"Awakening to the Science of our World"
A Leadership and Science Program for students entering 7th and 8th grade
Photo from Pine Point School website
Location:
1) Pine Point School, Stonington, CT
2) Marin Country Day School, Corte Madera, CA
Program Dates:
1) July 30 - August 3 (CT)
2) August 1 - August 5 (CA)
In the summer of 2010, GYLI will offer two Middle School Leadership Institutes, one at Pine Point School in Stonington, CT and one in Marin County, CA. Rising 7th and 8th grade students will have the opportunity to interact with students and teachers from other schools. GYLI is working to attract middle school students and faculty from across the country and from overseas for this five-day institute.
Students and faculty at the MSLI will engage together in fun, active, hands-on, activities that build leadership skills. Participants will be introduced to the ideas of race, culture, and religion, and the role that these ideas play in the formation of personal identity. Beyond this multi-cultural experience, the MSLI will focus on basic environmental issues. Both locations offer great facilities for learning about the environment: ongoing project on water quality, astronomical observatories, solar energy panels, and undeveloped land full of wildlife. The capstone of the institute will be a day of sailing on a schooner. At the end of this five-day program, students and teachers will create Leader Learning Plans, which will help them to become leaders in the process of creating change in their schools and communities at home.
Brief program outline for 2010 MSLI:
Day 1 - arrival, introductory activities, group norms and safety overview
Day 2 - collaborative leadership workshop, multi-cultural identity workshop, exploring the location
Day 3 - water quality testing, introduction to solar energy panels, visit to nature center
Day 4 - sail aboard a tall ship
Day 5 - Leader Learning Plan presentations and closing activities
Links to our host schools for the MSLI:
Pine Point School
Marin Country Day School
Last edited by Jesse Blom on Nov 16, 2009 - 2:08 PM
A Leadership and Science Program for students entering 7th and 8th grade
Photo from Pine Point School website
Location:
1) Pine Point School, Stonington, CT
2) Marin Country Day School, Corte Madera, CA
Program Dates:
1) July 30 - August 3 (CT)
2) August 1 - August 5 (CA)
In the summer of 2010, GYLI will offer two Middle School Leadership Institutes, one at Pine Point School in Stonington, CT and one in Marin County, CA. Rising 7th and 8th grade students will have the opportunity to interact with students and teachers from other schools. GYLI is working to attract middle school students and faculty from across the country and from overseas for this five-day institute.
Students and faculty at the MSLI will engage together in fun, active, hands-on, activities that build leadership skills. Participants will be introduced to the ideas of race, culture, and religion, and the role that these ideas play in the formation of personal identity. Beyond this multi-cultural experience, the MSLI will focus on basic environmental issues. Both locations offer great facilities for learning about the environment: ongoing project on water quality, astronomical observatories, solar energy panels, and undeveloped land full of wildlife. The capstone of the institute will be a day of sailing on a schooner. At the end of this five-day program, students and teachers will create Leader Learning Plans, which will help them to become leaders in the process of creating change in their schools and communities at home.
Brief program outline for 2010 MSLI:
Day 1 - arrival, introductory activities, group norms and safety overview
Day 2 - collaborative leadership workshop, multi-cultural identity workshop, exploring the location
Day 3 - water quality testing, introduction to solar energy panels, visit to nature center
Day 4 - sail aboard a tall ship
Day 5 - Leader Learning Plan presentations and closing activities
Links to our host schools for the MSLI:
Pine Point School
Marin Country Day School
Last edited by Jesse Blom on Nov 16, 2009 - 2:08 PM