CIP Program ends in Washington

After  numerous opportunities to engage in service work and advocacy training in the local area, CIP participants headed to Washington D.C.! They were curious about policy making and wanted to meeting with leaders in the non-profit and governmental sectors in order to better understand how policies are shaped.

Getting a tour of the Capitol

Participant Catherine Afagbegee, from Ethiopia/Ghana said, ” I was so inspired by our visit to Corporation for National Service (CNS). We were introduced to Americorps and the concept of national service; I had no idea that it existed before this visit. I realized that an organization like Americorps was something that I would definitely want to be involved in…and something I would be interested in helping to establish back home.”

Heading to Medical School in Vancouver!

Ayumi gets goofy

Ayumi Yatsuhashi S’10

wrote to let us know that she has been accepted to and will be attending Boucher Institute of Natuopathic Medicine in Vancouver!  She is very excited about becoming a doctor who can be a good listener and help people feel better.  She is grateful for her GYV experience and looks forward to visiting someday. Best of luck, Ayumi!

Afternoon Electives

Learning to throw on the pottery wheel

At our international summer camp, afternoon electives are a time to relax and laugh together. Electives are scheduled for 1 hour, on 3 afternoons a week. In one session,  you get to choose 2 different electives. It is your chance to try new things and discover your hidden talents and practice your leadership skills.

• Develop singing skills  and learn songs from the civil rights movement
• Form an international basketball team
• Make a batik cloth
• Learn basic Yoga

Participant in Charles Williams Workshop practices

Every year Afternoon Electives  can be different.  Some electives offered  include:

• Ukrainian egg painting
• Outdoor living skills
• African drumming
• Acrobatics and Juggling
• Turkish Tile Making
• Salsa Dancing
• Quilt Making
• Clogging with the Hoorah Cloggers
• Rock Climbing
• Mural Painting
• Hip Hop Dance
• Basketball Techniques

Here’s a slideshow of  recent Afternoon Electives.

 

Recently, Global Youth participants studied with Artist-in-Residence Charles Williams in vocal music elective, and  US youth taught their international friends American style football, others made hemp jewelry which was  a big hit.

Service & Advocacy

At Global Youth Village international summer camp, service and advocacy are the themes of the Community Involvement Program (CIP). Youth have had good discussions on both of these topics and talked about what specific areas they are interested in advocating for. They  completed several service projects on campus and also helped build a home at Habitat for Humanity on Saturday. On Monday, everyone headed to RAM House (a soup kitchen) and prepared and served lunch to 130 needy individuals!  In the afternoon, participants went to another area non-profit, Rescue Mission, and packed backpacks for low-income children.  Today the group is meeting with representatives from the Southwest Food Bank, United Way, and the Red Cross.