teens as leaders – class of 2007

Teens As Leaders – Class of 2007Diversity Through Education

Daily Routine

Arrive @ Big Buddy 8:00 AM Discuss day’s schedule Participate in Dialogue on Race

Diversity Through Education

Opening Retreat

TAL Class of 2007 Kick-Off Breakfast


Opening Retreat

LSU Mobile Technology Classroom

Thenstead Center


Ropes Course

Sat. 7/15


Day 1-Media & Arts

McKinley Middle Magnet Opening Ceremony

Performance by the Delta Blues Man


Day 1- Media & Arts

Visit to Ford Sound Design Studio

Students decided to write & produce an informative 30 second commercial for the TAL program


Day 2- Education


Children’s Charter School Southern University School Board Office LSU

Day 3- Health Care Day

Blue Cross LuncheonLearned about LACHIP healthcare

programs Oschner Medical CenterToured facilities and spoken to

by Eric McMillen


Day 4- Gov. & Crim. Justice Governmental Scavenger Hunt

downtown Met Tax Assessor/District Court

Judges Juvenile Detention Center Tour Juvenile Court


Day 5- Reality Check

Traveled by bus to get services (public healthcare/housing)

Dined at St. Vincent De Paul’s dining hall

Visited BRCC/Social Services Dept.


Day 6-Tech. & Finances

Visited the LASM


Day 6- Continued

Visited LA TECH Park (Doug Lee)

Visited Campus Federal (Blaine Grims: Money Matters)


Service Project

Our Objectives: To inform the community of a lack of

access to public services To get citizens of Baton Rouge behind

public transportation improvements To put the voice of inner city baton

rouge into the mainstream media

What are we going to do? Film/produce a video

highlighting the CATS system in relation to public services in Baton Rouge

Thursday 7/27/06 Visits to EBRP School Board,

Public Housing Dept, Social Services Dept.

Quality of Life

How can we have a positive influence on the quality of life in our community?

Diagram

Economic Development

Efficient and inexpensive transportation are the keys to:

Social services If people do not have reliable

transportation, they cannot be a positive role in our local economy

Access to education and jobs

The effects on healthcare More people going to

community centers and hospitals in early stages of illnesses translates to MORE MONEY, right?

WRONG: in the long run, money will be saved because it is cheaper to treat a person before they get worse or spread their illness

FACTS

CATS is budgeted only 2.1 million dollars

Dayton, Ohio budgets 35 million (population of 166,179)

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