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Welcome to the Purpose Lounge Classroom Web Program
 Since
early 2011, we have been partnered with the Queens Satellite High School
for Opportunity, Jamaica, Queens, NY. We have been working in their
classrooms to help educate and inform their student body about
alternatives to the life options they have believed to be limitations in
their lives. Our Education and Self-Empowerment Through Civic Studies
curricula engages people of all backgrounds to think about culture and
community in a new way. We are also working with other educational and
community entities to bring our model to their populations.
In 2012, along with Michael Connors [The New York Times], we were awarded "The Foundations for Success Award" by the Queens Satellite High School. In our efforts to provide full-spectrum support, by request of the QSHFO principle and college coordinator, we are part of an initiative to supply teamwork training to the teachers and support staff.
We are proud to announce that our program took students from the Queens
Satellite High School for Opportunity students to Queens College (a
four-year regional college) for a tour, talk, and a question &
answer session. It was titled, "Overcoming Adversity and Breaking
Barriers." We believe it's imperative to provide models to show them
where to go, to provoke them to learn to constantly ask questions.
Monmouth University, Long Branch, NJ, and New York University, NYC, have
now come on-board and we hope to add to this list soon.
About Purpose Lounge "In The Classroom"
Our innovative workshops/classes combine web and on-site education. The students receive web-based instructional materials via email to study and prepare for the workshops/classes, which also teaches researching skills and computer literacy and has the secondary effect of teaching students how to use the Internet for educational and research purposes.
We focus on people 16 to 30 years of age, though we work with ALL ages.
The Purpose Lounge model is designed to augment educational/community
betterment programs, which are typically under-resourced and require
assistance to realize their mission[s]. Our
program also goes beyond the traditional classroom facility model to bring
cultural/social education and life mentoring directly to the places it's
needed, such as, recreational centers, playgrounds, schools, common
spaces in public housing, community events, and public/private spaces.
In addition, we function as a strategic conduit between similarly
focused business and/or organizations to help create internship as well as job opportunities.
Our curriculum uses the Civil Rights Movement as a starting point to engage students
in a historical exploration in self-empowerment. It is similar to the "Facing History and Ourselves"
curricula, while adapted to a multiple-day workshop as well as a
singular visit format. Throughout the workshop we expand to discuss a
wide spectrum of ethnic, gender, historical and cultural perspectives,
which example the commonality of personal evolution required to empower
ones self and the communities around them.
We have a number of scalable workshops, programs, and initiatives to
work with any educational and/or community-betterment program.
To receive more information about us, please contact us:
s6kmedia@gmail.com or 917-723-7281
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