
Youth LEAD OKC is a cultural competency program sponsored by the YMCA of Greater Oklahoma City, Casady High School Service Learning Program, and Mercy School Institute. It is funded by the Oklahoma City YMCA, Teen Initiatives Program and in-kind donations from participating schools and non profit organizations such as the Respect Diversity Foundation.
YLOKC is a branch of Sharon, Massachusetts based Youth Lead Online.
Youth LEAD OKC experiences are developed, planned, and implemented by teens for teens. Youth LEAD teens come from a wide range of ethnic, cultural, economic, and faith backgrounds. Youth LEADers explore their own identities as well as their similarities and differences and act together to build the next generation of community and global leaders.
The Teens4-teens project partnered with Metro Tech Career Academy to help provide teen clothing to their teens and then had an amazing, fun filled, deep thinking afternoon that encompassed one of the most diverse groups of teens I have ever seen working together in the same room.
When?
Sunday, January 10, 2016
1:30-4:30 pm
Where?
Oklahoma National Memorial and Museum
https://oklahomacitynationalmemorial.org/
Oklahoma City National Memorial
Address: 620 N Harvey Ave, Oklahoma City, OK 73102
Established: October 9, 1997
Attendance
18 participants total |
Planning Team
Planning team met a few minutes early to prepare grapes ice breaker and place food in Museum's kitchen. Special thanks to the staff that accommodated us beautifully. There was no time for anything else.
Carmen provided a donation check to Shannon from Respect Diversity Foundation. Thank you RDF!
Meeting was facilitated by Park Ranger , Mrs. Lynne Porter, ONMM Education Director helped by Carmen, Johnny, Mallory, Daniela, Ryan, and Shannon. Tickets of $12 per person were provided by the Museum to YLeaders and mentors. The only expectation was to learn and advocate for the mission, vision and purpose of the museum with other teens.
1. Welcome- Grapes Cultural Activity for New Year's by planning team
January 10, 2016
2. Outdoor Symbolic Memorial Tour with Ranger . It was very cold. We started a few minutes late as we did not program the icebreaker in the schedule. Shakir twins and Hallie arrived a few minutes into the experience.
2:15-3:45
3. Museum Tour - Self Directed. Amazing new interactive features and organization of the museum. The museum was renovated in 2014. Many teens had visited the Memorial, but for all this was the first experience inside the museum. We did not have time to debrief, but hope they will decide to come back to spend the day at the Museum on MLK Day, when the day will be facilitated by YLOKCasady led by Daniela R. Sign up at Details of the Memorial MLK Service Opportunity at
3. Museum Tour - Self Directed. Amazing new interactive features and organization of the museum. The museum was renovated in 2014. Many teens had visited the Memorial, but for all this was the first experience inside the museum. We did not have time to debrief, but hope they will decide to come back to spend the day at the Museum on MLK Day, when the day will be facilitated by YLOKCasady led by Daniela R. Sign up at Details of the Memorial MLK Service Opportunity at
4. Snack time: Rosca de Reyes by Daniela, Cupcakes and water by Shannon
5. Lab time Forensics Lesson facilitated by Mrs. Lynne Porter. Invitation to come back on MLK Day for a whole day of learning about the museum to advocate for the Oklahoma Standard.
Why? Skills demonstrated
5. Lab time Forensics Lesson facilitated by Mrs. Lynne Porter. Invitation to come back on MLK Day for a whole day of learning about the museum to advocate for the Oklahoma Standard.
Why? Skills demonstrated
OK Standard
Reflection and Feedback: On parking lot until February meeting------------------------------------------------------------------------------
From Roots and Wings- Tabitha
The gift and skill of being a better listener
We have identified 13 important skills for you to use to develop yourself as a leader and for mentoring others. We refer to these skills as R.a.W. (Roots And Wings) Skills.
These R.a.W. skills are:
Empowering young people Motivating Others
Failing Gloriously Mentoring Others
Setting Goals Engaging diversity
Having difficult conversations Listening
Asking questions Telling your story
Creating a safe spaces Honoring process and product
Giving and receiving feedback
These R.a.W. skills are:
Empowering young people Motivating Others
Failing Gloriously Mentoring Others
Setting Goals Engaging diversity
Having difficult conversations Listening
Asking questions Telling your story
Creating a safe spaces Honoring process and product
Giving and receiving feedback
Listen for Understanding
Here are some tips for genuine listening:
Here are some tips for genuine listening:
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