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Education and Reflection — First Year Training Suggestions


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First Year Training Suggestions

In addition to the 8-themes curriculum ad Capstone series, here are a few more modules for First Year Bonners to help them learn about the community in which they will serve, form healthy relationships with community members and organizations, and reflect on the interconnections between their own identity and community engagement. 

 

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.

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.

Meeting 7

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  

Use training and video resources on Bonner YouTube Channel! 

Some recommended larger group trainings include: 

Cover Story

Four Corners

Leadership Compass

True Colors

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 

Groups Within Groups:

Race

Class

Gender

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.