Positive Youth Development/Youth Leadership Track

It gives me great pleasure to announce JEMEZ VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL NATURAL HELPERS has been selected to receive a team scholarship.  Great Job Submitting a Complete Application!!!

A team consists of 3 youth and 1 adult sponsor.  The scholarship includes:

At the Conference

• Registration fees and materials to attend the Positive Youth Development/Youth Leadership (PYD/YL) Track at the 15^th Annual Head to Toe (H2T) Conference April 13-14, 2011. 
• April 13^th- breakfast, lunch, snack and dinner  and April 14^th- breakfast, lunch and snack
• Hotel accommodations for April 12 and April 13, 2011 (3 rooms max/night)
• Training on Teaching 21^st Century Kids by Dr. Patty O’Sullivan.  These teams will be trained to be co-facilitators with Dr. O’Sullivan when she provides the training at their school.
• A user friendly Campaign 4 Teachers packet to be implemented in their school.

After the Conference

• A 7-hour training on Teaching 21 ^st Century Kids for teachers, staff and administrators, co-facilitated by Dr. Patty O’Sullivan and the team who participated in the H2T PYD/YL Track. The training will take place May 31, 2011 place TBA.
• The Campaign 4 Teachers will be implemented in their school.
• Technical Assistance to implement and evaluate Teaching 21^st Century Kids and Campaign 4 Teachers

Please note, if you would like to bring additional youth or adults the cost is $180.00/person (this does not include additional hotel rooms) or $1,000.00 for an additional team of 3 youth and 1 adult (this cost includes 3 hotel rooms/night for 2 days). Any additional youth, adults or team costs will be your responsibility.

The NM Department of Health, Office of School & Adolescent Health and Envision Your Future look forward to working with your team.  Please contact Tessa Medina-Lucero, Adolescent Health Coordinator, to confirm acceptance of this team scholarship at 505-222-8681 or Tessa.Medina-Lucero@state.nm.us by March 23, 2011.