MBA School Rankings

Business School Program

The LAUNCH Program at IE Business School

Encouraging Volunteer Work in After-School Programs

Part of the objectives of After-School Programs in Hollywood and Pembroke Pines in Florida is to cater to children's social and emotional learning, and one of the most effective means of instilling these categories of learning is through first-hand experience.

According to child psychologists, encouraging volunteer work for school-aged children, specifically for K-5 graders, is a good platform for their future holistic development. K-5 After-School Programs in Florida, along with many other states, have been integrating volunteer work within their curriculum because it has definite benefits for the kids in terms of their socio-emotional development. Encouraging volunteer work is also a useful tool for effectively teaching better character eduction among young learners.

However, educators also have to be aware of the age appropriateness of the volunteering activities children will engage in. The development of school-aged kids is fast but vary differently by age. Motor skills of first-graders are not yet quite as developed as a second-grader. Generally, kids' fine motor skills become greatly tuned by age seven. Interests and hobbies are also more readily observable in 8 year-olds than 7 year-olds. Principles from Piaget or Kohlberg have listed specific developmental skills for children for every age and being aware of these stages will surely aid the teacher in planning activities for the class.

Making a weekly plan for After-School Programs is usually easier to do than a monthly calendar of activities. This way, revisions or follow-up sessions can easily be done by the teachers. Some example of age appropriate activities would be making place mats for a soup kitchen by first-graders. This activity is more apt than actually serving a soup kitchen. For the older age group, teachers could ask them to lead a bike-riding safety seminar for their grade rather than conduct an anti-pollution seminar for their peers. The right activity for the right age makes all the difference in the effectiveness of the whole experience. By the end of this part of the curriculum, teachers can expect personal growth, an increased sense of social responsibility, and better interpersonal skills from the children.

Today, enrichment programs in Broward County have also began involving school children in annual volunteer work for retirement homes such as Park Summit and Covenant Village. Volunteer work has also made its way to many summer camp programs across the state including Dade County, Hollywood, and Pembroke Pines. Collected data on children's positive behavior have continuously increased since the adaptation of this activity to their curriculum.

After-school programs including tutoring may also opt to include this particular learning experience for the students especially for kids who are in trouble or those who have problems in their family. Studies from the Points of Life Foundation and Volunteer Center National Network have indicated that engaging troubled children in volunteer work gives them a greater sense of self-worth and increases the probability of staying in school and avoiding vices. Tutors for after-school programs can gradually introduce the concept of volunteering by discussing the importance of taking social responsibility for the community. However, leading the children to actually liking volunteer work can not be done in a single session. This is why educational field trips are important to the curriculum. Exposure to places that raises social awareness and sympathy for those in need helps children realize the need to be involved in serving people. Reinforcing their exposure to places such as retirement homes or orphanages with positive moral and social concepts will pave the way to more ready and willing young volunteers. Tutoring in Broward County and Dade County, Florida has involved over 300 kids in socially relevant work for over 5 years now.

By RelevanceBestsellingAverage customer review: high to lowPrice: low to highPrice: high to lowPublication date: newer to olderAlphabetical: A to ZAlphabetical: Z to A

Ivy League Admission Guide: Business School (MBA Programs) Sale Price: $14.99   Eligible for free shipping! Availability: Available for download now Description This publication presents a detailed discussion of the selection factors that are used to make admissions decisions at Ivy League business schools. Topics include all aspects of the MBA application, including the use of GPA and GMAT scores, recommendation letters, interviews and essays in the selection process. Join the author, an Ivy League admissions expert, as she takes you behind the door of the admissions office and explains what does (and does not) impress the committee members. This publication offers several samples of persuasive essays and reference letters, along with 300 actual interview questions (and effective strategies for answering them). In an increasingly competitive applicant pool, in which candidates with perfect grades and test scores are often denied admission, savvy candidates pay meticulous attention to all aspects of their applications. For a birds-eye view of the MBA selection process, this exceptional guide is mandatory reading.

Illinois Institute of Technology: Chicago-kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology Academic Programs, Stuart School of Business Sale Price: $14.14   Eligible for free shipping! Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours Description Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Chicago-kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology Academic Programs, Stuart School of Business, Vandercook College of Music, Center for Sustainable Enterprise, Institute on Biotechnology and the Human Future, Illinois Institute of Technology Student Groups, Mccormick Tribune Campus Center, Iit Institute of Design, S.r. Crown Hall, Center for the Study of Ethics in the Professions, Pi Nu Epsilon, State Street Village, Visible Language, List of Illinois Institute of Technology Buildings, Gas Technology Institute. Excerpt: The Center for Sustainable Enterprise (CSE) is one of four academic and research centers at the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) Stuart School of Business (SSB) in the city of Chicago . The CSE has created a platform to convene the many disciplinary facets of the IIT colleges with business, community and government stakeholders in focused initiatives dedicated to making Chicago a sustainable city.History The CSE was founded in the year 2000 and operates with funding on a project-by-project basis. The center has also hosted numerous seminars on environmental and sustainability issues, as well as several national and international conferences. Projects conducted by the CSE have included a form of life cycle analysis for a small Chicago company manufacturing floor maintenance products, a geographic information system (GIS) research project for two subsidiaries of Exelon , and a life cycle assessment (LCA) on a new product for S. C. Johnson .In 2006 the Center for Sustainable Enterprise became a founding member of the Chicago Sustainable Business Alliance (CSBA), a 150-member organization dedicated to sustainability and sustainable networking in the city of Chicago.Mission The primary mission of the CSE is the identification, development, communica...