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Mentoring
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Education Programs
"Our purpose is to uplift,
help develop and foster the dreams and aspirations of African American
inner city youth. We hope to accomplish this through weekly on-site
mentoring sessions; "life trips" into society, and by hosting guest
speakers and presenters; and having the Mentees participate in and observe
various professional and blue collar work environments."
ACT Seminar
100 BMC in collaboration with
the renowned Princeton Review provide ACT practice test and teach back
sessions to help students improve their standardized test scores. The ACT
Seminar is aimed at high school students who are planning on going to
college and helps them to prepare for one of the most essential milestones
used to determine scholastic abilities. The actual ACT test is
administered, however it is only a practice test. By being exposed to the
actual test the students learn valuable lessons in standardized test
taking strategy.
Fifty to two hundred students
have attended each session in the past. Practice test scores are returned
to the students for them to review. This gives them the opportunity to
more fully prepare in the areas where they may need improvement prior to
taking the actual test. Students are also provided with Princeton’s ACT
Strategy handout and ACT study manuals. The five high school seniors that
exhibit the best behaviors are given a one-time book stipend of $250 each.
Approximately twelve 100 BMC
members coordinate the efforts to set-up the event, register students,
provide test materials and refreshments to the students.
Saturday Mentoring
To provide a program for
African American youth which promotes positive self-esteem, an improvement
in academic performance and development of core management skills through
a learning curriculum highlighting job preparedness, tutoring, and 100
Black Men of Chicago, Inc. membership participation. The Key Objectives of
the Program are job preparedness, tutoring with the focus on developing
math and PC skills and membership participation. The strategies focus on:
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Partnership: Developed with Duncan YMCA for attracting targeted youth
population, and utilization of space, equipment and facility.
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Curriculum Design: Hire curriculum designer to develop teaching
methodology, practices and evaluation for the tutoring objective, i.e.
developing math concepts and PC skills.
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Program Management: Hire part-time program manager to administer and
coordinate program activities, events and participation of youth, tutors
and mentors.
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Program Tutors: 100 BMC members will be sought as tutors, math tutors
and for PC skill development, which supports the objective of focusing
on member participation in this program. African American college
students will also be a primary source for tutors. Chicago State
University, DePaul University and University of Illinois at Chicago are
institutions with significant diversity percentages in enrollment and
student support programs, which will provide support in recruiting and
hiring competent tutors. This will provide opportunities for the
targeted youth to receive additional role modeling relationships with
tutors, who can help develop and lift youth aspirations for setting
goals for attending institutions of higher education in addition to
receiving quality tutoring.
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Program Metrics: Development of measurement criteria to be used to
document effectiveness and/or success of the program.
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Methodology: Detailed plans of program design, schedule of activities,
and curriculum design will be developed with Program Manager, Curriculum
Designer, Club officials and 100 BMC program planning committee.
Heritage Bowl
The Heritage Bowl is the
intellectual property of 100 Black Men of Chicago, Inc. and is essentially
an educational and scholarship program designed to enhance the study of
African-American history. It is intended to increase the interest of young
people in knowing the legacy left them and living lives worthy of that
legacy left them.
Students from area schools
square off and test their knowledge of African-American history. The
Heritage Bowl is designed to spur keen interest and competition yet the
competitive spirit is developed within an atmosphere of mutual respect and
admiration between the competitors. Typically, there are between 20-24
students involved. Students from sixth through eighth grade make up the
Junior division while the Senior division is made up of students from
ninth through twelfth grades. The winners of the Heritage Bowl receive
local awards by 100 BMC as well as an all expense paid trip to compete in
the National Competition, which is held in Atlanta.
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