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LEARNING MISSION:WHAT DID WE COME HERE

FOR?

Rey Ty

rty@niu.edu

International Training Office

Northern Illinois University

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Structure

Int’l Programs (Dr. Deb Pierce)

Center for S.E. Asian Studies

Dr. Susan Russell

Int’l Train’g Office (Dr. Lina Ong)

Nancy Schuneman

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PROJECT DIRECTORS

Dr. Lina Davide Ong Dr. Susan Russell

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Staff Tita Sue Tita Lin Kuya Rey Ate Nalix Ate Lily Ann Ate Lisa Ate Rica Tita Mai Kuya Amando Ate Jocelyn Ate Tess

Dr. Sue Russell, Co-Director Dr. Lina Ong, Co-Director Rey Ty, TA Nalika Diyadawa, TA Lily Ann Villaraza, TA Lisa Leonard, TA April Anderson, Volunteer Maimouna Konaté, Volunteer Amando Boncales, Volunteer Jocelyn (Hotel) Tess Sterkel (Hotel)

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IF YOU HAVE PROBLEMS Level 1: TALK TO YOUR ADULT LEADERS

FIRST & THEN TRAINING ASSISTANTSKUYA REYATE NALIXATE LILY ANNATE LISATITA MAI

Level 2: THEN TO DR. LINA DAVIDE-ONG Level 3: THEN TO DR. SUSAN RUSSELL

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Goals (1) advance a dialogue and promote greater

mutual understanding between Muslim and non-Muslim youth from the ARMM and surrounding provinces;

(2) create a cadre of leaders that will work toward an enduring peaceful coexistence among all groups within the ARMM when they return home;

(3) promote a better understanding of the United States - its people, culture, values, and civic institutions.

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Specific Objectives (1) sharpen the participants’ skills in conflict resolution and

management, interethnic cooperation and tolerance, leadership, coalition-building, and community activism;

(2) enhance the participants’ appreciation of their similarities and differences through various interactive activities that will serve as avenues for open dialogues;

(3) provide participants with tools for working collaboratively across ethnic and religious lines;

(4) develop in the participants an appreciation of the cultural, religious, and ethnic diversity of Midwest America by making use of NIU’s proximity to Chicago, Springfield (the seat of the Illinois state government), and Indianapolis;

(5) give participants access to community projects in DeKalb and in the Chicago areas so they can gain first-hand experience in civic participation and community leadership.

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Outcomes (1) the foundation will be laid for an expanded & committed

generation of youth leaders & activists who will contribute toward grassroots peace initiatives in the ARMM & surrounding provinces;

(2) increased understanding of the nature & causes of inter-religious & inter-ethnic conflicts;

(3) enhanced strategies & tools for conflict resolution, tolerance, respect for diversity, & inter-ethnic understanding;

(4) a better understanding of the cultural similarities & differences between U.S. & Philippine cultures;

(5) new knowledge & skills in strategic planning/action plan development & coalition-building;

(6) an appreciation of the value of community service as evidenced by increased participation in volunteer work in their home communities;

(7) established networking & collaboration among alumni in developing & implementing community development/peace projects; &

(8) continued contacts between alumni & their American host families & friends.

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Outputs (1) development of individual and regional action plans that the participants are

expected to carry out upon their return home; (2) launching of a Mindanao-wide Youth Network for Peace during the Follow-on

Program in July or August that will permanently connect all the youth and adult alumni as well their respective schools/universities or NGOs;

(3) an interactive website where success stories, lessons learned, best practices and projected-related information are posted regularly;

(4) a training workbook containing hardcopies of workshop handouts and activity sheets that will be distributed to participants at NIU;

(5) an “e-book”: a replicable and downloadable electronic version of the training workbook/manual accessible by all PYLP and ACCESS alumni, for use in the implementation of their action plans and other initiatives;

(6) an e-book collection of artwork on peace created by the participants during their NIU training;

(7) an e-book collection of workshop outputs such as learning missions, learning contract, conflict mapping, daily syntheses, breaking stereotypes, core values of ethnic groups/faiths, reactive conflict resolution;

(8) a journal recording and analyzing the highlights of their daily learning experiences at NIU;

(9) a printed booklet that includes a summary of all the activities of the NIU and Follow-on Programs, an evaluation of the impact of the programs on the participants, a review of the status of peace initiatives of alumni;

(10) an e-songbook – a collection of songs that promote peace, harmony, unity, social justice; and

(11) e-video clips of the participants’ cultural interactions with American peers, workshop activities, cultural performances, and field visits.

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WHAT DO YOU SEE?

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WHAT DO U C?

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FACING ME OR FACING U?

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WHAT DO U C?

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WHAT DO U C?

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WHAT DO U C?

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WHAT DO U C?

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HOW MANY BLACK DOTS R THERE?

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WHAT R WE HERE 4?

