Moccasin Immersion Program
This program is a 3 month immersion program that takes place over the course of the summer. During this program we collaborate and partner with local community organizations/schools, and affiliates to offer 3 months worth of daily interactive educational, linguistic and cultural immersion. Youth participants get the opportunity to network, connect with, and learn from a host family and a variety of a native experiences.
Our goal
To bridge cultural bridges; To promote ubuntu; to connect our youth participants with their brothers and sisters abroad; to provide youth participants with an opportunity to gain a deeper global cultural perspective. Youth who participate in this program will walk away gaining the necessary insight on why it is important to be civically engaged; to leave with a stronger understanding of cultural similarities/differences,a historical understanding of the country and the social and or racial challenges youth and communities of the diaspora face.
How do we meet our goal
- By financially covering the expenses for youth participants to experience the full 3
months. - Collaborating & Partnering with the host family to provide an educational and cultural
experience. - Collaborating & partnering with community organizations, schools and universities to
provide an educational and cultural experience. - Youth participants share their experience through our blog.
- Participants provide a portfolio of their experience.
- Participants completing an end of the program survey.
The value of this program
- Youth leaders strengthen their understanding of cultural similarities and differences
- Youth leaders become more consciously aware of the importance of being civilly
engaged. - Youth leaders become more civically engaged
- Youth leaders become social and racial justice advocates
- Youth leaders become more self aware, self assured, self confident
- Youth leaders begin to lead with and practice ubuntu
- Youth leaders see the value of global citizenship
- They produce 3 months of portfolio work and research
- They develop a strong college application/post high school resume
- Youth leaders strengthen their understanding of cultural similarities and differences
- Youth leaders gain a broader perspective and worldview.
- Youth leaders expand their network