WHAT TO EXPECT IN YOUR COUNTRY YOU’VE FINALLY MADE IT TO YOUR DESTINATION! NOW WHAT? WHILE EXACT ITINERARIES VARY FROM TRIP TO TRIP, THE BASIC OUTLINE IS THE SAME. HERE IS A SNEAK PEEK INTO YOUR 2 WEEK SKILLCORPS TRIP.
ARRIVAL: UPON ARRIVAL YOUR TEAM MAY CHOOSE TO EXCHANGE MONEY AT THE AIRPORT YOUR TRIP LEADER WILL CONTACT YOUR TRANSPORTATION TO TAKE YOU TO YOUR HOTEL SETTLE IN!
WEEKEND 1: REST & SELF CARE EXPLORE PAIR WITH YOUR TEAMMATES YOUR TRIP LEADER WILL HAVE SOME FUN THINGS TO CHOOSE FROM THIS WEEKEND NOTE: SOME LOCATIONS WILL STAY AT THE HOTEL THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND WHILE OTHERS MAY HAVE SOME PLANNED SIGHTSEEING YOU MAY MEET THE CENTER STAFF DURING THIS WEEKEND AS WELL
AT THE CENTER (WEEK 1): YOU WILL FOLLOW THE WORKDAY SCHEDULE OF THE STAFF TOUR THE CENTER PAIR WITH STAFF & STUDENTS OBSERVE COLLECT BASELINE & PROBE DATA COLLABORATE WITH PARTNERS -YOUR TRIP LEADER WILL GUIDE YOU THROUGH THE TRIP OBJECTIVES AND YOU WILL WORK WITH OUR PARTNERS TO CREATE SOME SPECIFIC GOALS FOR YOUR TRIP -WHAT ARE YOUR PRIORITIES? -WHAT ARE OUR PARTNERS PRIORITIES? -WHAT IS SUSTAINABLE? -FOCUS ON SOCRATIC QUESTIONING -WHAT SKILLS ARE YOU BRINGING TO YOUR TEAM? -WHAT ARE YOU PASSIONATE ABOUT? EACH SKILLCORPS TEAM CREATES AND HOSTS A PRESENTATION WHILE AT OUR PARTNER SITES, YOU WILL WORK ON CREATING THIS PRESENTATION DURING WEEK 1 AFTER WORK: SOMETIMES OUR PARTNERS WILL PLAN WEEKNIGHT ACTIVITIES FOR OUR TEAMS, OTHER TIMES YOU WILL DECIDE WHAT YOUR EVENING WILL CONSIST OF AS A TEAM
WEEKEND 2 EXCURSION: SOME TEAMS HAVE THEIR EXCURSION AT THE END OF THE TRIP, THESE TEAMS WILL STILL DO SOMETHING FUN DURING THIS WEEKEND SELF CARE TAKE TIME TO CONTACT YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY
AT THE CENTER (WEEK 2): YOU WILL FOLLOW THE WORKDAY SCHEDULE OF THE STAFF CONTINUE WORKING ON THE PROJECTS YOU HAVE DECIDED ON WITH YOUR TEAM AND THE STAFF BACKSEAT TEACHING SOCRATIC QUESTIONING CONSIDER WHAT YOU WILL BE LEAVING BEHIND. IS IT SUSTAINABLE? AFTER WORK: SOMETIMES OUR PARTNERS WILL PLAN WEEKNIGHT ACTIVITIES FOR OUR TEAMS, OTHER TIMES YOU WILL DECIDE WHAT YOUR EVENING WILL CONSIST OF AS A TEAM
WEEKEND 3: MOST TEAMS WILL BE HEADING HOME THIS WEEKEND TEAMS WILL TRAVEL TO THE AIRPORT TOGETHER SOME TEAMS WILL COMPLETE THEIR EXCURSION THIS WEEKEND