Fall Directors 2014: First Year Trip (FYT)
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First Year Trip LeveragingStudent Leaders
What We’ll Cover
• How Cornerstones build the foundation
• What these cornerstones are
• Best practices for planning and executing
• How they connect developmentally
• Innovative integration
Cornerstone Activites
How Cornerstones build the foundation
First Year Trip - new context for service & learning (i.e., poverty in campus and distant place)
Orientation - pre-college immersion provides a sense of community and a foundation for success
Second Year Exchange - the sense of a national movement and connections across campuses
Third Year Leadership - an opportunity to apply initiative on a project (i.e., international trip, campus-wide event, community event)
Capstones and Senior Presentations- an opportunity to integrative thinking and doing - at a site and often connected to student’s coursework
Service Trip Planning
First Year Trip- - open hearts, minds, and heads
3-7 days
Somewhere out of local context
Cohort experience for first Year and new Bonners
Use Bonner Funds Provide a
chance to delve into an issue - like poverty or immigration
Integrate with other Service Trips
10%10%
10%
10%60%
Service or Meaningful Action*Culture &and HistoryCommunity and Team BuildingEducation, Reflection &and Discussion - meetings with issue experts Learning about the Organizations & Issues
Trips contain a mix of activitiesYes, it all counts for hours!
1 Find a destination in a region different from your campus; identify strong partners
2 Designate roles and responsibilities for Bonners (frosh and leaders) to plan and implement the trip
3 Engage in preparation during Class Meetings — education, learning the history, language, prominent issues, culture , and other information.
4 During the trip, engage in meaningful activities — service, learning, reflection, cultural & team-building activities
5 After the trip, have students process learning and share reflections to your Bonner team or even the campus
6 Consult the detailed Implementation Guide on the Wiki!
Trip Organizing Steps
Trip Examples
Concord University Washington, DC – First Year Trip
• Co – curricular Model
• Trip Funding/Costs
• History of our First Year Trip
• Building long term relationships with organizations
Concord University Washington, DC – First Year Trip
• Purpose/Structure of our First Year Trip
• Service we do/Agencies we serve with
• Other Experiences/Activities
• Leadership Opportunities
Mcalester ’s First Year Trip
DiscussionWhat are the
differences and similarities between these trips?
How do they compare to your first year trip?
Leveraging Student Leadership
First Year Bonners
Exposure to travel
Fundraising
Post Trip Presentations
Returning Bonners
Serve as Mentors
Assisting with Pre-Trip Planning
Lead Trip Activities
Lead Daily Reflections
Working TimeThinking of ahead to your trip this year, where do you currently have
students serving as leaders?
How might you leverage their leadership in a new way for the
this year’s trip?