According to Generation Next, the solution to the achievement gap is
simple: Tutoring. That's why, on September 1, 2015, the group launched “Gen Next Reads”, a campaign to
recruit more adults to tutor children in reading.
For more than a year Generation Next has been working with a dozen key
literacy organizations to share best practices and help each other get
better. Now many of the organizations use a common
assessment tool, the Formative Assessment System for Teachers (FAST) test,
developed at the University of Minnesota to help compare what is working
best and to share successful approaches with each other.
Through the help of United Way, Generation Next is also bringing to town Reading
Partners, an organization that has shown in many other communities that they
can get results training volunteer reading tutors.
See more at the Generation Next website.
Support Minneapolis Public Schools students by sharing your career
experience and advice at an AchieveMpls Career Fair.
You can deliver a 15-20 minute classroom presentation about the
highlights and challenges of your career, how you got where you are today, and
how to prepare now for a career in your field. Or you
can host a table in the gymnasium and have brief conversations with
students as they come by about careers in your field.
Find more information and sign-up for a career fair here.
Hennepin County is seeking a FT Senior Community Health Worker-
Bilingual-Spanish for a two year grant
position with benefits.
Requirements include two+ years of college in community/public health or two+
years of work experience in customer service and community outreach in diverse
communities, or a combination of both to equal two years. A driver’s license is also required.
Send a resume to Kathryn Wood by Sept. 18, 5 PM. Also contact Kathryn for a job description.
The Beat the Odds® scholarship program honors outstanding high school
students who have overcome tremendous adversity in life to achieve academic
excellence, demonstrate leadership in their communities and aspire to attend
college.
Each year, through a competitive review process, Children's Defense
Fund-Minnesota selects five of the most deserving Twin Cities-area high school
students for a Beat the Odds® scholarship to be put toward college expenses.
If you want to nominate a student, complete and submit the application located here by Friday, October 16, 2015 at 11:59 PM.
Want to Make a Difference? Join the MYC
The Minneapolis
Youth Congress (MYC) is now accepting members for the 2015-2016 school year.
MYC
is a representative body of 45-50 youth leaders from grades 8-12.
Each MYC member sits on a committee (Health, Education, Housing, Safety, Transportation, Health, and Green) and works in collaboration with elected officials for the welfare of Minneapolis youth.
The position offers a
stipend in addition to other great incentives.
For more information contact LaToya Balogun or Evan Barnett or download this application.
Applications are due September 25, 2015.
What's Up 612!
Find Minneapolis afterschool and summer activities for ages 5-21 on-line.
Free IT Ready Training in Cedar
Riverside
Young people, 18-24, will learn the skills necessary to fill an entry-level IT position in three months. An optional paid 6 month internship
opportunity is available.
Learn more at an IT Ready Info Session:
Thursdays, September 17 or 24, 12:30 – 2:30 PM
Brian Coyle Center, 420 15 Ave. S, Minneapolis
Eligibility: Minneapolis resident, high school diploma or GED, no previous college degree, US citizen or legal immigrant
Questions: Mohamed Ali, EMERGE, (612) 236-0465
StemFuse: Game Design for High
Schoolers
Learn introductory level computer programming through game design. By the end of the course you will have created three games to share or
sell.
Oct 5 - mid February, Every Monday - Thursday, 4 - 5:30 PM
Learn more at an orientation Sept 9, 16, 23, or 30 at 4:30 PM
EMERGE, 1834 Emerson Ave. N. Minneapolis, MN
To register or for more info contact Ami Lazo: 612-787-3756
Camp Capri/Third Saturdays
Third Saturday of every month starting September 19, 10 AM - 2 PM
Capri Theater, North Minneapolis.
Youth in grades 5-8 can explore, make, and perform art - free of charge. Capri Artistic
Associate Dennis Spears and guest artists will lead students in activities from dance to drumming, spoken word, visual arts,
music, and more – all designed to help each student discover their own
interests, develop their innermost talents and make good friends in the
process. This program is free.
Find more information and register here.
Act Six Twin Cities Scholarships
An initiative of Urban Ventures, Act Six is Minneapolis-St. Paul’s only
full-tuition, full-need urban leadership award.
For Fall 2015, Act Six will
select between 30-40 of the Twin Cities’ most promising urban leaders for
scholarships to four partner colleges: Augsburg, Bethel, North Central or
Northwestern-St Paul.
Check your eligibility and start an application here.
Release Days at Urban Arts
Academy
Urban Arts Academy is offering 12 day camps during release days from
MPS this year. Visit their website for more information.
INYD: Film for Social Change
Free in-depth filmmaking course for teens. Learn screenwriting,
production, acting, editing, and more while creating a collaborative,
independent film that will be exhibited in a final film festival.
- Learn more at the free info session on September 21 at 5 PM
- Apply by September 28
- Classes every Monday beginning October 5, 4 - 6:30 PM
Click here
for more info & registration.
Navigate Your World: A
Celebration of Global Girls in Aviation Day
Saturday, September 26, 9 AM – 4 PM, Downtown St. Paul Airport
An opportunity for girls to see how STEM tools equip them to explore
life, work and play from new perspectives.
Learn more and register here.
Minneapolis Community Education
Find classes and activities for families and children, parents and teens
on pages 53 & 54 of the Community Education catalog.
Mnneapolis Public Schools
2015-2016 Calendar
See calendar.
YouthLink Youth Opportunity
Center Calendar
See calendar.
2015 Back to School Toolkit
For Minnesota Health Department affiliates, advocates, and
organizations of all types to use with parents, youth and school personnel to
raise awareness of the importance of talking about mental health.
Find the
toolkit here.
Partner Build Grow
This Action Guide provides school administrators, program directors,
civic leaders, and other stakeholders with tools to improve the sustainability
of school-based approaches that promote students’ cognitive, social, and
emotional health & educational success.
See more.
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