Tomorrow's Leaders
Today
2008 Youth Leadership Conference
Schedule of Activities and Workshops
11:00AM-1:30PM
ARRIVAL AND REGISTRATION
- Lunch may be purchased for a nominal fee in the
UMD student cafeteria
2:00PM-5:00PM
LARGE GROUP OPENING SESSION - Ballroom B
- Mille Lacs Lake Drum and Dance Group
- Musical Performance - Ms. Mari Harris
- Presentation by Foster Club All-Stars
5:00PM-6:00PM
DINNER - Kirby Cafeteria
6:00PM-8:00PM
SESSION I - WORKSHOPS
- Mask Making Part I
- Presenters: Lutheran Social
Service SEARCH Program
Room:
Participants work in pairs to create their own personal
mask.
Limited to first 25 participants!
- Leadership and Diversity Through Song
- Presenter: Ms. Mari
Harris
Room: Garden Room
This energetic and upbeat musical workshop will teach you
about leadership and diversity and leave you with a sense
of empowerment and groove.
- Meet Minnesota's Youth Leadership
Councils
- Presenters: Council members
- Current and former foster care youth
Room:
Learn what its like to be a member of the new Youth
Leadership Councils in Minneapolis, Duluth, and
Wilmar.
Their mission is to include youth voice in decisions
about how the foster care system works, and to educate
youth, foster parents, child welfare workers and the
public.
Are you interested in joining or starting a Youth
Leadership Council in your own community?
- Sharing Foster Care Stories with the Public - In a
Safe Way
- Presenters: FosterClub
All-Stars
Room:
The FosterClub All-Stars have shared their foster care
stories with Congress, on national TV and radio, in Time
magazine and in newspapers across the country. In this
workshop, consider why and how to share your story in
public for a meaningful purpose. The All-Stars have good
ideas to share based on their own experiences.
- Search and Rescue
- Presenter: Youth Emergency
Service Assistance Response Unit (YESARU)
Room:
Learn from these youth how they became official "first
responders" in their community, and how negative images
of youth in their community have been changed as a
result.
8:00PM-9:00PM
THEATER GROUP - R5 PRODUCTIONS - Ballroom B
9:15PM-9:30PM
CHAPERON MEETING
9:30PM-12:30PM
DANCE AND ACTIVITIES
- Art Projects in Ballroom C
- TLT Sweatshirts for sale in the Garden
Room
9:00AM-10:00AM
LARGE GROUP SESSION - Ballroom B
10:00AM-12:00PM
SESSION II - WORKSHOPS
- Mask Making Part II
- Presenter: The SEARCH
Program
Room: Ballroom A
Completion of masks made earlier, and interpretation of
masks
- Get Educated!
- Presenter: FosterClub
All-Stars
Learn from youth who aged out of foster care. What does
it take to make it to (and in!) higher education? How can
you use your foster care experience as a plus on your
applications and qualify for the maximum amount of
financial aid on your FAFSA? What is the FAFSA? Learn
about scholarships just for youth in care, and the
challenges foster youth face when away at school. All of
this will be discussed through first-hand stories from
the All-Stars.
- Point of View
- Presenter: R5
Productions
Room: Ballroom B
Sit down with R5 and discuss the evening performance in
more detail!
1:00PM-3:00PM
WORKSHOPS
- Wall Climbing/Leadership Initiatives
- Presenter: UMD Outdoor
Program
Room: Meet in the Ballroom
Meet and greet the Vertical Pursuits indoor climbing
wall! Learn how to develop your leadership skills in a
challenging, energetic, and fun way. There will be NO
sitting down in this session!
Limited to first 30 participants!
- Race to Freedom Part I
- presenter: Melvin Carter,
Chris Crutchfield & friends
Room: The Garden Terrace - Meet outside the Ballroom for
directions
Explore what freedom means to you. Be an active
participant in this physical and spiritual journey. Use
your wits and take part in a series of activities to
achieve freedom.
Limited to first 30 participants!
- How to Start Your Own Business
- Presenter: Ben Stowe
Room:
Do you have a dream about starting and running your own
business someday? Ben started his own DJ business at age
16! This will be a fast moving, practical session on how
to jump into the world of self-employment and
succeed.
- Band Together
- Presenter: FosterClub
All-Stars
Room:
This workshop will show you how to turn your foster care
experience into expert knowledge which can be applied to
fun, attention grabbing community service projects
benefiting all youth in care. The All-Stars will help you
get your ideas from the drawing board to reality.
Community service projects are a powerful way to use your
voice for improvements in the foster care
system.
- Stressing Out
- Presenter: Dr. Daniel
Casey
Room:
Learn how to handle stressful situations and major
stressors in your life. Learn about body reactions and
how you can take care of yourself and others!!
3:00PM-5:00PM
WORKSHOPS
- Race to Freedom Part II
- Presenters: Melvin Carter,
Chris Crutchfield & friends
Room: Outdoors
Part II of 1:00 - 3:00PM session
- Together for Youth
- Presenter: Shirley Duke and
GLBT youth
Room:
Queer kids are so much more than those shallow
stereotypes. Teen members of Together for Youth (a GLBT
social/support group) present a series of skits to
educate and entertain
- Leadership and Diversity Through Song
- Presenter: Ms. Mari
Harris
Room: Garden Room
This energetic and upbeat musical workshop will teach you
about leadership and diversity and leave you with a sense
of empowerment and groove.
- Youth Speak - Adults Listen!
- Presenters: FosterClub
All-Stars
Room:
In this workshop the All-Stars will show you how to
tackle issues related to being in foster care and aging
out of care. Together you will identify the challenges to
success for the topics you choose as important, and then
decide what should be done to change things for the
better. All of your recommendations will be presented to
a group of leaders in Minnesota's foster care
system.
- Youth Advocacy - Find the Power to Make a
Difference
- Presenters: Kate Reuer,
Lutheran Social Services & Minnesota Youth Leadership
Council members
Room:
Identify problems that need to be addressed in the lives
of young people in foster care. Identify personal
strengths, supportive people, and resources in your
community as a way to solve these problems. Learn about
the power of telling your story.
6:00PM-7:00PM
NEWSPAPER FASHION SHOW - Ballroom B
7:00PM
Sobriety Support Group
7:00PM
TLT Sweatshirts for sale in the Garden Room
9:00PM
Board Buses for the Harbor Cruise!
9:30PM-12:30AM
Vista Cruise
9:00AM-10:30AM
CLOSING LARGE GROUP SESSION - Ballroom B
- Large group activities and prizes
- Performance by Ms. Mari Harris
10:30AM-11:00AM
MOVE OUT OF DORMS & RETURN KEYS TO CHAPERONS
- Chaperons: please return keys to the conference
registration room
11:30AM
Please join us for lunch! It's all paid for!!
NOONISH
ON YOUR WAY HOME! DRIVE SAFELY AND SEE YOU NEXT YEAR!