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Defending Your Rights : Family Plan of Action. Review …. Path to a Higher Education: Entrance exams for Colleges/Universities Ideas and advice for writing an essay Volunteer work and community service Journey to University Game.
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Review… Path to a Higher Education: Entrance exams for Colleges/Universities Ideas and advice for writing an essay Volunteer work and community service Journey to University Game
Defendingyourrights; Family and personal plan of action Whatwillwe do tonight? • Explainhowtodefendyourrights. • Learnhowtodevelope a Familyor Personal Plan of Action • Receive a list of resources • Survey
Homework… • Did you find out what individuals or group of people can you count on to help you achieve your goal of going to college?
6-8 volunteerfamilies: Oneparent and onechild Divide theparents and thechildren and givetheinstructions. Game: Newly’Eds’ Game
You can defendtherights of yourchildren, yourfamily, yourcommunity and yourself. DefendingYourRights
HowtoDefendYourRights • Know and understandwhatyourrights are. • Ifyouhavedoubts, askquestions. • You are a partner in yourchildrens’ education.
Lettheotherpartyknowthatyourintentionisto look foroptions and/orsolutionstoproblemsorbarriers. Knowyourchild’sneeds, strengths and weaknesses. Knowwhatresources are available and use them. Knowwhothekeypeopleinvolved are. HowtoDefendYourRights
Thewholegroup: What are somethingswe can do personally, as a family and as a group? Write a list of local agencies, organizations, schoolpersonnel, parents and supportgroupsthatmaybeabletoassistyou as youhelpyourchildgraduatefromhighschool and obtain a highereducation. Reviewthelist of resources Thenextstep…
What do youthinkthebenefits of beingactivelyinvolved in a supportgroupor a parentgroup are? TheNextStep…
Action Plan Personal/ Family • A personal/familyaction plan is a toolthatwillhelpyou and yourchildrenestablishgoals. • Identifyclear and specificgoals. • Foreachgoal determine: • Whataction will I take? • Who or what can help me? • What are the obstacles or difficulties? • When will I tke action? • Make sure your plan is SMART • Use your plan!
Ver: Ejemplo de Plan de Acción y si se desea usar el “Calendario Familiar para Planear el Ingreso a la Universidad” para obtener ideas. Cada familia trabaja en su Plan de Acción personal o familiar. Compartir los Planes en grupo. Plan de Acción Personal/Familiar
What do we know now?Survey • This survey will help determine how much you know now as compared to when you started this program.
Graduation Ceremony Congratulations!