Week |
Training Topic |
Training Description |
Meeting 1 |
Identity Circles: A Foundation for Community |
Bonner Curriculum workshop helps participants reflect on and share their identity, as an introductory community-building and diversity activity. |
Meeting 2 |
Professionalism & Expectations |
While we do not have a training module for this, we encourage you to spend this time using your own Bonner Program's handbook and rules to revisit and discuss expectations for professionalism and the program.
See information on Bonner Student Accountability - Campus Examples and sample Bonner Handbooks available here.
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Meeting 3 |
Community Challenge Course |
Bonner Curriculum workshop involves physical and mental team-building activities, which are led by staff and student leaders, to build trust and community. |
Meeting 4 |
Community Asset Mapping Part 1 |
Bonner Curriculum workshop teaches participants how to view a community from its assets, not deficits. Students learn how to find assets within their partner communities and incorporate them into service work. |
Meeting 5 |
Time Management: Manage By Calendar |
Bonner Curriculum workshop teaches participants strategies for managing by calendar, a tool for sorting out competing and complex work assignments and prioritizing work. |
Meeting 6 |
Introduction and Discussion with Community Partners |
While we do not have a training module for this, we encourage you to have a formal meeting of community partners with your first year students. Some programs involve partners in Orientation, while others engage students in shadowing or rotations. At this point, introduce students again to how they will finalize a primary placement. You may even do "speed" rounds with partners. Talk about their roles.
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Meeting 7
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Goal-Setting: Setting Service Goals & Objectives |
Bonner Curriculum workshop helps participants learn how to formulate and write clear goals/objectives. It guides participants through straightforward steps of objective writing, which can be used for CLAs. |
Meeting 8 |
Service-Based Reflection: How it Supports Making Service Meaningful |
Bonner Curriculum workshop introduces participants to the elements of effective reflection, why it is important, and how it can help them find meaning in what they are learning and doing through service work. |
Mid-Year Retreat |
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Use training and video resources on Bonner YouTube Channel!
Some recommended larger group trainings include:
Cover Story
Four Corners
Leadership Compass
True Colors
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Meeting 9 |
True Colors |
Bonner Curriculum workshop uses a popular personality and style assessment to help participants discover and share elements of their personality and approach to work, building an appreciation for diversity and reducing conflicts. |
Meeting 10 |
River Stories |
Bonner Curriculum workshop guides participants to create a resume and know how to capture their service work in ways that convey their professional experience and skills. |
Meeting 11 |
Fishbowl Discussion: Defining Your Communities |
Bonner Curriculum workshop guides participants to reflect on and define the characteristics within their community, critical skills for effective service site work and for building the culture of service on campus. |
Meeting 12 |
Introduction to the Non-Profit Sector |
Bonner Curriculum workshop introduces participants to the non-profit sector and basic information they should know about 501(c)3 organizations and governmental organizations that serve as partners. |
Meeting 13
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Groups Within Groups:
Race
Class
Gender
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Bonner Curriculum workshop guides participants into a deeper appreciation for diversity within a program and community, by having them reflect and discuss issues like class, race, gender, religion, and other aspects. |
Meeting 14 |
Gender 1: Building Gender Awareness |
Bonner Curriculum workshop helps participants think about gender, reflecting on the way they have come to understand what being “female” and “male” means and why. This builds appreciation for issues related to gender. |
Meeting 15 |
Racism: Deconstructing It |
Bonner Curriculum workshop helps participants think about their understanding of race. It helps them look at racial discrimination and racism. |
Meeting 16 |
Tower of "Me"sa Spiritual and Personal Exploration |
Bonner Curriculum workshop guides participants to reflect on their spiritual and core values, creating an artistic representation of them. |