C2KBL 2011 Colorado to Kenya BoldLeaders Orientation.

C2KBL 2011Colorado to Kenya BoldLeaders

Orientation

Who are BoldLeaders?What do we do?Where do we do it?ResultsWhat is the American Youth Leadership Program C2KBL?

BoldLeaders Overview

Who we are: A group of people who...o Have an average of 25+ years or more working with young people and those who coach, mentor, and teach them

o Are recognized professionals and experts in the field of youth and leadership development

o Hold advanced degreeso Are diverse, dedicated, passionate, compassionate leaders and are parents as well

o Co-Founder, Facilitatoro 20+ years of transformational program design and delivery

o Background in classical and applied psychology

o 25+ years in program development, leadership education, and conflict resolution

o Extensive international travel and teaching experience

MICHAEL DONAHUE

BRADY RHODESo Program Director, Facilitatoro Master’s Degree in Experiential Education o 20+ years as a teacher, facilitator, curriculum/program designer

o 20+ years of experience in international education, wilderness travel, urban immersion, conflict management, classroom teaching, mentoring, and coaching.

o Extensive international travel and teaching experience

CORINNE DOMAHIDYo Program Manager, facilitatoro Background education in Human Development, Cultural Anthropology and Human Nutrition

o ICF certified coach specializing in leadership development

o 10+ years in international, community-based development; project and program facilitation

o Extensive international travel and teaching experience

CHARLIE SMITHo Teacher at Manual High School for the past three years

o Debate Coach of the Manual Urban Debate Team

o Has completed 2 years of AmeriCorps, most recently with Habitat for Humanity Metro Denver

o Mentor with CYAR (Colorado Youth at Risk) and training to be a facilitator

o Loves travel, fishing, photography, playing music, and experiencing many different perspectives

Teacher/Adult Participantso Allison Luceroo Lee Culbertsono Lynda Sailoro Role of the Adult Participants

What we do: A group of people committed to...o Cause Bold Leaderso Life-long learning – both transformational and informational

o Building relationships between people and communities (“Mind the Gap!”)

o Listening, participating, inserting, appreciating, taking ownership, stretching limits, challenging long-held beliefs and myths

Our Programs are...o Experiential: participants learn by doingo Transformational: participants move through and within a series of platforms designed to deeply impact beliefs about self and others

o Interactive: participants discuss, share and collaborateo Immersive: participants learn through deep engagement with a topic and our trademarked Continuous Exploratory Dialogue model

o Collaborative: we work with a commitment to partnership with multiple organizations, institutes, government agencies and people

o Long-lasting: participants practice what they learn for a lifetime and stay in contact with each other

BoldLeaders has worked with thousands of young people and adults from:o The United Stateso Sub-Saharan Africao The Middle Easto Central Europeo Cambodiao Northern Ireland

Programs are in Leadership, Conflict Resolution, Civic Engagement, Civic Education, Organizational Inclusion Training and more

Resultso Safely conducted 13 international, multi-week

programs with more than 500 students and adults, and hundreds of smaller one- and two-day programs. Results available at BoldLeaders.org

o Supported more than 300 different Host Family experiences with trusted families – many who stay in contact with their guest today!

o Endorsed by the US State Department and the US Embassies in Cyprus and Kenya, Slovakia, South Africa

o Hundreds of alumni have re-applied to participate in our programs a second or third time

o BoldLeaders.Ning.com has hundreds of members and thousands of posts, conversations, events and projects

American Youth Leadership Program C2KBLo Funded by the US Department of State Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs

o Fulbright-Hays Act

IMPORTANT DATES:o GLACIER VIEW RANCH March 4, 5 and 6th o VACCINATION DAYS April 23rd and May 3rdo WORK DAY June 5th location TBA participants only

o PRE-TRIP PLANNING MEETING June 23rd participants and parents

o KENYA July 7th- Aug 1sto POST TRIP POL August 7th participants and parents

GLACIER VIEW RANCH March 4-6o Kick Off Weekend!o Bus Departs Cherry Creek Bed Bath and Beyond Parking Lot at 1pm on Friday, March 4th. Bus will return to the same place at 4pm on Sunday, March 6th.

o Program Overviewo Packing List

VACCINATION DAYS April 23, May 3o Our Global Travel Health Group visit for immunizations will be

on either April 23rd 11am-3pm or May 3rd 4-7pm. The address of Global Travel Health is 4545 E. 9th Ave., Suite 120, Denver, Colorado, 80220. 303-468-6986. www.globaltravelhealth.com

o Please review the Center for Disease Control travel recommendations for immunizations for Kenya www.cdc.gov

o Payment of your vaccinations is your responsibility. The cost will vary depending on what vaccines you have already had and what others you want and or need to have. If you need financial assistance for these costs please let me know. 

o Global Travel Health has a form that must be filled out and submitted to them before your appointment along with your up to date shot records that can be obtained from your family doctor. 

WORK DAY June 5o Work day for participants onlyo Relationship building o Pre-Kenya informationo Swahili trainingo Project ideaso Homework sharing

PRE TRIP PLANNING June 23o Student presentations on Kisumu, Mombassa, Mt Kenya

o Packing List Reviewo Insuranceo Host Family Informationo Q and A

KENYA July 7th-Aug 1sto Trip Overviewo Introduction of Regional Locations and Partners

o Regional Activities

o Outcomes

Trip Overviewo Three week exchange program to Kenyao 37 students, 3 teachers/community leaders, 4 BoldLeader staff members

o Exploring the principles of leadership, civic education, and community activism by exploring the social, political and economic issues of food security in Kenya

o The program will be intensive, academic, and highly interactive

Regional Locations and Partnerso Nairobi, Kisumu, Mombasa, Mt. Kenya

o Hosted by Furukombe Initiatives in Nairobi

o Archdioceses of Kisumuo Tropical Heights Institute (Batian View) in Mt. Kenya area

o Kenya Muslim Youth Alliance in Mombasa

Regional Activitieso Civic Engagemento Cultural Immersiono Service Learningo Students and teachers will be assigned to their Regional area by mid March based on interest, best fit, and observation by BoldLeader staff.

Outcomeso Knowledgeo Skillso New Ideaso Enthusiasm to create positive change in their schools and communities through small achievable action projects

o Teacher participants will work with students to support their follow on projects in tandem with BoldLeaders

Formso Health Formo Liability Waivero Participant Questionnaireo Passports