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* <strong>Engagement</strong> <small> ''- refers to the ways in which civic intelligence is an active force for thought, action, and social change.''</small> | * <strong>Engagement</strong> <small> ''- refers to the ways in which civic intelligence is an active force for thought, action, and social change.''</small> | ||
: The Welcome Room requests community involvement. It is critical to the students and program. They strongly encourage the community to get involved with fundraisers and donate items from the Wish List to help the students and families in need. | : The Welcome Room requests community involvement. It is critical to the students and program. They strongly encourage the community to get involved with fundraisers and donate items from the Wish List to help the students and families in need. | ||
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** School supplies and clothes for students as they need them. | ** School supplies and clothes for students as they need them. | ||
** Breakfast and lunch. | ** Breakfast and lunch. | ||
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* <strong>Products & Projects</strong> <small> ''- refers to some of the outcomes, both long-term and incremental, that civic intelligence might produce.''</small> | * <strong>Products & Projects</strong> <small> ''- refers to some of the outcomes, both long-term and incremental, that civic intelligence might produce.''</small> | ||
Revision as of 13:02, 15 May 2011
Prepared by Laura Minor
Submitted to Douglas Schuler
Civic Intelligence: Theory and Practice
Case Study: Homeless Education
Week 8, Wednesday, 5/18/2011
Introduction
- The main hope of a nation lies in the proper education of its youth. ~Desiderius Erasmus
What’s being done to ensure the education of our local communities' youth? As a community, are we doing our part to ensure the strength of our nation?
Analysis
- Orientation - describes the purpose, principles and perspectives that help energize an effective deployment of civic intelligence.
- Organization - refers to the structures, methods and roles by which people engage in civic intelligence.
- The Welcome Room is a program designed to assist homeless and at-risk students and their families within the Olympia School District. The program serves approximately 500 homeless students every school year. The Welcome Room is housed at Madison Elementary School, although it supports every school in the Olympia School District.
- Engagement - refers to the ways in which civic intelligence is an active force for thought, action, and social change.
- The Welcome Room requests community involvement. It is critical to the students and program. They strongly encourage the community to get involved with fundraisers and donate items from the Wish List to help the students and families in need.
They hold monthly fundraisers, such as canned food, toilet paper, umbrella and penny drives.
The Wish List Items include...
- Miniature First Aid kit
- Laundry detergent/quarters
- Deodorant
- Toothbrush/toothpaste
- Head lice kits/combs
- Combs/brushes
- Soap
- Shampoo/conditioner
- Disposable razor
- Panty liners
- Lotion
- Gently used children/teen clothes and shoes
- Toys/books
The also offer support and counseling to assist parents in meeting their childrens needs.
- Intelligence - refers to the ways that civic intelligence lives up to its name.
The Welcome Room offers the following programs to help remove many of the barriers homelessness causes, with regard to cultivating our youths education.
- A before-school group specifically designed to reduce stress and prepare children for the school day.
- Tutoring, academic support and academic monitoring.
- After school Homework Club and enrichment programs including meals, field trips and other activities.
- Guidance with community resources.
- School supplies and clothes for students as they need them.
- Breakfast and lunch.
- Preschool program for four and five year-olds.
- Products & Projects - refers to some of the outcomes, both long-term and incremental, that civic intelligence might produce.
- Programs offered by the Welcome Room that will
- Resources - refers to the types of support that people and institutions engaged in civic intelligence work need.
- What support do our homeless children need?
Conclusions
- Conclusions go here
Pattern Language Association
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SeeMe
- SeeMe Modeling -- First draft
Weaknesses
- What weaknesses do I see in the organizations?
