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A General Outline of the Curriculum

1. Pre-departure activities (will not be


implemented this year)
2. Orientation activities (will be the
responsibility of CIEE staff)
3. My place in the group (Days 1-4)
4. This community (Days 5-8)
5. My Role (Days 9-12)
6. Community-based solutions
(Days 13-16)
7. Solutions in my community
(Days 17-20)

 Standard Orientation Topics for all HSSA


programs*
 Assorted Name Games and Ice Breakers (page
113—select a few favorites)
 Everyone is Awesome (page 28)
 Deep Connections (optional) (page 29)
 Agreements (page 34)
 The Rope Corral (optional) (page 35)
 Don’t be a “Fluent Fool” (page 37)
 Snafu Party (optional) (page 38)
 Introduce daily reflection journal and explain
expectations
Days 1 thru 4
Activities (all outlined in detail in the HSSA Service
Curriculum handbook Download HSSA Service
Curriculum handbook): 
 Check-in Activities (page 98—pick a favorite or
two)
 Leader of the Day (optional) (page 43)
 Sharing Obvious/Curious Photos (page 44)
 Name Game (page 46)

Days 5 thru 8

Possible Activities for You to Lead (all explained in


more detail in the Curriculum Handbook):
 Values Ranking (page 49)
 D/I/E (page 54)
 D/I/E Extension: Picturing Poverty (optional—
think about whether it is applicable to your
location) (page 58)
 The Web of Poverty (optional—think about
whether it is applicable to your location; page
61)
 Brene Brown on Empathy vs. Sympathy Video
(optional) (page
75)https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=KZBTYViDPlQLinks to an external site.
My role 9 thru 12

Suggested Activities (all described in


greater detail in your Curriculum
handbook):
 The Great Game of Power (page
77)
 Privilege Basketball (page 79)

Community 13-16

Possible Activities:
 Community Interview (page 85)
 Asset Inventory (page 88)
 Introduce Final Project (page 83
and handouts in Appendix E)

Days 17 thru 20

Activities
 Six Word Memoirs (without Postcards
component) (page 95)
 Heart Lines (optional) (page 96)
 Celebrating Leadership (optional) (page 97)
 Work time for final project
 Participants should share their final projects
and be scored on the Final Project Evaluation
Rubric during these days
 Please note: Your participation in this activity is
a required component of this training. 
 Take a moment to reflect on your
teaching style.
 What kinds of feedback do you feel
are most effective?
 What is a feedback goal that you
want to set for yourself this summer?
 For returning facilitators: What has
worked well or not-so-well in the
past?

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