore the roots of the 1994 Rwandan genocide, how this legacy of violence has impacted the country and its people, particularly Rwandan youth, and also how the country is attempting to rebuild today. We will examine issues of truth, justice and reconciliation in the context of post-conflict Rwanda and what is needed to strengthen local institutions and programs dedicated to promoting a culture of respect for human rights. Participants will connect with young Rwandans and get involved in a variety of collaborative projects aimed at promoting human rights as well as meet with leading human rights defenders, government representatives, international institutions, youth and others from local communities to learn more about the political, economic and social challenges faced by Rwandans today.
Venezuela (July 26 - August 17, 2008)
Program Tuition: $2,250
The delegation will explore the rise of social change movements and human rights activism in present-day Venezuela, both on the grassroots level and as represented by national government programs. Through hands-on participation in partnership with grassroots organizations, participants will investigate present-day human rights concerns along with the response of government and civil society. A major theme of the program will be to examine the relationship of grassroots human rights organizations with a national government expressly concerned with promoting respect for human rights, democratic reform, and the redistribution of wealth. Delegation activities will focus in particular on the efforts of young human rights activists to promote
and sustain a just, equitable, democratic, and peaceful society. Spanish proficiency is required.
Application Deadline: January 25, 2008
How to Apply: We invite interested young leaders to apply. We are looking for participants who are between the ages of 18-30 and who possess U.S. citizenship or residency as well as international students studying full-time at a U.S. college or university. Most importantly, applicants should wish to expand their knowledge and understanding of human rights and social justice. Participants will become part of a growing global movement of youth acting together for compassion, human rights and responsibility.
For detailed information on program activities, costs, fundraising/financial aid, and application information, please visit our website:
www.globalyouthconnect.org/participate
We are writing to ask for your assistance in sharing information regarding our summer 2007 international human rights training programs with young leaders (ages 18-30) in your network who may be interested in participating in one of our upcoming human rights delegations to Bosnia, Guatemala, Rwanda or Venezuela. Brief information on each program can be found below and more detailed application information is available on our website at: www.globalyouthconnect.org/participate. The deadline to receive applications is January 25, 2008.
Global Youth Connect is an international human rights organization which is building and supporting a community of youth who are actively promoting and protecting human rights, and educating and inspiring the next generation to work for peaceful change. We have been organizing international human rights delegations since 2001. Please visit our website to learn more about our work: www.globalyouthconnect.org.
We greatly appreciate your help in making sure we get the word out to talented and motivated young leaders who might be interested in this unique international opportunity for learning, service and connection for human rights, conflict resolution and peacebuilding.
Best wishes,
Jennifer Kloes
Executive Director
Global Youth Connect
www.globalyouthconnect.org
Acting together for compassion, human rights and responsibility
Human Rights Delegations for Young Leaders -- Summer 2008
Program Locations: Bosnia, Guatemala, Rwanda & Venezuela
Application Deadline: January 25, 2008
Global Youth Connect, an international human rights organization, is pleased to announce that we are accepting applications from young leaders (ages 18-30) for our Summer 2008 international human rights delegations. Program locations include: Bosnia, Guatemala, Rwanda and Venezuela.
Human rights delegations are a unique, first-hand opportunity to cross cultural boundaries and learn about the daily reality of human rights as experienced in a complex and increasingly globalized world. Each delegation weaves together three core sets of activities: site visits to local organizations, hands-on fieldwork projects, and a human rights training workshop with local youth activists.
Bosnia (June 29 - July 18, 2008)
Program Tuition: $2,750
This delegation will explore the roots of the conflict and the dynamics of justice, reconciliation and peacebuilding as experienced in Bosnia. Participants will gain experience in conflict resolution and transformation and deepen their understanding of the post-conflict challenges faced by Bosnians today, especially youth. Participants will have an opportunity to meet with Bosnian NGOs working on issues of human rights, community development, youth empowerment, and conflict resolution. The program will also include a workshop with Bosnian youth and the opportunity to work hands-on with local organizations to assist them in their daily activities.
Guatemala (June 15 - July 13, 2008)
Program Tuition: $2,750
This delegation will explore the roots of violence and social injustice in Guatemala, with a particular focus on the country's indigenous population. We will seek to better understand the legacy of Guatemala's 36-year armed conflict and the impact of violence, both past and present, on the Guatemalan people, as well as reflect on how policies and practices in the U.S.have affected the lives of ordinary Guatemalans. Delegation activities will center on supporting the efforts of grassroots human rights activists working to promote and defend the political, social, economic and cultural rights of all Guatemalans. Spanish proficiency is required.
