1 / 18

“I feel like I’m somebody.”

“I feel like I’m somebody.”. Meaningful Membership in Afterschool Activities for Rural High School Students. Step Up Summit - San Diego, California - November 3, 2010. Group Agreements. Be engaged in all activities Avoid side conversations Agree to disagree

solomon-solis
Download Presentation

“I feel like I’m somebody.”

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. “I feel like I’m somebody.” Meaningful Membership in Afterschool Activities for Rural High School Students Step Up Summit - San Diego, California - November 3, 2010

  2. Group Agreements • Be engaged in all activities • Avoid side conversations • Agree to disagree • Turn off your cell phone or put it on vibrate (including texts and emails)

  3. Session Goals • Participants will • Understand of the importance of belonging and meaningful membership in the lives of youth • Explore how afterschool programs can help youth to develop a sense of belonging • Examine the critical role of afterschool programs in the lives of rural youth

  4. Background: My Guiding Questions • How does sense of belonging develop in afterschool programs? • How do relationships, activities, and place shape the development of sense of belonging? • How do afterschool programs matter for rural youth?

  5. Background: Rural Afterschool Programs • Our habit of confusing “urban” and “youth” • Overwhelming focus on urban programs • Research • Practice • Policy and Funding

  6. Background: Meaning and Belonging • Belonging as a critical developmental need • Relatedness • Autonomy • Competence • Limited opportunities for meeting this need in some rural communities • High school as a difficult place to belong

  7. Think, Pair, Share • What are some features of your afterschool program that impact students’ sense of belonging and mattering? • How are these features unique to programs in rural areas?

  8. Meaning: Group or task orientation

  9. What youth can gain from participation

  10. “If I have a problem, I know who to ask.”

  11. Expectations and Accountability

  12. “I have found who I really want to be.”

  13. Gatekeeping

  14. Visibility and Recognition

  15. “I feel like I’m somebody, and I’m somewhere.”

  16. Small Group Discussion Select an activity that your programs have in common and discuss: • What is the activity’s group/task orientation? • What do youth gain from participation? • What are the expectations for participants? How are they held accountable? • What is the level of gate-keeping? • What is the level of visibility and recognition? • How would this activity be different in an urban setting?

  17. Session Goals • Participants will • Understand of the importance of belonging and meaningful membership in the lives of youth • Explore how afterschool programs can help youth to develop a sense of belonging • Examine the critical role of afterschool programs in the lives of rural youth

  18. Contact Information Logan Robertson, Ph.D. Assistant Director of Community Services Cutler-Orosi Joint Unified School District (559) 528-6949 lrobertson@cojusd.org

More Related