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May 28, 2015

Best Practices for Positive Program

Climate

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Welcome and Today at a Glance

WelcomeOpening RitualTeam builderRole-PlayClosing Ritual Debrief Workshop

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• We believe that students are most successful when they are in safe environments where they feel cared for

• We believe that this group holds the knowledge, ability, and passion to create these environments for young people

• We believe that learning from others’ experiences and critically examining our own will allow us to grow

Group Mantra

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Step In!

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Get looseGet funky

Get your body movingIt started with your feet

Ahh your feetYour legsYour hipsYour armsYour headYour body

GET LOOSE!

Get Loose

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Role-Play

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Dilemma #1 Separating into groups

Dilemma #2 Student with head on desk

Dilemma #3 Reward for fastest group

What could reduce the chance of this happening? What could reduce the impact on the climate of the program?What could reduce the frequency of similar incidents from occurring?

Role-Play – Small GroupsWhat preventative measures and practices to build Power Skills (planning, systems, rituals, etc.) could have been in place to reduce …

Quick Check-in With Yourself: Am I where the facilitator says

I’m supposed to be? Yes

Give yourself a pat on the back and keep doing what you’re doing

If you’re ahead or done with the work, see if a peer could use your help

NoAsk yourself why…

– Is this a challenge for me?• If so, I can stick with it. I will need to work

hard and ask questions– Did I run into an obstacle earlier?

• If so, I need work to extra hard to catch up– Am I getting distracted easily?

• If so, maybe I need to stop talking to my peers, move to a different seat, or put away items that are distracting me

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• Mantra• Step-In reflection activity• Get Loose• The role-play• Role play debrief in small groups• Self-monitoring time management

check• Closing shout-outs

What?

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• So what does that tell us about our group as learners?

So What?

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• How does that apply to working with young people this summer?

Now What?