making connection making noise

Making connection making noise

Social Action Project

Pod StatsO 12 Pod MembersO 7 MeetingsO 106 combined hours in Pod MeetingsO Meeting day of the Week: ThursdayO Combined Age: 227 Years old O Favourite Foods: Chocolate, Pizza,

Kiwis O Favourite Activity: Talking, debriefing,

art activities and having a good time

Making connections making noise

O Five Themes: O misconceptions of Jane and FinchO failing and skipping classO lack of youth friendly facilities and activitiesO issues around drug use O safety

O InterconnectedO Investigation

O Mentorship program O Offered to grade nines by grade twelves

O helps with transition into high school O Helping connect students to each other and

schoolO Students matched based on similar

interests/hobbies O Come together to celebrate once a month O Beneficial to both twelves and niners

What is fresh?

FRESHGoals:

O Making Emery a more welcoming and safe school

O Helping to engage students in school and in learning  

Why is this project important? O Unite students of emeryO An effort to keep students in school

and address graduation and attendance rates

KeywordsVital Signs

• Education • Leadership,

civic engagement and belonging

Pathways to Social Change• Direct service• Community

organizing

Target Group

Who will the project be aimed

at?• High school

students in the Jane and Finch area

How many people will the project target? • Min 20 students

Workplan• Get feedback from

students• Meet with principle to

present our ideas• An assembly at emery

with motivational speakers

• Connecting with Winston LaRose

• Connecting with sponsors and partners in the community

• Fundraisers• Advertising and recruiting

ResourcesSponsors or Partners

• Money for activities • Motivational speakers• Connect with Charity to provide us with donations.

This may assist us in connecting with businesses• Connecting with community organizations

• A fundraiser once a month for the event to provide money for our celebration once a month

• Resources in the school: computers, gym, classrooms

We Did It! Students wanting to

participate Class attendance

increases Graduation rates

increase