Rwanda (June 14 - July 13, 2008)
Program Tuition: $2,450
This delegation will explore the roots of the 1994 Rwandan genocide, how this legacy of violence has impacted the country and its people, particularly Rwandan youth, and also how the country is attempting to rebuild today. We will examine issues of truth, justice and reconciliation in the context of post-conflict Rwanda and what is needed to strengthen local institutions and programs dedicated to promoting a culture of respect for human rights. Participants will connect with young Rwandans and get involved in a variety of collaborative projects aimed at promoting human rights as well as meet with leading human rights defenders, government representatives, international institutions, youth and others from local communities to learn more about the political, economic and social challenges faced by Rwandans today.
Venezuela (July 26 - August 17, 2008)
Program Tuition: $2,250
The delegation will explore the rise of social change movements and human rights activism in present-day Venezuela, both on the grassroots level and as represented by national government programs. Through hands-on participation in partnership with grassroots organizations, participants will investigate present-day human rights concerns along with the response of government and civil society. A major theme of the program will be to examine the relationship of grassroots human rights organizations with a national government expressly concerned with promoting respect for human rights, democratic reform, and the redistribution of wealth. Delegation activities will focus in particular on the efforts of young human rights activists to promote
and sustain a just, equitable, democratic, and peaceful society. Spanish proficiency is required.
Application Deadline: January 25, 2008
How to Apply: We invite interested young leaders to apply. We are looking for participants who are between the ages of 18-30 and who possess U.S. citizenship or residency as well as international students studying full-time at a U.S. college or university. Most importantly, applicants should wish to expand their knowledge and understanding of human rights and social justice. Participants will become part of a growing global movement of youth acting together for compassion, human rights and responsibility.
For detailed information on program activities, costs, fundraising/financial aid, and application information, please visit our website:
www.globalyouthconnect.org/participate
Friday, November 9, 2007
Service Learning Training!
Michigan 4-H is happy to announce that registration is now open for the online training course, Teens, Kids and Communities: Developing a Service Learning Program focused on Teen Peer Mentoring. Complete details follow. For additional information, contact Chris Stickney, Associate Program Leader at stickne4@anr.msu.edu.
Teens, Kids and Communities: Developing a Service Learning Program Focused on Teen Peer Mentoring
This course can be started anytime up to November 16, 2007 and must be completed by January 18th, 2008
This 8-week, online certificate based course is designed for those interested in creating or improving a service learning program with an emphasis on teen peer mentoring. During this introductory course you’ll gain a better understanding of the knowledge and theory surrounding community-based service learning and peer mentoring, network with others involved in service learning and peer mentoring, and apply course material locally. Specifically, you can expect to:
Review the research and literature around community-based service learning and teen peer mentoring programs.
Discuss the roles that both mentoring and service learning play in positive youth development.
Discover the mentoring lifecycle and explore practical activities that enhance mentoring relationships.
Learn strategies to support mentoring relationships, increase project sustainability and incorporate meaningful reflection into programming efforts.
Interact, network and share ideas with others who share a passion for positive youth development.
Create a project that will be directly applicable to your local programming efforts.
Target Audience: Youth development professionals and college students interested in creating, expanding or improving their current service learning and teen peer mentoring programming efforts, AmeriCorps or other National Service program members, and staff and volunteers of youth-serving organizations.
Registration Information: If you are interested in taking this course register at this web site https://vu.msu.edu/cgi-bin/cc_reg_form and register for “TKCTRAIN: Non-Credit, Fall 07: Teens, Kids and Communities:”
Cost: $150
Questions: Contact Chris Stickney, Associate Program Leader, at stickne4@anr.msu.edu
Chris Stickney
4-H Peer Mentoring and Service Learning Coordinator
(517)432-7650 (Phone)
(517)355-6748 (Fax)
stickne4@anr.msu.edu
Teens, Kids and Communities: Developing a Service Learning Program Focused on Teen Peer Mentoring
This course can be started anytime up to November 16, 2007 and must be completed by January 18th, 2008
This 8-week, online certificate based course is designed for those interested in creating or improving a service learning program with an emphasis on teen peer mentoring. During this introductory course you’ll gain a better understanding of the knowledge and theory surrounding community-based service learning and peer mentoring, network with others involved in service learning and peer mentoring, and apply course material locally. Specifically, you can expect to:
Review the research and literature around community-based service learning and teen peer mentoring programs.
