Sunday, January 16, 2011
Research and Data from Children's Defense Fund
Three studies released at the end of 2010, that address what the future holds for America's youth.
Friday, January 14, 2011
FAFSA Training
Want to be better equipped to help students fill out FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) forms? Attend this free training to learn more about assisting students through the process and also learn about the changes to the 2011-2012 FAFSA.
These trainings are held by Minnesota College Access Network Initiative (MCAN) and are happening at multiple locations, including the Twin Cities, Crookston and Mankato.
For more information, see http://www.mncollegegoalsunday.org/PitchIn.cfm
These trainings are held by Minnesota College Access Network Initiative (MCAN) and are happening at multiple locations, including the Twin Cities, Crookston and Mankato.
For more information, see http://www.mncollegegoalsunday.org/PitchIn.cfm
Monday, January 10, 2011
A Call for Volunteers!
Hey everyone! As we put the pieces together for the 2011 Rally for Youth Day at the Capitol, we look to all of you AmeriCorps Promise Fellows for some help! We are in need of some energetic and excited volunteers to help make the day go as smoothly as possible! There are many different tasks you could possibly be assigned to, but all are equally rewarding and count toward your CIVIC ENGAGEMENT hours! We anticipate that shifts will run anywhere from 2-4 hours, depending on your availability. Please contact RACHEL at promisefellow@mnyipa.org for more information!
Mark your calendars! Thursday March 3, 2011 from 9am-3:30pm at the Minnesota State Capitol!
And make sure to RSVP to the facebook event if you haven't already!
Friday, January 7, 2011
2011 Historically Black Colleges and Universities Tour
Come down to Urban League Academy/City Inc. High School on TUESDAY, JANUARY
11th at 6:00 PM to learn more about Project Ready's Historically Black Colleges and Universities Tour 2011. Project Ready Staff will be hosting a parent and student information night at 2201 Blaisdell Ave. S. in Minneapolis. To learn more, call 612 874-9667.
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Mini-Grants Available for Connecting Children with Nature in Northern Minnesota
The University of Minnesota Crookston, in partnership with Minnesota Extension, Regional Sustainable Development Partnership Northwest Regional Development Commission, International Water Institute River Watch, Polk and Mahnomen Public Health Programs, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, is offering mini-grants of $500.
"The mini-grant opportunities are available to any school, club, group, community, or non-profit organization directly involved with educating or caring for children located in Becker, Beltrami, Cass, Clay, Clearwater, Hubbard, Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Marshall, Norman, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake, Roseau, and Wilkin counties. To be considered for the next round of funding applications must be received by February 1, 2011. For more information or to access the application form, visit www.umcrookston.edu/childrenandnature."
For more on currently funded projects: http://blog.lib.umn.edu/umcweb/news/2011/01/seven-mini-grants-awarded-in-d.html.
"The mini-grant opportunities are available to any school, club, group, community, or non-profit organization directly involved with educating or caring for children located in Becker, Beltrami, Cass, Clay, Clearwater, Hubbard, Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Marshall, Norman, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake, Roseau, and Wilkin counties. To be considered for the next round of funding applications must be received by February 1, 2011. For more information or to access the application form, visit www.umcrookston.edu/childrenandnature."
For more on currently funded projects: http://blog.lib.umn.edu/umcweb/news/2011/01/seven-mini-grants-awarded-in-d.html.
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Stress Reduction Tips for High Schoolers
Check out this article from Minnesota Public Radio News about Stress Reduction Tips in Schools. Provides great insight for teaching students tips and working with the potentially stressed out lives of certain students.
http://minnesota.publicradio.org/features/npr.php?id=132630439
http://minnesota.publicradio.org/features/npr.php?id=132630439
World Without Genocide: Summer Institute for Students
This might be of interest for some older high school students:
Taking a Stand against Genocide and Hate:
Rwanda, Congo, and Gender-Based Violence
Summer High School Institute
August 16-18, 2011
Prejudice, discrimination, hate, and violence plague our schools, our communities, and the world.
World Without Genocide is hosting a three-day summer institute for high school juniors and seniors to learn about the 1994 genocide in Rwanda; the spillover into Congo in a conflict that has resulted in the deaths of more than five million people; and continued violence, particularly against women and girls, today.
The focus of the institute is to enable students to stand up for human rights both globally and locally. On a global level, participants will learn how to advocate for innocent people in conflict zones around the world. Locally, many Minnesota students face homophobia and xenophobia in school-based bullying. Institute participants will learn skills to create a school environment in which everyone matters - and everyone matters equally.
The Institute will include a genocide survivors’ panel; training by organizations that develop youth leadership; presentations by representatives of the Marshall-Brennan Fellows at William Mitchell College of Law, Center for Victims of Torture, and the American Refugee Committee; and book and film excerpts. The Institute will conclude with a student-led program for invited mayors, council members, and human rights commissioners to advocate for the prevention of prejudice, discrimination, and violence.
For more information and to register, please go to www.worldwithoutgenocide.org/Institute
Taking a Stand against Genocide and Hate:
Rwanda, Congo, and Gender-Based Violence
Summer High School Institute
August 16-18, 2011
Prejudice, discrimination, hate, and violence plague our schools, our communities, and the world.
World Without Genocide is hosting a three-day summer institute for high school juniors and seniors to learn about the 1994 genocide in Rwanda; the spillover into Congo in a conflict that has resulted in the deaths of more than five million people; and continued violence, particularly against women and girls, today.
The focus of the institute is to enable students to stand up for human rights both globally and locally. On a global level, participants will learn how to advocate for innocent people in conflict zones around the world. Locally, many Minnesota students face homophobia and xenophobia in school-based bullying. Institute participants will learn skills to create a school environment in which everyone matters - and everyone matters equally.
The Institute will include a genocide survivors’ panel; training by organizations that develop youth leadership; presentations by representatives of the Marshall-Brennan Fellows at William Mitchell College of Law, Center for Victims of Torture, and the American Refugee Committee; and book and film excerpts. The Institute will conclude with a student-led program for invited mayors, council members, and human rights commissioners to advocate for the prevention of prejudice, discrimination, and violence.
For more information and to register, please go to www.worldwithoutgenocide.org/Institute
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