SCHOLARS OF PROMISE- Education that's off the beaten path
Embedded programs during academic year
The embedded programs are conducted for the entire academic year and run parallel to the school's academic curriculum. This type of program is designed to intervene in a school where there are problems or prevent problems from occuring. It give students from elementary, middle and high schools the necessary skills, attitudes and knowledge to:
- become competent in handling conflicts
- communicate clearly
- be assertive
- challenge injustice and intolerance
- become empathetic and compassionate
- generally become socially aware global citizens.
Scholars of promise uses the three part Village model with a mixture of residential and non residential experiences. During the academic year students will take part in experiential workshops taught once a week, will plan and complete a service learning project and end the year with guided dialogues about the year and their action plans for continuing what they learnt.
January to April- Resolution Solution
A non residential program to enable persons in the local community an opportunity to enhance and build necessary life skills which they need to succeed in their various life roles (student, friend, community member,family member, colleague).
This is a 30-hour workshop that will give particpants the broad knowledge and skills necessary to succeed in their multiple life roles. The course/workshop explores the causes of conflict and personal conflict styles, communication and assertion skills, peace building strategies through trust building, cooperation and mutual respect, forms of violence encountered and learning to prevent violence, dynamics of power and the faces of oppression. It involves practical skill building through experiential workshops, a service learning project to enhance cooperative skills and the opportunities to engage in dialogues.
Summer-MULTICULTURAL VILLAGE GLOBAL/ BENIN WEST AFRICA
A three week Mission Village for students who want to get a longer, indepth overseas experience. We have partnered with a small parish in Calavi, Benin called St. Bakhita to work with Fr. Augustine Houessinon to help him develop his community and assisst with giving the youth in his community a safe place to gather for learning and worship. One of the highlights of the visit will be a tour to "The Gates of No return" the place where slaves were captured and placed on slave ships for the TransAtlantic voyage. This Slavery Tour will help to teach the skills of empathy and serve as a powerful tool to address oppression, privilege, powerand structural blindness.
Alternative Spring Break- Break to remember
We can plan residential or non residential programs to enable high school and college students to have a memorable spring break filled with skill building, service and dialogues. This will be designed to enhance and build on classroom learning. It gives students an opportunity to see their learning come alive. It also is a fun way for high schoolers to get their community service hours done. Contact us to plan a memorable experience for your students.
Freshman Orientation: Creating Common Bonds across College divides
Many college freshman come to college with diverse experiences, values and backgrounds. These differences are often over emphasized and can be a source of unwanted and unnecessary conflict on campus. We help incoming freshman to focus on common bonds and to negotiate the divides. We do this by providing them with an opportunitiy to gain skills and knowlege to help them negotiate experiences that cause conflict. We also allow them to explore and discuss in a safe space issues of identity, ability, anger, fears and expectations. We allow them to do a service activity that helps to build collaborative skills and form a common identity as students of Our College. These orientations are done in a residential retreat setting and can last for 3 days to 1 week.