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Frequently remind young people that you expect them to try hard and do their best

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Frequently remind young people that you expect them to try hard and do their best

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We started to work with students to help them set specific goals for themselves when it comes to writing and how they engage with other students.

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We could better integrate student learning in class with our Advisory time.

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Experience: Share power

Practice: Step back and make space for young people to lead.

We could invite to speak to peers or classmates about the advocacy work that they are doing in the program.

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Help young people feel safe and supported by consistently and purposefully applying their recommendations.

I think we can do a better job of soliciting and implementing feedback our students have. Sharing power is something that we are working on, and making sure that our students shape the program within the frame of what we are capable of doing.

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Learning each kids name first week in the program is natural practice for the team. We also do a check-in with them pre and post huddle as a group, and those informal check-ins in between breaks in the program.

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We are a tutoring center and each week we post a new writing prompt that students can respond to--e.g. if you were principal for a day, what is the first thing you would do?.

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Practice: Carve out time in your day to learn about and listen to young people.

In my program, we could better integrate this practice. It poses an interesting challenge for us as we only see our students once a week for 45 minutes.

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Experience: Share Power

Practice: Step back and make space for young people to lead.

Participants choose a focus of advocacy each year that is meaningful to them.

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Practice: Help young people feel safe and supported by consistently and purposefully applying their recommendations.

While there are times we ask for students' recommendations, it's often not consistent and purposeful!

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Take the time to really understand young people and their lives outside the program.

Our students come from a variety of backgrounds and home situations. We take time to understand where our kids are coming from and how we can support them. While we are an arts based program, we also recognize that our students have other interests and hobbies and try to encourage them to pursue those interests as well.

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In my program, we hold daily student/advisor meetings and group sessions with students, making checking in a priority - and as issues/conflicts arise we set pause moments to gather all together to address these also.

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Practice: Create opportunities for young people to work together and help one another.

We do this often! Students sit in small groups during programs, and we often start workshops with small group discussions, activities, or debate questions. We encourage collaborative brainstorming and writing, as well as reading together.

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Engage Authentically: In my program, staff are trained to focus on engaging authentically by validating student opinions, taking time to get to know each student, and adjusting activities to meet student needs and desires.

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Engage Authentically: In my program, staff are trained to focus on engaging authentically by validating student opinions, taking time to get to know each student, and adjusting activities to meet student needs and desires.

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In my program youth has bi-weekly meetings with case managers to check in on academic and internship progress along with any other challenges. In addition, social worker meets with youth to conduct an assessment where they get a better understanding of the person and their experiences while assessing for service gaps/needs.

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Engage Authentically: When young people share thoughts and opinions, let them know how much you value their ideas.

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Engage Authentically: When young people share thoughts and opinions, let them know how much you value their ideas.

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We train our mentors to build in time to "check-in" with young people informally during program time. We also encourage mentors to ask follow-up questions so they can let them know they're seen and heard.

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We have an advisory time that discusses and works on SEL and Civic engagement

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Carve out time in your day to learn about and listen to young people.

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Carve out time in your day to learn about and listen to young people.

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During our school year programming, we hold school year meetings once a month within each of our 7 communities. We start every meeting with a check-in and let the kids share any stories, new, highlights, etc they want to talk about.

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Practice: Identify opportunities for young people to lead and make decisions.

In my program, we have students in grades 1-5 all together for after-school 2 days per week. We try to work small decision points into the program regularly (ex: do you want to write or draw? Do you want to follow this prompt or that one?); however, it can be challenging to develop decision-making opportunities that are relevant, manageable, and satisfying for such a broad range of ages. Perhaps we can focus more on leadership and develop a group leader system or peer buddy system (which is something we've talked about before but have yet to implement).

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At LEAP, We hold ‘Making meaning’ meetings and meet with each program site director. With pre reports, we address where their students are and discuss the opportunities to expand on their impact.

We have an internal evaluations team that meets regularly to discuss findings at a granular level and identify training and coaching opportunities for youth facing staff.

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Practice: Create opportunities for young people to work together and help one another

In my program, we integrate this practice by focusing on collaborative groups led by the students and mediated by program staff.

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Experience: When young people share thoughts and opinions, let them know how much you value their ideas.

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Experience: When young people share thoughts and opinions, let them know how much you value their ideas.

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In my program, we could keep a whiteboard or big pad of paper on hand, to record/share thoughts & opinions & feedback as we go through activities.

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During our summer program, we hold daily check-ins with our students to share how they are feeling physically and mentally. 

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During our summer program, we hold daily check-ins with our students to share how they are feeling physically and mentally. 

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Experience: Engage Authentically

Practice: Carve out time in your day to learn about and listen to young people.

In my program, we could...

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Experience: Engage Authentically

Practice: Carve out time in your day to learn about and listen to young people.

In my program, we...