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National Leadership Training (ABCs)
Break Away proudly announces the
2008 Alternative Break Citizenship Schools
"The definitive leadership experience for alternative break program leaders."
Rebuilding Democracy - Biloxi, Mississippi - June 21-27, 2008
Environmental Stewardship - Portland, Oregon - July 19-25, 2008
Poverty and Urban Renewal - Cincinnati, Ohio - August 2-8, 2008 - FULL
We will be hosting a Staff Track at the Cincinnati ABCs.
A sample schedule detailing this opportunity is available here.
Click here to download a participant application for the 2008 ABCs.
Site Leader fees can be paid here.
THANK YOU TO FLORIDA CAMPUS COMPACT: ONE OF OUR SPONSORS
FOR THE 2008 ALTERNATIVE BREAK CITIZENSHIP SCHOOLS!
Florida Campus Compact (FL|CC) is affiliated with a national coalition of more than 1,000 college and university presidents committed to the civic purposes of higher education. FL|CC promotes learning through service that develops students’ citizenship skills and values and encourages collaborative partnerships between campuses and communities that address a spectrum of needs in cities and towns throughout Florida, www.floridacompact.org.
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2006 Chicago ABCs participants during social night. |
The Alternative Break Citizenship Schools (ABCs) combine the synergy and networking opportunities of a national conference with the personal and team growth aspects of an intimate leadership training. All activities are presented within the dynamic atmosphere of a quality alternative break experience. The ABCs are an experience like no other; they combine workshops, service projects, community interaction, speaker panels, team-building, discussions, and reflection. Participants synthesize knowledge and skills gained during workshops with educational contact with both the community and student leaders from campuses nationwide.
EDUCATION + REFLECTION + DIRECT ACTION --> LIFELONG ACTIVE CITIZENSHIP
Break Away programs teach participants to examine the root causes of social problems. While we cannot replicate the important pre-trip meetings that undergird our campus-based alternative break model for lifelong active citizenship during the ABCs, we do incorporate education on relevant issues. Since the training is experiential in nature, every ABCs week focuses on a particular social concern. Participants learn about the issues through reading, discussion, hands-on activities, and daily reflection sessions. Workshops train participants to replicate these quality components within their local alternative break programs.
WORKSHOPS
The ABCs address issues of site selection and development, diversity, recruitment, finances and fundraising, liability, alcohol use, group development, conflict resolution, leadership and facilitation skills, orientation, social issue education, skills training, reflection, reorientation, and more. However, the true strength of the ABCs lies in the flexibility and responsiveness of the trainers and facilitators. Workshops are tailored on-site, in order to meet the specific needs of the participants in attendance. Click on this link to read workshop objectives for a selection of the sessions that will be presented (this list does not include the experiential components of ABCs, such as reflection sessions, speaker panels, group-building, service projects, etc.).
SERVICE PROJECTS
Each ABCs focuses on a different issue. For example, at the 2006 ABCs in San Francisco, we worked with the San Francisco AIDS Foundation to explore HIV/AIDS issues. At one of the 2005 ABCs in Chicago, we worked with the Will Feed Community Organization and REST to address issues related to hunger and homelessness. ABCs participants generally volunteer for 15 hours during the training week, donating an average of 800 hours of service to each local community. Please see the sample schedule for more information.
LEARNING COMPONENTS
At each ABCs, participants have maximum interaction with the community-based organization/service project site. Education (issue specific learning), orientation (organization and community specific learning), and training (skills specific learning) materials/activities that help participants understand the social issues, agencies, and communities they will be working with will be distributed/conducted before and during the trip. These three learning components are part of Break Away's Eight Components of a quality alternative break, essential to any effective alternative break program.
REGISTRATION - Summer, 2008
Registration is limited to 48 participants per week-long session to maintain an intimate atmosphere conducive to idea sharing and team building. Participants are divided into four small groups, including two co-Site Leaders, to replicate the small group dynamic of a quality alternative break. A variety of activities are employed throughout the week to encourage as much interaction and hands-on learning as possible.
Registration includes all meals (17), lodging (6 nights), on-site transportation, and a comprehensive training binder with all workshop materials and sample documents for the entire week. Participants interested in arriving early or staying late should make their own arrangements to do so.
Registration forms will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. Payment must be received (or proof of payment, such as a purchase order) before registration forms can be processed.
Registration forms received by April 21st or May 6th will receive early bird discounts. June 3rd is the final registration deadline. Please fax all registrations to Break Away, our fax number is 404.348.4337.
* Online payments will automatically include the extra 2.9% that PayPal charges to process credit cards.
**Please note that Chapter schools and Nonprofit members receive significant discounts on all registration fees. Contact Break Away® for more information on how your college, university, or nonprofit can join Break Away as a member institution.
Confirmation emails will be sent to participants once registration forms and payment (or proof of payment) are received by Break Away. Pre-conference information, including ground transportation options, driving directions, information on the service sites and specific housing accommodations, "to bring" lists, etc. will be updated periodically on-line. If you are a registered participant for the ABCs and do not receive a confirmation email within ten days of submission of your application and payment please contact the Break Away office.
- Click here to download a sample schedule of the weeks' activities (PDF)
- Click here to view a list of workshop objectives (not including numerous experiential components, such as service projects, reflection sessions, speaker panels, group building, and more)
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