Education in Nonprofits

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Education in Nonprofits

• By Mallory Herrstrom

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My Project

• To Understand how my Elementary Education
  teaching degree can be an asset to the nonprofit
  realm.
• To understand the curricular needs of nonprofits.

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How I researched

• Interview with Dawn Breakenridge of the Girl
  Scouts
• Interview with Deke Rider, Program Coordinator at
  Wesley Woods Camp.
• Interview with Jenny Nelson, Coordinator of
  Childrens Ministry Nazareth Lutheran Church
• Education Lecture Notes and Textbooks

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Dawn Breakenridge

• Mission of Girl Scouts
• Build girls of courage, confidence and character
  and make the world a better place.
• How this mission is achieved
• Leadership Development
• Self Esteem
• Community Service

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How does education play a role in the Girl Scouts?

• Girls work out of badge books in a variety of
  areas
• (science, outdoors, math, etc.)
• Activities lead to qualities

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Finding the right curriculum fit

• All resources align with the mission of the Girl
  Scouts
• Curriculum is created at the National level and
  is updated frequently
• Curriculum books are relevant to age of girls and
  their developmental needs (i.e. driving,
  friendship, etc.)

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Badge Books

• 4 Levels of Books
• Daisy Petals and girl scout law
• Brownies Try-its
• Juniors Earning badges
• Seniors (11-17) Interest project, patches
  careers, travel, leadership

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Focus Books

• Curriculum for older girls
• Magazine layout
• Driving
• College
• Self-esteem
• Leadership/ Personal Goal Setting

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School Involvement

• Allow recruitment
• Afterschool programs (one every other week)
• Schools are flexible
• Compliment school curriculum

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Deke Rider

• Mission Create faithful and devoted disciples of
  Christ
• Reach mission through activities, services,
  counselor-camper relationships

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How curriculum relates to our mission

• Use learning styles to achieve mission
• Ability to manage small groups and large services
• Curriculum mission aligns with camp mission

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Jenny Nelson

• Mission Lead children to the saving grace of
  Jesus Christ
• Achieve mission through
• Dynamic large group teachings high energy, kid
  friendly
• Intimate small group instruction develop
  relationships with small group

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Role of Curriculum

• Curriculum is everything.
• Serves as a guide
• Adaptable to resources
• Adjust to kids needs

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Choosing Curriculum

• Aligns with mission (Biblically based teachings)
• Created by Willow Creek Church and Groups
• 2 year rotational curriculum
• Encourages student participation

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Why is there a need to teach in nonprofits?

• Curriculum needs to show students how learning
  is connected to the world outside of school.
• -James McMillan, Classroom Assessment
  Principles and Practice for Effective Instruction

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Why Teach in Nonprofits?

• No Child Left Behind Act
• Character Counts
• Increasing Diversity of population

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No Child Left Behind Act

• NCLB has put pressure on teachers and students to
  perform
• Children are being taught to the test

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Character CountsEducation

• Pillars of Character
• Trustworthiness
• Fairness
• Respect
• Caring
• Responsibility
• Caring
• Citizenship

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Implementing Character Counts

• Trustworthiness honesty, loyalty
• Fairness establish rules, sharing
• Respect tolerance, manners
• Caring gratitude, forgiveness
• Responsibility self-control, accountability
• Citizenship environment, service

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Why Kids Need Character Counts

• Every child needs a role model/hero
• Children are not learning about good character at
  home
• Citizenship
• Character Education is not one more thing on
  your plate! IT IS THE PLATE! Utah State Office
  of Education

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Diversity/Multiculturism

• U.S.A is not a melting pot!
• Immigration
• Cultural Heritage
• Embrace differences

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How to write effective curriculum

• Purposeful Aligns with mission of organization,
  relevant to age/needs
• Create goals and objectives
• Interesting, fun, diverse, multicultural
• Evaluate, evaluate, evaluate!

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• Give a man a fish and you have fed him for a
  day. Teach a man to fish and you have fed him for
  a lifetime.

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Resources

• McMillan, J.(2004). Classroom Assessment. Pearson
  Education, Inc.
• J. Nelson, personal communication, November 2006.
• D. Rider, personal communication, November 2006.
• D. Breakenridge, personal communication, November
  2006.