Let’s brainstorm…

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LEARNING PROCESS (Manual) I. Social Context (Minda Sit) II. Learning Contract

A. Assessment of the NeedB. Expectation Check:

Participants (Self & Others), Speakers, Content, ProcessC. Ground Rules

1. DO’s 2. DON’T’s

D. Action PlanE. Unity Declaration & Pledge of Commitment

IV. Learning Mission & Goals

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PSOR I. PURPOSE: Why are we here? What do we want to

accomplish? II. STRATEGY:

A. Positive Traits: DO’s B. vs. Negative Traits: DON’T’s

III. OUTCOME: A. Sharing Knowledge, Skills & Attitudes B. Action Plan & Implementation

IV. REVIEW: A. Formative Evaluation B. +/- Traits Already Experienced to be Reinforced/Rejected C. Summative Evaluation

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DEALING WITHCONFLICT

SOCIETAL ORCONTEXTUAL

PSYCHOLOGICAL

INTERPERSONALECON, POL, CULT,

SOC, & HIST.

PEERMEDIATION

SOCIAL CHANGE

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GLOBAL

INTER-NATIONAL

NATIONAL

PROVINCE/PREFECTURE/

STATEREGIONAL

LOCAL

INTER-GROUP

GROUP

INTER-PERSONAL

PERSONAL

LEVELS OFANALYSIS

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TWO DIFFERENT APPROACHES 1. ASSUME HARMONY 2. INDIVIDUAL 3. PSYCHOLOGICAL 4. “SIMPLE” PEACE 5. TOP-DOWN ROTE

MEMORIZATION 6. PEER MEDIATION

ONLY 7. ACTION PLAN ONLY 8. “ECHO SESSION”

ONLY IN THE PHIL.

1. ASSUME CONFLICT 2. COMMUNITY 3. SOCIAL 4. JUST PEACE 5. PARTICIPATORY,

TRANSFORMATIVE, CRITICAL CO-LEARNING

6. SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION

7.STRATEGIC PLANNING 8. ACTUAL COALITION

WORK PROMOTING SJ

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U.S. CULTURE NOT CLASSROOM LEARNING FIELD TRIPS & VISITS (CHICAGO,

INDIANAPOLIS, SPRINGFIELD…) DIVERSITY: HINDU TEMPLE, MOSQUE,

ISLAMIC SCHOOL ROCHELLE & DEKALB HIGH SCHOOL OUR LADY OF MERCY CHURCH HOST FAMILY

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SOCIAL CONTEXT

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LEARNING MISSION STATEMENT

For example:

“We… are here to…”

Work in groups of about ____ persons Must be

composed of people both you do not know yet & know of different sexes, ethnicity, religion, language groups from different schools, regions

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DAILY CO-LEARNING (Manual) BE CREATIVE, COLORFUL & INSPIRATIONAL! I. Great Expectations! Intro 1 Participant & Speakers II. Synthesis, Social Context & Application: TYPE &

SUBMIT BY EMAIL (NAME, COVERING W/C DATE). Do a PowerPoint presentation (PPT), 1 photo in each slide.

III. Headline News: 1-2 sentences (PPT 1 slide) IV. .Ice Breakers, Energizers or Action Songs

A. Start the morning sessionB. Morning BreakC. Start the afternoon sessionD. Afternoon Break

V. Safe Haven & Freedom Wall VI. 2 Clean-Up Assistant/s for the Day VII. Journal

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PPT PRESENTATION: NOTE: USE FEW KEY WORDS ONLY!

I. FOR EXAMPLE: SLIDE #1: TITLE PAGE WITH A. YOUR NAME, B. DATE OF THE SUMMARY U R COVERING

II. SLIDES #2 & #3: SUMMARY A. AM SESSION: TITLE--KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, VALUES B. PM SESSION: TITLE—KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, VALUES C. OTHER SESSION/S

III. SLIDE #4: PERSONAL IMPACT & APPLICABILITY A. YOUR SOCIAL CONTEXT B. & HOW 2 APPLY WHAT U HAVE LEARNED IN YOUR CONTEXT

IV. SLIDE #5: WORLD NEWS SUMMARY V. SLIDE #6: GREAT EXPECTATIONS: PARTICIPANT &

RESOURCE PERSON EMAIL YOUR PPT FILE TO KUYA REY

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GREAT EXPECTATIONS!

Thank the Student Leaders of the Day & Adult Coordinator of the previous day

Introduce the resource person (be creative!)Be positive & inspirationalDifferent background: ethnicity, religion, sexBe creative!

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SUBMIT ALL YOUR WORK 1. Join & submit your files to our yahoo group

at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PhilYouthLeadership2007/

2. Submit your art work WE WILL COMPILE THEM IN A BINDERLeaders of the Day take photos of all art workYOUR WORK WILL BE EXHIBITED FOR

EVERYONE’S VIEWING & GUIDANCE EVERYDAY

THEY WILL COMPILED INTO E-BOOKS