1. 21st Century Community Learning Centers Annual Statewide Out-of-School Time Conference November 2, 2014

2. 21st Century Community Learning Centers Annual Statewide Out-of-School Time Conference November 2, 2014

3. OUTCOMES   Engage in presentation, discussion, and activity to consider why it is important to intentionally develop a sense of community and what that looks like in an afterschool program.   Explore personal, philosophical, professional, and ethical reasons for intentionally creating a safe and supportive afterschool environment.   Empower ourselves to be intentionally inviting in our programs.

8. We are here

10. Think about young people with whom you work. Now think of them 20 years in the future. What skills, qualities, and attributes do you want them to have 20 years from now?

11. ACTIVE AT PEACE CARING COMPASSIONATE CONFIDENT CONTRIBUTOR CREATIVE CRITICAL THINKER EMPATHETIC EMPLOYED FORGIVING GENEROUS GET ALONG W/ OTHERS GOOD COMMUNICATOR GOOD PARENTS HAPPY HEALTHY HONEST INDEPENDENT INTEGRITY LITERATE LOYAL MOTIVATED PATIENT PERSEVERENCE POSITIVE ATTITUDE PROBLEM SOLVERS PRODUCTIVE CITIZENS RELIABLE RESILIENT RESOURCEFUL RESPECT RESPONSIBLE SELF DIRECTED SELF ESTEEM SELF RESPECT SELF SUFFICIENT SENSE OF HUMOR SUCCESSFUL WELL-INFORMED VISION

12. Why a Sense of Community in an Afterschool Setting?

13. THE SYSTEM

14. Learning & emotions are intertwined (see amygdala) TRAUMA

15. Fight, Flight, Freeze inhibits learning and the development healthy of relationships TRAUMA

16. Fear, embarrassment, frustration, boredom… …can trigger fight, flight, freeze TRAUMA

17. EXPERIENCE IS PRICELESS

19. WHAT IS A Sense of Community?

20. CONTAINER CONCEPT

21. Not all Containers are Alike

24. We Have Choices… We have Influence… What are the qualities of the containers in your program?

25. How do we create a safe and inviting container?

26. Sense of Community Elements McMillan & Chavis  MEMBERSHIP: Sense of belonging  INFLUENCE: You matter, have a say in what happens  INTEGRATION & FULFILLMENT OF NEEDS: Giving and receiving help & support  SHARED EMOTIONAL CONNECTION: Sharing history and experiences, trust

27. Internal Focus  Actions based on beliefs  Always evolving  Invitational Education

28. What do you believe? What are your principles? What do you stand for?

29. People and environments are never neutral. They are either summoning or shunning the development of human potential. ~ Purkey & Novak, Inviting School Success

30. INVITATIONAL EDUCATION INTENTIONALLYUNINTENTIONALLY INVITINGINTENTIONALLY INVITING UNINTENTIONALLY INVITING DISINVITINGINTENTIONALLY DISINVITING UNINTENTIONALLY DISINVITING

31. INVITATIONAL EDUCATION INTENTIONALLYUNINTENTIONALLY INVITINGINTENTIONALLY INVITING UNINTENTIONALLY INVITING DISINVITINGINTENTIONALLY DISINVITING UNINTENTIONALLY DISINVITING How are you intentionally inviting? How could you be more so?

32. External  Creating the container, group dynamics  Intentional Process that creates the conditions for a sense of community to develop

33. Sense of Community Elements McMillan & Chavis  MEMBERSHIP: Sense of belonging  INFLUENCE: You matter, have a say in what happens  INTEGRATION & FULFILLMENT OF NEEDS: Giving and receiving help & support  SHARED EMOTIONAL CONNECTION: Sharing history and experiences, trust

34. CONDITIONS FOR CREATING A SENSE OF COMMUNITY  INTENTIONALITY  SAFE AND TRUSTING ENVIRONMENT  BALANCING “ME” & “WE”  OWNERSHIP  POSITIVITY

38. INFLUENCE Safe & Trusting Environment Intentionality Balancing “me” & “we” Ownership SHARED EMOTIONAL CONNECTION INTEGRATION & FULFILLMENT OF NEEDS MEM BERS HIP Positivity

39. Rules & Expectations  External  Enforced  Safety  Respect General Program/Community rules Specific Progam rules Non-negotiable Always in Place

40. Agreements & Contracts  Internal  Ownership  Rights  Responsibilities Agreed Upon Important to the Group Negotiable Open to Change as Group Evolves

41. RulesAgreements  External  Enforced  Safety  Respect  Internal  Ownership  Rights  Responsibilities General Program/Commun ity rules Specific Program rules Non-negotiable Always in Place Agreed Upon Important to the Group Negotiable Open to Change as Group Evolves

46. It is important to hold in mind … that the person – that center of choice – develops in his/her fullness to a degree he/she is a member of a live community. ~ Maxine Greene (1988) The Dialectic of Freedom

47. “I am because we are.” African Proverb "Yo soy porque nosotros somos”. Proverbio Africano

48. Laurie Frank GOAL Consulting +1-608-251-2234 LSFrank@mac.com To download this PowerPoint: www.goalconsulting.org