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Fall 2009

Starting Out on the Right Track...

BGCP held two important week long conferences before school started; our second annual Jumpstart conference for high school students, and our first annual BE GREAT conference for Youth Development Professionals.

 



Jumpstart 2009

"I Just Wanna Be Successful"

Jumpstart is a four day conference for high school students designed to give them the tools they need to succeed in the classroom and beyond. Students participate in workshops, go on field trips to local colleges and universities, and participate in panel discussions and other activities all designed to give them the knowledge and focus to succeed in high school and graduate with a plan for what comes next.

This year's workshops were Managing Relationships with Adults, Time Management, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens, Ladies and Boys Circle, I just Wanna Be Successful, Start Strong for 9th -11th grade or Senior year and College Planning.

Guest speakers included the Superintendent of the Sequoia Union High School District, Dr. Pat Gemma as well as several high school principals who spoke to the students about what to expect in high school and how to take advantage of the resources available to them. There was also a panel of recent high school grads and club alumn who shared their experiences with their younger peers.

 

College Bound Group Shot 2009

Recent high school graduates and brand new Club Alumni answer questions during a panel discussion on how to succeed in high school.

 

Each participant was given a brand new backpack filled with fresh school supplies to help start them off on the right foot. These supplies came from individual donors to the Club as well as the following companies


Carr & Ferrell, LLP

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, LLP

Old Navy

Microsoft

Sun Microsystems

Intel

Thank you all for helping our young people start school prepared to learn and succeed!

 

Helping our staff to

 

Be Great

This year BGCP held the first annual Be Great youth development conference for Bay Area Boys & Girls Club staff. The week included training sessions on how to better work with teens, literacy and math instruction, member tracking software, classroom management, proper and constructive discipline, and much more. There was also a discussion panel with recent high school graduates who shared how the Clubs had helped them succeed as well as ideas on how we can still improve and better serve our teens.

The week provided an opportunity for staff from different Clubs and organizations to network, share ideas and start the school year with a renewed focus on our mission to serve the youth in our community.

 

Staff members from BGCP and BGC Silicon Valley at a training on the SMART Moves program

Recent club Alumni in a panel discussion on how the Club can better serve teens.

 

 

Each day of the conference participants were served a delicious luch donated by:

 

Bon Appetit Management Company

 

Thank you Bon Appetit for your support!

 

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