Teens As Leaders©

A Civic Engagement Program for Youth and Teens

Youth and Teens learn to link-up with each other, discuss and work on local issues!

18 sessions
Each 1.5 hours
Fee based service

Typical TAL participant is a student who...

• Faces challenging economic circumstances
• Has few opportunities to network with the mainstream
• Achieves below academic potential
• Seeks a more structured and disciplined daily routine
• Has limited leadership models for developing social skills

Teens As Leaders© (TAL) helps youth and teens link-up with each other and learn ways that they can participate in the well-being of their community as they become more aware of themselves and respect others. The TAL program is facilitated in 18 consecutive sessions teaching leadership, encouraging self-awareness, networking and resource development. EMI provides trained certified facilitators and all materials. TAL is designed to be facilitated at your school, your community organization or your Church. However, the EMI office site is available for TAL sessions. Contact EMI for information about scheduling and cost of hosting the TAL Program.

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Program Content

Learning objectives:

• Teens will improve their communication skills and demonstrate friendly and courteous attitudes in social settings.
• Teens will develop critical thinking skills.
• Teens will have an increased awareness of their self-value & a desire to serve their community.

Area of Focus	Summaries
Module 1 Relationship Building	The content of this module is facilitated to build trust among teen team members and the facilitators. Teens will create community with their peers in groups of 10-15 and become comfortable with sharing their feelings. They will formulate their values and appreciate their heritage. OUTCOME: Teens will demonstrate trust and understand their self-worth.
Module 2 Priorities	This module is designed to expose youth and teens to famous American and international heroes. They will discuss issues that concerned the famous hero and whether similar issues still exist. The facilitator must also be prepared to support teens with doing basic fact-finding research. OUTCOME: Teens will discover which current issues are relevant and of interest to them.
Module 3 Volunteerism	This module will help teens focus on the volunteerism of others but most importantly, how they themselves are heroes. They will begin to see themselves as community assets, valuable to their families and peers. OUTCOME: Teens will actively seek assistance from others to work on their concern or issue (tap community resources).
On-going	Youth and Teens that participate in the Teens As Leaders program participants will become ambassadors for youth involvement with nonprofit, business and the human service sectors.

Teens As Leaders is a civic engagement program developed by Dr. Yvonne Conner for working with economically disadvantaged youth and teens. All rights reserved by Enhancement Ministries, Inc. and Dr. Yvonne Conner.

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