Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. Alpha Psi Omega Chapter ASCENDSM 2016/2017 Calendar 1/31/17 Month Activity Date/ Time Location Objective October Program Kickoff /Parent Session Team building Oct 1st 9:30 – 10:30am St. Mark’s Episcopal Church – Jackson Hall Program Launch with parents and students. Ice-breaker activity, get to know each other. Review goals/objectives and calendar year. Introduce SMART/STEM project in terms of what we will do. Q& A for parents and students. November Career Panel Discussion – 1 hr Career and College Readiness – 1 hr. STEM project – 1 hr Nov 12th 1-4pm NHC Northeast Library Pine Room and Oak Room Career Panel – Exposure to different careers and requirements to pursue that career. STEM – build house Career and College Readiness - Focus will be on understanding high school class requirements and NC college requirements. Joint program with Debs. One group will be at career panel and the other at workshop then swap. December Christmas Dinner (joint) Business Etiquette workshop (joint) =- 1.5 hr combined Financial literacy (joint) 1.5hr. Christmas Caroling Dec 4th 3 – 6pm Business Etiquette workshop during the Christmas dinner. Proper dress attire for different occasions, interview skills, etc. Financial literacy workshop. Community Service – on another day January MLK Parade & day of service (joint) Jan 16th – parade and volunteer Parade – downtown Salvation Army Walk in the MLK parade and then volunteer in soup kitchen at Salvation army. February STEM Project – 1 hr UN Simulation – 1.5 hr. Feb 11 NHC Northeast Library – Oak Room UN Mini Simulation, - all in 1 session. STEM project. – finish house build, heat loss lesson and data collection March STEM Project – 2 hr Fostering Health Relationships – 30 min College Tour –Brunswick Community College March 18 – 1-4pm March 25 – 3pm – 5pm NHC Northeast Library – Oak Room Brunswick Community College STEM project – discussion of how to control heat loss and options for modifying home design. Workshop on Fostering Healthy relationships Tour a community college April College Tour – NC A&T with STEM incorporation Public Speaking Workshop – 30 min April 8 All day April 22 NC A&T Take a day trip to NCA&T spring open house event. STEM – Finish home modifications and data collection. Public Speaking workshop May End of Year Program Celebration STEM EXPO May 21 4-6:30pm TBD Celebrate the end of the program and allow the students to display and discuss their STEM projects.