PARENT LEADERSHIP TRAINING INSTITUTE CURRICULUM

-Retreat from 9:00AM until 5:00PM
-Classes from 5:30PM until 9:30PM
-Location: Minnie Howard 9th Grade School, 3801 W. Braddock Road

Retreat: 10/18/08 Creating a Caring Community for Children
Session I: 10/24/08 Thriving with Diversity in the Group Process

No Class 10/31 - Halloween

Session II: 11/7/08 The Change Process
Session III: 11/14/08 Parents as Change Agents
Session IV: 11/21/08 How to Define a Problem and Work Toward a Solution

No Class 11/28 - Thanksgiving

Session V: 12/05/08 The Intentional Use of Language
Session VI: 12/12/08 Learning How a Community Works

No Class 12/19/08 through 1/02/09 - Winter Break

Session VII: 1/9/09 How Local Systems Work and How to Interact With Them
Session VIII: 1/16/09 Networks
Session IX: 1/23/09 The Power of the Media and How to Use it
Session X: 1/30/09 Using Your Voice
Session XI: 2/6/09 The Life Cycle of the Child and the Functions of the Family
Session XII: 2/13/09 Social and Economic Trends Affecting Children and Families
Session XIII: 2/20/09 What is Public Policy
Session XIV: 2/27/09 How the State Works
Session XV: 3/6/09 How a City Works
Session XVI: 3/13/09 How Do We Understand Law
Session XVII: 3/20/09 Budgets - From Wallets to State - It's all Money and Priorities
Session XVIII: 3/27/09 Evaluation, Outcomes, and Accountability
Session XIX: 4/17/09 The Magic of the Unexpected: Forming New Alliances
Session XX: 4/24/09 Language: Packaging and Moving Agendas
Graduation: May 8, 2009



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