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Packing Your Own Bags:Packing Your Own Bags:A Life Course for Seniors Who Want To Go A Life Course for Seniors Who Want To Go
SomewhereSomewhere
Where Will You Go? Where Will You Go? Integrated Course Curriculum GuideIntegrated Course Curriculum Guide
PLANPLAN PACKPACK
PERFORMPERFORM
Creating a Path For SeniorsCreating a Path For Seniors
Packing your own bags is a 16 week course Packing your own bags is a 16 week course for seniors that will lead them through the for seniors that will lead them through the planning and execution of their own planning and execution of their own adventure. By reading literature, viewing art, adventure. By reading literature, viewing art, and studying language and theater from and studying language and theater from cultures around the globe, students will learn cultures around the globe, students will learn practical life skills that will help to clarify practical life skills that will help to clarify their life goals. They will discover what they their life goals. They will discover what they are most passionate about, learn how to are most passionate about, learn how to make choices, be responsible, and achieve make choices, be responsible, and achieve self-awareness. Throughout the course self-awareness. Throughout the course students will map out their greatest goals students will map out their greatest goals and the path they will take to get there.and the path they will take to get there.
Plan, Pack, PerformPlan, Pack, Perform
All of our seniors are going somewhere.All of our seniors are going somewhere. We want them to have the tools to be able to We want them to have the tools to be able to
make deliberate choices about where to go in make deliberate choices about where to go in their lifetheir life
We want them to bring the appropriate skills to We want them to bring the appropriate skills to their life endeavorstheir life endeavors
We want them to be successful and happy on We want them to be successful and happy on their paththeir path
Week by Week Lesson OutlineWeek by Week Lesson Outline Week 1- Intro: Ready, Set, Go! Week 1- Intro: Ready, Set, Go! Weeks 2 – 5 - Where will you go? Introduction to Weeks 2 – 5 - Where will you go? Introduction to
differing cultures via literature, art, language and differing cultures via literature, art, language and drama. drama.
Weeks 6 – 8 - What will you bring? Weeks 6 – 8 - What will you bring? Weeks 9 – 10 - What will you do when you get Weeks 9 – 10 - What will you do when you get
there? there? Weeks 11 – 13 - What if you change your mind?Weeks 11 – 13 - What if you change your mind? Weeks 14 – 15 - Putting it all together. Prepare for Weeks 14 – 15 - Putting it all together. Prepare for
portfolio exhibition.portfolio exhibition. Week 16 – Senior exhibitions.Week 16 – Senior exhibitions.
Desired OutcomesDesired Outcomes
At the end of the 16 week course, students will possess the At the end of the 16 week course, students will possess the
knowledge, skills, and dispositions that will enable them to knowledge, skills, and dispositions that will enable them to
metaphorically and literally pack their own bags for any metaphorically and literally pack their own bags for any
adventure they choose. They will learn how to avoid adventure they choose. They will learn how to avoid
culture shock by examining the arts from cultures all over culture shock by examining the arts from cultures all over
the world. They will learn how to mentor others and be of the world. They will learn how to mentor others and be of
service to their own local community through service service to their own local community through service
learning. Each student will present a final exhibition that learning. Each student will present a final exhibition that
expresses every aspect of their new knowledge, skills, and expresses every aspect of their new knowledge, skills, and
dispositions, and how they have personally interpreted the dispositions, and how they have personally interpreted the
course material.course material.
Service LearningService Learning• Throughout the course, the seniors will mentor a group of middle school Throughout the course, the seniors will mentor a group of middle school
students from the Sedona area by teaching them mini-lessons aligned with students from the Sedona area by teaching them mini-lessons aligned with the course themes (plan, pack, perform).the course themes (plan, pack, perform).
• The cultural diversity of the Sedona area will be emphasized. The The cultural diversity of the Sedona area will be emphasized. The
mentorship should serve to cultivate a sense of community between mentorship should serve to cultivate a sense of community between participants. participants.
• The mentorship program will allow the students to interact with the The mentorship program will allow the students to interact with the community, and to build relationships with others as they develop life skills. community, and to build relationships with others as they develop life skills.
• The seniors will reflect upon how this experience has deepened their The seniors will reflect upon how this experience has deepened their awareness of community in a meaningful way. awareness of community in a meaningful way.
Future TrendsFuture Trends
Packing Your Own Bags will prepare students for life after Packing Your Own Bags will prepare students for life after
high school by giving them a personal map to follow into high school by giving them a personal map to follow into
their own future. Through the service learning project they their own future. Through the service learning project they
will learn how to build community. They will learn how to will learn how to build community. They will learn how to
write a resume, audition, interview, problem solve, and write a resume, audition, interview, problem solve, and
express their own views and opinions. Throughout the express their own views and opinions. Throughout the
course of Packing Your Own Bags, students will maintain course of Packing Your Own Bags, students will maintain
both a portfolio containing artifacts, and a digital archive of both a portfolio containing artifacts, and a digital archive of
this portfolio. They will write about future problems that this portfolio. They will write about future problems that
might appear in their path, and come up with solutions for might appear in their path, and come up with solutions for
those times they may be forced to change direction. those times they may be forced to change direction.
Senior ProjectSenior Project
During the last week of the course, students will During the last week of the course, students will
exhibit a personally designed project that exhibit a personally designed project that
synthesizes all of the work they have created synthesizes all of the work they have created
during the course. This exhibition will be on during the course. This exhibition will be on
display in the lobby area of SRRH for one week, display in the lobby area of SRRH for one week,
and will coincide with a collaborative project done and will coincide with a collaborative project done
by the seniors and the middle school students they by the seniors and the middle school students they
mentored at the middle school. Every senior will mentored at the middle school. Every senior will
also contribute to a group web page which will also contribute to a group web page which will
summarize their exhibition project and provide a summarize their exhibition project and provide a
link to their own digital portfolio.link to their own digital portfolio.
ConclusionsConclusions
Seniors who have participated in the course Seniors who have participated in the course
Packing Your Own Bags should be ready for their Packing Your Own Bags should be ready for their
journey, and know what they will be bringing with journey, and know what they will be bringing with
them. They will be well equipped to deal with any them. They will be well equipped to deal with any
obstacle that appears on their path, and be obstacle that appears on their path, and be
confident that no matter what happens, they are confident that no matter what happens, they are
completely capable of getting to their destination completely capable of getting to their destination
by themselves. They will have guiding values, life by themselves. They will have guiding values, life
skills, and the street smarts they need for skills, and the street smarts they need for
navigating the highways and oceans of life.navigating the highways and oceans of life.