Implementing a comprehensive ninth grade transition program that is effective and achieves its purpose isn't easy – and if someone tries to tell you it is, they're crazy! The implementation of Freshman Focus requires a commitment from your administration, your teachers, and your students that ninth graders are going to start being treated differently in your school. And it all begins at The Freshman Focus Training Institute – an intense, two-day program designed to train and prepare participants for effective implementation.
The program uses a "train-the-trainer" model so that participants leave the Training Institute with the knowledge, skills, and resources needed to return to their school to lead Freshman Focus implementation, train teacher mentors, and train student leaders.
Schools should send up to four (4) participants to the Training Institute and are strongly encouraged to do so. There will be opportunities to team process and begin building a framework for Freshman Focus in your school.
There are four major components to implementing the Freshman Focus program in your school: (1) Understanding and preparing for the logistics of managing the program and using the curriculum; (2) Developing and implementing an effective ninth grade orientation camp; (3) Training teacher mentors and equipping them with tools for success; and (4) Preparing student leaders for their very important role in the Freshman Focus classroom.
Sessions include:
- The Freshman Focus Faculty Advisor
- The Site Coordinator
- Using Freshman Focus to Teach Cultural Awareness
- Building Student Relationships
- Creating a Successful Orientation Camp
- Using Intramurals to Build School Spirit
- Using Freshman Focus to Improve Student Achievement
- Combating Bullying with Freshman Focus
- Career Exploration & High School Planning
Upcoming Freshman Focus Institutes
Register for an Upcoming Freshman Focus InstituteWhat You Get
All Schools Receive:- 2 Full Days of Training
- Implementation Resource Guide
- Teacher Mentor & Student Leader Implementation Training Kit and Materials
- Coaching Training Kit and Materials
- One-Year On-Line Resource Center Subscription
- Freshman Focus Curriculum – Lessons & Activities
- $500 Orientation Camp Discount
- Follow Up Phone and On-Line Support
Freshman Focus On-line Resource Center
Access Gets You:- The Freshman Focus Curriculum consisting of daily lesson plans, activities, discussion guides, and content pages for schools to modify, adapt, and use for their own programs.
- Six Interactive Toolkits to use in planning and managing the day-to-day operations of the Freshman Focus program. Toolkits are available in the following areas: (1) Orientation Camp; (2) Faculty Advisor; (3) Site Coordinator; (4) Executive Council; (5) Intramurals; (6) Training. Additionally, on-line support is available with each toolkit.
- On-Line Student Application & Teacher Application
- Dynamic Freshman Focus Curriculum Builder
- Interactive Intramural Bracket Builders
Training Institutes begin at 8 a.m. each day and conclude at 6 p.m. on the first day, 4 p.m. on the second day. Lunch is provided each day. Lodging and evening meals are the responsibility of participants.
For additional information about our Institutes or to get questions answered, email info@freshmanfocus.com or call the Institute for Human Services at (614) 251-6000.
