What You Will Learn:
Retreat:
Creating a Caring Community
Week 1: Thriving with Diversity
Week 2: How Change Happens
Week 3: Parents as Change Agents
Week 4: Investigating a Problem and Working Toward a Solution
Week 5: The Power of Language
Week 6: How the Community Works
Week 7: How Local Systems Work
Week 8: Networks
Week 9: The Power of the Media
Week 10: Using Your Voice
Week 11: Life Cycle of Family Functions
Week 12: Social and Economic Forces Impacting Children
Week 13: What is Public Policy?
Week 14: How State Government Works
Week 15: How City Government Works
Week 16: Understanding the Law?
Week 17: Budgets
Week 18: Evaluation, Outcomes, and Accountability
Week 19: Unexpected Alliances
Week 20: Putting it all Together
