Community, Leadership, Service, & Mentoring Jordana Henry Everett Alvarez High School

Goal To provide Puente teachers and counselors with strategies and activities to engage students in community, leadership, service, and mentoring.

Essential Question How do we inspire our students to think beyond themselves?

Community Service Reflection What community service have you done so far? (this year) How are these experiences helping you become a better person? A better leader? What are you learning through doing community service?

Teachers & Counselors must... -Help students realize the benefits of service, mentoring, and leadership -Create high expectations -Model the expectations by engaging in service, mentoring, and leadership at the school site and in the community -Facilitate opportunities for self-reflection and opportunities for students to learn and empathize with the struggles of others

Community Leadership Service & Mentoring What are the benefits? Turn and Talk

My Expectations- Juniors Requirement -25 hours of service every semester and over summer breaks. Total 7,913 Show binder of how I keep track

C/0 2016 The class average is 264 hours of service

My Expectations- Freshmen Requirement -50 hours of service every semester and 25 hours over summer breaks. Total 2,677

C/0 2018 The class average is 82 hrs of service

What about the students who say…?

You say...

Be A Role Model What are you willing to do? What personal sacrifices are you willing to make?

The Rose that Grew from Concrete Did you hear about the rose that grew from a crack in the concrete? Proving nature’s law is wrong it learned to walk with out having feet. Funny it seems, but by keeping its dreams, it learned to breathe fresh air. Long live the rose that grew from concrete when no one else ever cared. ~Tupac Read the poem Identify and share strong lines What is the message? Why is it significant?

Garden vs. Concrete? Watch a video of two high schools, which school is growing in a garden? Which school is growing in the concrete? What are the implications?

Label the Concrete What issues/obstacles represent the concrete your community?

Label the Concrete What issues/obstacles represent the concrete your life?

How Do You Continue To Grow? Label the space above the concrete with all the nutrients that support your growth -Quotes/Songs -People -Sports -Dreams

Sample Roses

Sample Roses

Sample Roses

I am a rose growing in concrete. Warm Up- Verb Cluster Base Sentence + (comma,) + verb-ing + addition I am a rose growing in concrete.

Warm Up-> Quick Write Section Students in the United States value education. Write an extended response and be prepared to share. I strongly agree with this statement because… I agree with this statement because… I disagree with this statement because… I strongly disagree with this statement because…

Warm Up- Discussion What are the different ways that students travel to school in the United States?

Warm Up- Discussion How do you get to school?

Education Around the World Get your passport, let’s take a trip!

Essential Question Why should students in the United States value their education? One reason students in the United States should value their education is because _______________________________.

Motivational Videos- Beat the Odds What is one word that best describes Timothy? What can we learn from Timothy?

Discovering Your Passion Through Service Read an excerpt from Karen’s personal statement prompt 2

Importance of Classroom Community Creating a Team Mentality -Puente Program -Puente Club -Class -Team A -Team B

Community Service Projects 9th Grade Puente Service Projects

Community Service Project

Instructions: Powerpoint OR Video Introduce yourself and your community service (name, location, description) Supervisor name & description (if relevant) Explain services the place provides Explain the benefits of community service and benefits to community itself Genre: Express & Reflect Community Service contact info. 3-5 minutes Speak clearly and professionally Due: Friday, January 29, 2016 Save Video OR Powerpoint on a flashdrive

“If you don’t take care of your community, who else will?” Final Thoughts “If you don’t take care of your community, who else will?” ~Jordana Henry~