New Group Training Event

Hi!

In response to expressed and potential interest, I am hosting a Vanguard Start-up Training event on Saturday, March 29th, from 10-2. 

Vanguard is a leadership academy for youth that is principle-based. One of the primary principles it is based on is my belief that each of us was born to fulfill a mission that is unique, God-given, and intended for the benefit of those around us.  In order for an individual to learn the tools to successfully complete that mission, I believe we must create an environment that is both supportive and instructive-- set-up in such a way as to: 

   a)1. Encourage the individual's pursuit of a personal vision of what God sees in them now, and what mission(s) He has before them

   b 2.  increase their ability to analyze truth by looking at the world around them through different lenses and comparing them to their own core principles

   c 3.broaden the vision of the student to the needs in the world around them so they can start to feel the “tugs” of where their mission(s) may be

      4. allow the student to be introduced to different potential learning styles or "voices"

      5. allow the  student to share with others what they have learned in their own learning style

   f)  6. establish parameters and training for the mentors and parents.

(see more here: http://vanguardnotes.blogspot.com/p/founding-page.html

This training event is for:

-people interested in starting up their own Vanguard group

-people who have already been in a group and just want a good review before beginning their next year

-people who are just curious about what Vanguard is and want to learn about our methods

At this training we will cover the following:

-Vanguard overview

-Basic steps to start a group

-Parent Mentor meetings and involvement

-Support and further training opportunities

-A look at the Lenses: Leadership Academy, Geo-conquest, Eureka, Imaginative Arts

The cost of the training will be $5 a person, to cover copies of materials and a light lunch. (It is non-profit.)  Please RSVP by returning the attached registration form to Mary at biesingerm@gmail.com by March 22nd so I can know how much food to prepare for lunch and if my house is big enough for all who might be coming. (Please do not reply to the groups I posted this through, as I do not check all the groups regularly.) 

You can pay in advance (preferable) or at the door.  You can mail your check and filled out attached registration form to 655 Sunset Dr. Kaysville UT 84037

READING/REVIEW:

Please watch/read the following before you come:
1  BYU model of education:.http://www2.byui.edu/LearningModel/src/default.htm

2. "Leadership Education" by the DeMilles (particularly pgs 40-56 and 153-224 are good for yearly--or more!--review, but reading this book will help explain a lot of the elements of Vanguard, like socializing as families, the value of projects, the need for master-level youth to design their own class for the year, etc.)
3. https://www.lds.org/prophets-and-apostles/unto-all-the-world/a-classroom-of-faith-hope-and-charity?lang=eng&cid=HPSA030114575&im=true
4. Increase in Learning by Elder David Bednar - chapter 2
5. Teach the Children by Neil J. Flinders - chapters 12-14 and 18-19
6. Norms and Nobility by David Hicks - preface, prologue and chapter 1

Additional reading suggestions:
-Oliver DeMille's address from the TJEd 2007 Forum: "The Eighth Key and the Four Levels of Leadership"--I don't purchase many things, but this is a treasure...very central to the Vanguard vision.
http://www.tjed.org/purchase/audio-downloads/eighth-key/
-A Thomas Jefferson Education by Oliver DeMille

See you then!  Please forward this information to anyone you think might be interested.  

Also, please contact me via email at biesingerm@gmail.com if you would like to have the registration form emailed to you.