PARENT LEADERSHIP TRAINING INSTITUTE CURRICULUM - 2009-2010

-Saturday Retreat will be held from 9:00AM until 5:00PM
-Friday Evening Classes will be held from 5:30PM until 9:30PM
-Location: T.C. Williams High School Minnie Howard Campus, 3801 W. Braddock Road

Retreat: 11/07/09 Creating a Caring Community for Children
Session I: 11/13/09 Thriving with Diversity in the Group Process
Session II: 11/20/09 The Change Process
Session III: 12/04/09 Parents as Change Agents
Session IV: 12/11/09 How to Define a Problem and Work Toward a Solution
Session V: 12/18/09 The Intentional Use of Language
Session VI: 01/08/10 Learning How a Community Works
Session VII: 01/15/10 How Local Systems Work and How to Interact With Them
Session VIII: 01/22/10 Networks
Session IX: 01/29/10 The Power of the Media and How to Use it
Session X: 02/05/10 Using Your Voice
Session XI: 02/12/10 The Life Cycle of the Child and the Functions of the Family
Session XII: 02/19/10 Social and Economic Trends Affecting Children and Families
Session XIII: 02/26/10 What is Public Policy
Session XIV: 03/05/10 How the State Works
Session XV: 03/12/10 How a City Works
Session XVI: 03/19/10 How Do We Understand Law
Session XVII: 03/26/10 Budgets - From Wallets to State - It's all Money and Priorities
Session XVIII: 04/09/10 Evaluation, Outcomes, and Accountability
Session XIX: 04/16/10 The Magic of the Unexpected: Forming New Alliances
Session XX: 04/23/10 Language: Packaging and Moving Agendas
Graduation: 05/07/10 City Hall, Alexandria, Virginia



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