The Sea Island YouthBuild Ambassadors Club
Students from the Sea Islands YouthBuild Charter High School will join in
the battle against hunger, poverty, and limited access to education by
forming an O Ambassador Club.
Oprah's Angel Network teamed up with Free The Children creating the O
Ambassadors program to motivate and educate youth to become active global
citizens who will create real change in their communities and the world.
"The O Ambassadors Club is an example of our performance-based learning
environment, where students participate in real-world projects and are
expected to use a combination of technical skills, workplace skills,
related academic skills, creativity, other higher-order thinking skills and
available resources to solve life situations," said Larry Blasch Sea
Islands YouthBuild Board of Directors Chairman. "Participating in
programs that use global issues as learning outcomes is an integral part of
our school curriculum."
Through the program, students will learn about poverty, education, health,
and sustainable development - the core themes of the Millennium Development
Goals. World leaders have promised to meet these goals by 2015, with the
help of students, educators, business leaders, and the general public,
including the students and staff at Sea Islands YouthBuild, to make sure
these goals are met.
The Sea Islands YouthBuild O Ambassadors Club will support development
initiatives in West Africa.
This school-based program is an exploration of idea-sharing, active
learning and taking action. YouthBuild students will participate in
specific fundraising and awareness activities to educate other students and
community members. They will also learn about the leadership role they can
take to be the change-makers who will make a tangible difference for their
peers in their communities and in the developing world.
"Our students are extremely excited to have been selected to work on a
global project. This unique experience in character education will expose
students to new cultures and current issues affecting their world," said
Renee Chewning, Sea Islands YouthBuild Director. "As part of the O
Ambassadors Club, students will have exclusive access to online resources
and share networking opportunities with other clubs around the world."
"This project is so cool because it helps us learn more about our culture
and its roots in West Africa; and gives us a chance to help other people
who don't have the things we have," said LaMont'e Dickinson, student at Sea
Islands YouthBuild. "Who knows, maybe one of the people we help is a
relative."
Sea Islands YouthBuild offers integrated, academic and technical education,
linking learning to real life. In our supportive environment students
experience individual growth in self-confidence, leadership skills, and
establish a foundation and vision for their future with the desire and
ability to pursue advanced training and education.
For more information on Sea Islands YouthBuild program, call 843-557-1611.
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Photograph attached:
Storyteller Carolyn "Jaboulile" White shares Gullah stories with students
at a Sea Islands YouthBuild program.