Discuss the roles that both mentoring and service learning play in positive youth development.
Discover the mentoring lifecycle and explore practical activities that enhance mentoring relationships.
Learn strategies to support mentoring relationships, increase project sustainability and incorporate meaningful reflection into programming efforts.
Interact, network and share ideas with others who share a passion for positive youth development.
Create a project that will be directly applicable to your local programming efforts.
Target Audience: Youth development professionals and college students interested in creating, expanding or improving their current service learning and teen peer mentoring programming efforts, AmeriCorps or other National Service program members, and staff and volunteers of youth-serving organizations.
Registration Information: If you are interested in taking this course register at this web site https://vu.msu.edu/cgi-bin/cc_reg_form and register for “TKCTRAIN: Non-Credit, Fall 07: Teens, Kids and Communities:”
Cost: $150
Questions: Contact Chris Stickney, Associate Program Leader, at stickne4@anr.msu.edu
Chris Stickney
4-H Peer Mentoring and Service Learning Coordinator
(517)432-7650 (Phone)
(517)355-6748 (Fax)
stickne4@anr.msu.edu
Thursday, November 1, 2007
National Center for Learning and Citizenship's Bimonthly Newlsetter.
NCLC has released their bimonthly e-newsletter. Here are some of the highlights.
Core Principles for Engaging Young People in Community Change, published
by The Forum for Youth Investment, asserts that the principles described
in the report can help BUILD THE CAPACITY of organizations and
communities to ensure that all youth, particularly those least likely to
succeed without help, believe they have the responsibility and resources
needed to make their communities better places for themselves, their
families and their peers.
http://www.ecs.org/00CM1016
A new publication in the ECS series The Progress of Education Reform
2007 highlights student engagement. Read Educational Engagement: A
Successful Strategy for Academic and Civic Achievement and Success to
learn about research showing student engagement's BENEFITS AND
IMPLICATIONS for policymakers to consider.
http://www.ecs.org/00CM1020
What is described as the largest gathering of youths and practitioners
from the SERVICE-LEARNING MOVEMENT takes place April 9-12, 2008 in
Minneapolis at the 19th Annual National Service-Learning Conference.
EARLY BIRD registration deadline is December 3, 2007. Complete
conference information is on the National Youth Leadership Council's Web
site.
http://www.ecs.org/00CM1024
NCLC is hosting an ADMINISTRATOR ACADEMY during the Annual National
Service-Learning Conference. District and school leaders will explore
ways service-learning contributes to students' academic achievement and
civic, social and career development. Check the conference Web site for
more details on the Administrator Academy and to register for the
conference.
http://www.ecs.org/00CM1025
To view the entire newsletter visit http://www.ecs.org/CitizenshipMatters
Core Principles for Engaging Young People in Community Change, published
by The Forum for Youth Investment, asserts that the principles described
in the report can help BUILD THE CAPACITY of organizations and
communities to ensure that all youth, particularly those least likely to
succeed without help, believe they have the responsibility and resources
needed to make their communities better places for themselves, their
families and their peers.
http://www.ecs.org/00CM1016
A new publication in the ECS series The Progress of Education Reform
2007 highlights student engagement. Read Educational Engagement: A
Successful Strategy for Academic and Civic Achievement and Success to
learn about research showing student engagement's BENEFITS AND
IMPLICATIONS for policymakers to consider.
http://www.ecs.org/00CM1020
What is described as the largest gathering of youths and practitioners
from the SERVICE-LEARNING MOVEMENT takes place April 9-12, 2008 in
Minneapolis at the 19th Annual National Service-Learning Conference.
EARLY BIRD registration deadline is December 3, 2007. Complete
conference information is on the National Youth Leadership Council's Web
site.
http://www.ecs.org/00CM1024
NCLC is hosting an ADMINISTRATOR ACADEMY during the Annual National
Service-Learning Conference. District and school leaders will explore
ways service-learning contributes to students' academic achievement and
civic, social and career development. Check the conference Web site for
more details on the Administrator Academy and to register for the
conference.
http://www.ecs.org/00CM1025
To view the entire newsletter visit http://www.ecs.org/CitizenshipMatters
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