Beruflich Dokumente
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(please read the entire document, there is a lot that was covered for those not in attendance and lots to review for those who were)
Day 1
Welcome and Thank You for being here
You are the founding members of Leadership and Launch
Many great accomplishments require great risks--thank you for taking this risk
Our goals are very simple
Help you become better leaders and mentors
Help our freshmen be more successful
Improve school culture
Basic structure of the program
Leadership class on Monday and Tuesday
Mentoring on Wednesday and Thursday
Homework on Friday
FAQs
You will have 4 freshmen students in a study hall or extended algebra class
This is a full year experience
We will divide you into teams and pods
Writing a leadership philosophy
Possibly partnering with another school to solve a difficult problem
There is a curriculum that you will deliver--you will practice before you share it with the freshmen
Why are we here today?
Begin to develop your leadership philosophy
Understand mentorship and empathy
Further identify your leadership strengths and weaknesses
Provide opportunities to practice leadership skills
Solicit your suggestions for the program
Norms for these two days
Stay engaged
Stay reflective
Be open
Get to know each other
Restroom when you need to
Opt out if you need to/Voluntary participation
Ouch/Oops
One Diva one Mic
Food dinner served
Bicycle rack (save later)
Tank Activity
Focus Areas:
Communication
Active Listening/blindfolded individuals
Directions (explicit, descriptive)
Competition/Pressure
Responsibilities
Switching roles, adding larger groupsmultiple tanks and drivers
Learning from previous experience
Community Building Brainstorming:
Human knot group tangles arms and has to unknot into circle
Scream game get in circle and look at someone, if you make eye contact with someone you scream and are out of the game
Name game everyone says their name and their favorite _____ and the rest have to remember
How many people game have to get into groups of a certain number of people, out if dont get into a group
Compliment Circle sit in circle compliment everyone
Ultimate Frisbee rocks
Scavenger Hunt find stuff with obstacles
Starburst Game - based on the color of the candy have to share something
Murder in the Dark Dark building, 2 cops and citizens arrest
Heads Up Based on stereotypes and you try to guess who you are
Mission Impossible 2 teams, both trying to get from one side of the floor to the other without touching it
Fugitives A few people on foot, will try and get to somewhere within an hour and 15 minutes. All while people in cars trying to shine a light
on you and chase you.
Musical chairs meets Where The Wind Blows
Nose jousting- play exactly how it sounds
Minefield- two tables as ends with chairs as obstacles
HUG EVERYONE IN THE ROOM
ODDS
Cards Against Humanity
Spoons
Freestyle
Potluck/Picnic
randomly is crucial. I want my pod to be able to lean on and contact each other as opposed to just me.
Casual Conversations
Strong dynamic of Squads
Encourage pod interaction (students only)
Big team games (Frisbee)
Sprinkle in a deep talk or twolearn about your pod
Establish contact methods: group text/message for easy conversing
#fugitives for field trips
Maybe get a way to involve the freshmens teachers in this
Befriend freshmen
Set goals with individual students for GPA or activities, help plan and achieve them
Get freshmen involved outside of school
Really connect with my pod and be able to make a difference going forward for their high school experience as well as outside of school
Have outside activities with our squads and pods
Loads of team bonding
Get everyone comfortable by sharing ideas
School essentials (Lunch, PE, lockers)
Just a lot of opportunities to talk
Squad/Pod activities
Leadership sessions (for us) to better our skills and bond and have fun
Let people know stuff (graphic stuff)
Gain trust between students to that when real problems occur, they will feel safe coming to us
Make sure we stress the importance of freshmen year grades
Ease the stressful transitions into high school, through offering answers and making sure that theyll be fine
Emphasize the importance of good grades (dont lighten/make high school seem not as bad, make sure they know they will have to put in
same work)
Human knot
Ultimate Frisbee
Academics over social life at times
Talk about sport-life but also life in the arts/music because that is often forgotten
Make sure the members of the pod are close, not just my relationship with each member but their relationship with each other
I think it is crucial that we do fun activities outside of school with our squads and pods, such as an ultimate Frisbee tournament or bowling
together. I think this is important so that the freshmen dont just think of us as some senior they have to work with, they instead trust us as
their friend, so we can build a better relationship with them
Lots of relationship building: ice breakers, activities that get kids excited to be in Launch, getting out and around the school, pinpointing
insecurities that freshmen have and making a game plan
Establishing trust
Making it fun, yet serious program that actually helps with the confidence and school
Go outside of the school and get together
Get together with other pods
Squad trips (period 5 and 7)
Potluck
Connect w/freshmen
Have them develop positive habits
Do some of the team building activities we did in the hallway
Show each other that everyone is different and that different strengths and weaknesses can help benefit the group
I think we should play heads up (stereotype game)
Back to back drawing activity
I think we should definitely play games at the start of LAUNCH. Games that have slightly competitive is great way to make a more
introverted people (like me) feel included as well as important
Need time early on to be with the pod and talk without doing an ice breaker (ice breaker can create forced conversations sometimes so I think
we have to be careful with how much we force the ice breakers vs. just talking to them)
Talking about college too early could scare them but is definitely important
Try to get them to try new things or join a variety of clubs
Build relationshipscomfort, trust, liability
Play games like mission impossible to where you Have to get everyone involved or else you wont succeed
Push freshmen out of their comfort zone (even if it is just a little)
We must have a whole group, not squad, but group get together and do a ton of activities so the freshmen can meet a ton of different people
and really get into what the group is all about
I want to help a younger student get on the right path and make their transition into high school smooth. Hopefully they will be able to achieve their
goals and I will be able to have a hand in that.
I'm most excited about being able to work with the freshman and hopefully make a positive impact on how they use their leadership skills.
Meeting & Helping all the incoming freshmen.
Having conversations with people I might not normally talk to
I am most excited about receiving an objective view of my strengths and weaknesses through this class; and using this objective view to improve my
mentoring and team skills. The ability to positively impact the incoming freshman through this class is an exciting prospect.
Making a name for myself within OPRF and being remembered when the incoming freshmen become seniors
I am really excited about working with my peers and being a person they can look up to and be a reliable resource for them as they enter high school.
Getting a chance to pass on the things I have learned in my high school experience to freshman, and hopefully make their time in high school more
enjoyable