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Annual Report 2016 / Learning for Life 1 How Aviation Exploring Helps Aviation Exploring Goals Take Flight 2016 ANNUAL REPORT earning for Life programs are designed for all age Dear Friends and Colleagues, groups from pre-kindergarten to those not yet age 21. Youth participation is open to any youth in the POSITION prescribed age group for that particular program. e are pleased to share program successes that Adults are selected by the participating organization demonstrate strong engagement and great achievements STATEMENT for involvement in the program. Color, race, religion, gender, in the National Learning for Life 2016 Annual Report. Lsexual orientation, ethnic background, disability, economic W status, or citizenship are not criteria for participation by “Strategic priorities and initiatives” in education and career youth or adults. interests has been our focus. These words ring true as they show unity and strength in our mission to engage, cultivate, and mentor our youth of today. Youth Focused Professional Customer Oriented Quality Driven GUIDING ...“Strategic priorities Proactive Fiscally Responsible and initiatives” PRINCIPLES Innovative Clear And Direct Communication The National Learning for Life Executive Board and Staf sincerely thank those that continue to support with their gifts, time and talents. We are extremely excited about what lies ahead! VISION PRE-K TO 12 Sincerely, To provide engaging and relevant Pre-K to 12 solutions that positively impact academic performance, social and emotional maturity, character development, and career Fred Markham education for all students. Chairman, National Learning for Life Executive Board VISION Dr. Diane E. Thornton EXPLORING National Director Shape the workforce of tomorrow by engaging and mentoring today’s youth in career and life- enhancing opportunities. ANNUAL REPORT 2016 / LEARNING FOR LIFE 1 HOW AVIATION EXPLORING HELPS AVIATION EXPLORING GOALS TAKE FLIGHT here are two crucial elements to every Exploring post—youth members and adult leaders. Both are what make Exploring possible, and the Tstories of Didi and Tim show just how youth and leaders work to A NEW ACTIVITY LIBRARY make a diference for themselves PACKED WITH RESOURCES and in the lives of others. An Explorer’s Experience Didi Aranki thought she had her future career figured out, but when ou’ve heard about Exploring.org’s new through to get a sneak peek of what to expect she encountered an Exploring post look, and since then, you’ve been when they are ready. The library will be updated at a local airport, her path took an clamoring to get your hands on some regularly, so keep checking Exploring.org for the unexpected turn. fun resources to fuel your Exploring latest resources. experience. Now, we’ve launched what “I initially thought photography you’ve been looking for—the Exploring Activity Scope out the activity guides for yourself and email was my thing. I had done that all YLibrary, full of career-specific content to serve all us at exploring@lflmail.org to let us know what throughout high school and [I] of your Exploring needs. you think. bought a nice camera and everything,” Didi said. he learned about the opportunity to spark youth interest in the subject, he was on board. Located on the new Exploring.org, the Exploring Upon joining the Orange County Aviation Exploring Activity Library is loaded with 54 new activity post, Didi discovered a passion for something she Now serving as an advisor for the Orange County guides available to view and download. Guides had never before considered: aviation mechanics. Aviation Exploring post, Tim has been able to for activities in areas such as health, business, fire share his flair for flying with young people, helping and EMS, science, engineering, and technology The new experiences, networking, and camaraderie them explore the field of aviation. are ready for you to share. There are also guides she found within her post are what really jump- for building life skills like leadership, customer started her newfound enthusiasm. Her involvement “The aviation program has really allowed me to service, and team building. in the post also developed her academic focus so share my love of aviation and working with youth, she could begin pursuing a career as a certified and I can put the two together,” Tim said. More Activities Are Rolling Out Soon! airframe and power flight mechanic. Don’t see guides for your career field? Not to One of the Explorers Tim shares this passion with worry! Activity guides for some careers aren’t “You can’t stray of when you’re in high school is his son, who joined the program along with loaded yet, but they are on the way. In the either,” Didi said. “You