A Concept of Snow Programs

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A Concept of Snow Programs

• International Snowball Conference2005 July 29-31

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Content

• Definitions
• Similarities
• Differences
• Samples of schedules
• Experience of Vilnius Snowball chapter

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Definitions
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Operation Snowflurry
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Operation Snowflurry (1)
Source Wheaton Warenville Snowball Training
Manual, 2003

• Two approaches
• Half-day or one-day experience
• Series of three or four one-hour presentations.

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Operation Snowflurry (2)
Source Wheaton Warenville Snowball Training
Manual, 2003

• A half-day or one-day program could be held in a
  pre-school or elementary school building The
  second option would allow you to deliver a weekly
  series in the classroom, after school or in the
  evening.
• A family session should always be included as a
  way to educate parents, recruit new volunteers,
  and gain support for the program.

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Operation Snowflake
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Operation Snowflake (1)
Source Wheaton Warenville Snowball Training
Manual, 2003

• Two approaches
• One-day event
• Overnight event.

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Operation Snowflake (2)
Source Wheaton Warenville Snowball Training
Manual, 2003

• Snowflake was designed based on the idea that
  this age group has the potential of experiencing
  significant benefit from prevention activities
  because pre-teens are in the early stages of
  developing their attitudes, values, and behaviors
  as they are facing the transition from childhood
  to adolescence.

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Operation Snowball
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Operation Snowball (1)
Source Wheaton Warenville Snowball Training
Manual, 2003

• Main event 2-4 days camp.
• It is recommended to begin with Operation
  Snowball by building a core group of youth and
  adult volunteers who will then begin to plan and
  implement some of the other program models
  Snowflake, Snowflurry and etc..

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Operation Snowball (2)
Source Wheaton Warenville Snowball Training
Manual, 2003

• The most common Snowball training experience
  employ a peer-to-peer teaching model, recruiting
  and training past youth participants to serve as
  staff and co-facilitators with adult volunteers.
• After providing an initial Snowball experience
  and creating awareness of the alcohol and other
  drug problems in your community, future training
  experiences can focus
• on skill-building as well as on training of be
  peer facilitators, peer helpers, tutors,
  volunteers, valuable community members.

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Snowball(3) 3 days agendas sample
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Snowball(3) 3 days LT agendas sample sCHEDULE
OF INTERNATIONAL SNOWBALL CAMP Vievis, Vilnius
county, Lithuania 2005 July 22-24

SCHEDULE OF INTERNATIONAL SNOWBALL CAMP Vievis,
Vilnius county, Lithuania 2005 July 22-24

Friday 6.00 pm Registration 7.00 pm Opening 7.30
pm Dinner 8.00 pm General session 2 8.40 pm
Small group 1 9.25 pm General session 3 10.20 pm
Small group 2 11.00 pm Night program 11.30
Sleeping time Saturday 7.30 am Staff getting
up 8.00 am Participants getting up 8.30 am
Breakfast 9.00 am General session 3 10.45 am
Small group 3 11.45 am Mini Olympics 12.25 pm
Volleyball and basketball competitions
Participants vs. Staff 1.00 pm Lunch 1.30 pm
General session 4 2.10 pm Small group 4 3.00 pm
Workshops 5.00 pm Snacks 5.30 pm Small group 6.30
pm General session 5 Talent show 7.30 pm
Dinner 8.00 pm Small group 6 9.00 pm General
session 7 10.00 pm Small group 7 11.00 pm Candle
light sharing 00.00 pm/am Sleeping
time Sunday 7.30 am Staff getting up 8.00 am
Participants getting up 8.30 am Breakfast 9.00
am Small group 8 10.00 am Small groups
skits 11.00 am Taking photographs 11.30 am Free
time 12.00 pm Small group 9 1.00 pm Lunch 1.30
pm Farewell 2.00 pm Checking the rooms 3.00 pm
Participants leaving 3.30 pm Staff preparing for
leaving
Penktadienis 18.00 Registracija 19.00
Atidarymas 19.30 Vakariene 20.00 Bendras
usiemimas (BU) I 20.40 Maa grupele (MG)
1 21.25 BU II 22.20 MG II 23.00 Vakarine
programa 23.30 Sleeping time etadienis 07.30
Keliasi personalas 08.00 Keliasi dalyviai 08.30
Pusryciai 09.00 BU III 10.45 MG III 11.45 Mini
olimpiada 12.25 Vadoviuku ir dalyviu tinklinio
ir krepinio rungtynes 13.00 Pietus 13.30 BU IV
14.10 MG IV 15.00 Seminarai 17.00
Pavakariai 17.30 MG V 18.30 BU V - Talentu
vakaras 19.30 Vakariene 20.00 MG VI 21.00 BU VI
22.00 MG VII 23.00 vakiu viesoje 00.00
Labanakt... Sekmadienis 07.30 Keliasi
personalas 08.00 Keliasi dalyviai 08.30
Pusryciai 09.00 MG VIII 10.00 BU VII mau
grupeliu pasirodymai 11.00 Fotografuojames
11.30 Laisvas laikas 12.00 MG IX 13.00 Pietus
13.30 Atsisveikinimai 14.00 Patalpu
patikrinimas ir... namo... 15.00 I stoti 15.52
traukinys i Vilniu.

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SCHEDULE OF INTERNATIONAL SNOWBALL CAMP Vievis,
Vilnius county, Lithuania 2005 July 22-24

Segue

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Segue

• Segue is one of the Snowball programs designed
  for 18-24 years people, pursuing to keep the
  spirit of Snowball after finishing schools and to
  have adult leaders for other programs.

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Small groups facilitation
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Means of Snow programs are different, but goals
are the same
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Goals of Snow programs (1)
Source Wheaton Warenville Snowball Training
Manual, 2003

• 1. To provide a larning experience which will
  promote positive self-image and the development
  of ones potential.
• 2. To differentiate between attitudes, feelings,
  and facts on a variety of topics relevant to
  teens and pre-teens.
• 3. To promote a greater understanding amongst
  teens and various racial, social and ethnic
  groups.
• 4. To provide a quality learning experience
  regarding alcohol and other drug abuse and misuse
  and its effects on individuals and society.
• 5. To develop a greater sense of openness and
  trust amongst teens, pre - teens and adults which
  will promote personal growth.

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Goals (2)
Source Wheaton Warenville Snowball Training
Manual, 2003

• 6. To encourage the participants to develop
  follow-up and alternatives for use of alcohol and
  other drug abuse as other self-destructive
  behavior.
• 7. To develop different types of communication
  skills in order to promote positive relationship
  with peers, adults, and parents.
• 8. To enable young people to make more
  responsible decisions about alcohol and other
  drugs in their own lives.
• 9. To encourage the participation of parents in
  various Snow-programs experience.
• 10. To create an atmosphere in which parent and
  teen/pre-teen relationship can develop positively.

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Vilnius Snowball Chapters experience

• Operation Snowball since 1997
• Operation Snowflake since 2001
• Operation Snowflurry since 2002
• Segue since 1999.

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Current situation
Source Wheaton Warenville Snowball Training
Manual, 2003

• Operation Snowball main programs summer and
  winter camps, follow-up meetings, recruitment
• Operation Snowflake successful program
  recruitment of young leaders for Snowball. One
  day approach applied. Usually for local
  communities (one or two schools involved)
• Operation Snowflurry not periodically. It might
  be effective in Vilnius, but lack of people to
  hold the program is the main obstacle.
• Segue unkept, but planned to renew in September
  2005. Difficulties with sponsorship for this age
  of young people.

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Aciu u demesi

• Thank you for your attention!

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Snowball is
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