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Successful participants of this program must demonstrate critical thinking skills and be able to give concise yet detailed explanations when answering questions: the application of knowledge to novel situations is very important. They must also develop the ability to design practical exercises and be able to analyze results and draw valid conclusions.
The Saturday course content offers a variety of learning experiences, ranging from traditional question and answer sessions with notes, worksheets, practical exercises and exercises designed to develop critical thinking skills. Homework is set as needed and may include the write up of practical exercises, completing notes or diagrams, or answering worksheets.
The emphasis throughout is on learning and applying skills involved in math applications and on the four language skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing; these are firmly underpinned with grammar and regular testing. Participants' math and language skills will be improved through a variety of activities including role-play, oral activities, comprehension work, audiovisual activities and music.
Listed below are the topics and brief description of workshops that will be offered once a month on Saturday mornings to reinforce weekly classes during a nine-month period.
Why are reading, writing, mathematical applications so important to master? Instructors will present in-depth demonstrations and discussion of how applying these disciplines affect the quality of life for participants and their family members.
Economic Awareness
The main discussion points are:
Why business activity is needed
How business activity is organized and financed
What work is like
What is produced and why
How and why Government and the community influence business
Participants will be supplied with textbooks and work will be done in a binder.
Computers are available and participants will be encouraged to use them when appropriate to the course. Participants will be encouraged to familiarize themselves with the business section of a newspaper and try to watch business programs on television and/or Internet.
Physical Fitness
The main discussion points are:
Analysis of performance and target setting
Reasons for taking part in sports or physical activities
Factors which affect participation and performance
Training methods and the effects of exercise
Personal Finance
The Lawrence Funderburke Youth Foundation (LFYF) will provide a three-hour workshop on personal finance. The course offers information and presentations from experts on a broad range of topics from budgeting to credit cards to asset allocation and entrepreneurship. Subjects will be presented in an easy-to-understand language to encourage participants to take control of their financial futures. Also, LFYF provides valuable tips such as interviewing techniques and skill building that can improve participants’ chances for employment.
Music
Study sessions are designed to allow the study of music through the integration of performing, composing, listening and appraising with opportunities to use music to enhance and measure reading, writing and math computation. It acknowledges the cultural diversity of today through its areas of study, which cover a wide range of music: classical music, world music and popular music. Also, the flexible nature of the subject will provide participants the opportunities to respectfully recognize their different interests and values.
Art and Design
Art, craft and design stimulate creativity and imagination. It provides visual, tactile and sensory experiences and a unique way of understanding and responding to the world. Participants use color, form, texture, pattern and different materials and processes to communicate what they see, feel and think. Through art and design activities, they learn to make informed value judgments and aesthetic and practical decisions, becoming actively involved in shaping environments. They explore ideas and meanings in the work of artists, craftspeople and designers. They learn about the diverse roles and functions of art, craft and design in contemporary life and in different times and cultures. Understanding, appreciation and enjoyment of the visual arts has the power to enrich our personal and public lives.
It is a means by which ideas are explored, communicated and, through visual information and enquiry, translated into art outcomes. Work produced for this course will demonstrate the use of formal elements and creative skills and give visual form to individual thoughts, feelings, observations and ideas. Participants will also show evidence of trying to express their own and others’ ways of seeing the world.
Some of the skills and techniques participants will learn are:
Drawing – the formal elements and perspectives.
Photography
History (Central Ohio and Globally)
It is the knowledge of one’s history that brings about a strong sense of belonging and group identity, which is the base for political and economic power. The study of history from an international perspective is increasingly important today in our global marketplace. In the contemporary context, one of globalization and technological development, different cultures and societies are increasingly interdependent. Now, more than ever, there is a need for an understanding of the present as well as the past.
Conflict Resolution
Compassionate Communication of Central Ohio (CC-CO) will provide workshops on conflict resolution. The Nonviolent Communication (NVC) model is a consciousness-building communication model that offers the user ability to more gracefully handle stressful situations, difficult conversations, and differences of opinion. NVC is a powerful process that can help to transform conflict, create peace and harmony, and contribute to a world based upon connection and collaboration rather than control.
Role-playing will be used by participants and split into three parts:
Using drama to express your feelings and ideas about a range of issues
Processing the role-play scenarios and exploring ways of applying them to real life
Performance of role-plays from an existing current events and/or ones that participants create
Participants will be encouraged to choose subject matter that is practical, creative and involves teamwork. Emphasis will be placed on participants demonstrating good self-discipline and be able to work independently without relying on supervision.
English Literature
Through the study of literature, participants are encouraged to read, interpret and evaluate literary texts. They will develop an understanding of texts in terms of literal meaning, relevant contexts and deeper themes or attitudes. Participants are expected to recognize and appreciate the ways in which writers use language to achieve their effects, and to communicate an informed personal response. The study of literature allows participants to explore areas of universal human concern, thus leading to a greater understanding of themselves and others.
Debate Teams
Each group will elect a six-member debate team that will present and defend the opposite position of their opposing same age group on a subject. A subject will be chosen and agreed upon by the participants that will encourage the entire group to be involved in teamwork, reading comprehension, math computation, writing, speaking, listening, reasoning, and the capacity to use these skills.
Submitted by: Jerry Saunders, Sr.
CEO and President of APDS
Melanie Bowles
Program Evaluator & Coordinator for YFFFC
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