MISSION: EDUC826

MISSION: EDUC826 is a set of rotating workshops and discussions developed for people who work with youth. They showcase 826CHI’s educational values and provide resources to successfully support young learners. Whether you've been with working youth a week or ten years, Mission: EDUC826 is designed for you!

To Participate: Look for our upcoming events on the 826CHI volunteer calendar at 826.org/volunteers and sign up there!

For questions: please contact us at volunteers@826chi.org or 773.772.8108

Rotating Workshops & Discussions

Engaging Students in Writing 101

This 1-hour briefing is an overview of writing tips and tricks for motivating students! It covers how to motivate the unmotivated student, strategies for working with English Language Learners (ELL) and shares useful resources.

Combating Adultism

This briefing focuses in on establishing safe and critical spaces for youth. Participants will define safe space, youth ally principles and walk away with a set of useful resources to continue building community!

• • Try our opening activity on your own // Reflection: Take 5-10min to reflect the support you wish you had from adults when you were a youth.

CAFECITO

In the Spanish language, Cafecito is an endearing way to refer to a cup of coffee. We invite you to join us for coffee and to reflect on issues that affect our students and the role we as caring adults play in cultivating a diverse and inclusive third space for learning and self-expression in our students’ lives.

• Language // In this Cafecito we discuss the importance of language in our students’ lives. We start by writing our own language autobiographies then dive into a conversation about the nuances of language learning in western education and our role in it!