have to stay focused; you his father. His son was able to delve into the field meantime, those guides will be shaded gray with have to just be dedicated. … You may find what you and gain the skills needed as he now prepares a yellow “coming soon” label, but you can click love without even knowing what it is.” to pursue a career in aviation at the Air Force Academy. Tim explains that Exploring engaged An Advisor’s Perspective his son’s interests as well as his own, keeping his enthusiasm for aviation alive. Tim Lloyd has a robust background in aviation. Not only is he a retired Air Force pilot, he also teaches aviation at a local university. So when 2 LEARNING FOR LIFE / ANNUAL REPORT 2016 ANNUAL REPORT 2016 / LEARNING FOR LIFE 3 STORIES FROM THE COUNCIL LFL PROGRAMS MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES We started a new program at North Glade create a forum to discuss something that weighed Elementary called “Girl Power.” We started this heavily on their minds. The youth that didn’t have program with about 45 fifth-grade girls who had divorced parents learned ... how it must be for low self-esteem and from households where their peers to come to school every day there have been situations of abuse. We met worrying about something so hard. What a once a month and concentrated on building self- learning experience! esteem as well as leadership skills. Prominent female members of the community came out and Georgia Smith motivated the girls and worked with them Greater Salt Lake Council | Salt Lake Ctiy, Utah on self-esteem. In June you could really see that the majority of these girls had self-confidence and were about to successfully transition to middle school. “Youth are struggling so hard to SERVING OTHERS Diane Hickman find their place in the world and South Florida Council | Miami Lakes, Florida the life skills we teach give them the tools to do so.” THROUGH LEADERSHIP I received two cards from a fifth grade class on a day when I was feeling very overwhelmed about financing LFL. … Anyway, we do make a diference. Youth are struggling so hard to find their place in Shederika is an angry fourth-grader who is very eadership students at Queen City High such as hot dogs or Frito pie, but QCHS leadership the world and the life skills we teach give them argumentative and very disrespectful to others. For School (QCHS) in East Texas may be teacher Mandi Stringer chose a made-from- the tools to do so. I was brought to tears that [one example, I saw her in the hall one day and when I one of the Caddo Area Council’s newest scratch meal complete with sopaipilla cheesecake boy] felt the lessons I taught in the classroom were said hello to her, she said, “Don’t talk to me!” Learning for Life groups, but they are fast so students would need to work together as an worthy to share with his cousin. … I told her she needed to get in line with her class becoming some of the most involved efective team. and she said, “Don’t tell me what to do!” Later, participants. By taking advantage of resources One other story—I was doing a lesson on stress I talked with the girls in her class and they said Lofered through Learning for Life and triggering In addition, some of the students stufed bags that she was mean and argued with everyone. We and how to cope with it in your life when one the council to build new opportunities such as with toiletry items that are much needed but often of my fifth grade students raised his hand and … discussed how they could help her. … I told them the Leadership Development Workshop for High missed when a family is in a medical emergency promptly said, “Oh, Mrs. Smith, I am so stressed. that they should try to be a good example to her School Youth, the group set a goal of honing their and has little or no time to pack necessities. I don’t know what to do. I turn 12 next week and and some day they might get some kindness from skills so they can go into schools and train other I have to decide which parent to live with now. her. … I worked hard with this group of children to young people to be leaders. The students and teachers also enjoyed meeting … I have two diferent sets of rules, one for my demonstrate the Learning for Life traits. And then the RMH family pet, Mac the Labradoodle. mom and one for my dad. I don’t want to leave one day, I was walking past Shederika’s classroom The 32 students and two teachers boarded a my friends.” Then 11 other hands shot up in the and she was sitting in the doorway. She kindly school bus early on December 7, 2016, bound for One week after the Ronald McDonald House classroom, all waving fiercely while saying, “Me said, “Hello.” I looked around to see if anyone Little Rock, Arkansas.
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