Youth on the Move. An Entrance Review Program - Essay Example

Youth on the Move Program "Youth Sessions: An Entrance Review Program" Objectives It is a common knowledge that before one enters a particular high school or college university, a student must be able to pass the entrance exam and/or interviews first. However, not all students find these exams easy due to different reasons. Some fail these exams because they have stopped schooling for quite a time and their minds have been outdated with the knowledge and skills from given by school curriculums. Some who has been continuously in attending classes still find it hard to pass the high school of college entrance exams because they are not focusing in schools subjects alone. They tend to think of their families, of their jobs (for those who are working on a part time basis) and other financial matters. With this reason, a number of non-government organizations have been trying to look for possible solutions on how to assist these aspiring high school or college students. "Youth Sessions: An Entrance Review Program" can play a very important role in the achievement of these goal. This specific program deals more on the incoming high school and college students. This specific program aims to offer series of review sessions with the incoming high school and college students. More specifically, this program is aimed at: 1. Reviewing the students who have stopped from schooling and is now ready again to continue going to school. These students are those who, because of financial difficulties, were forced to stop from schooling. Now that they are about to continue their education, they really need this review session so that they may be updated with various school lessons. This program will also serve as a review for the lessons that they might have forgotten. 2. Assisting the students who have just graduated from primary school or from high school. These students are those who have just graduated from primary and/or secondary school and are aspiring to go to a reputable university but will need to pass the entrance exam first. Methods and Strategies The role of this program is to provide a series of review sessions that will tackle the four major subjects in school - Mathematics, Science, English or Language and General Knowledge. A total of eight (16) teachers who can work on a part time basis will be the most important tool in this program. Two teachers will be teaching one subject matter everyday (one every half of the day). So, eight teachers will be teaching in the mornings and eight teachers in the afternoon. Each subject's session will last for one hour a day and will be done every Saturdays and Sundays and will run for two months. The days are chosen purposely so as not to affect the regular teaching schedules of the teachers. This also to accommodate the aspiring student-participants who are working on weekdays. So in a year's time, there will be 6 entrance review sessions. The teachers (because this is an NGO project) will be informed before hand that they will be doing this, not because of the salary, but because they are willing to help the youths. Nevertheless, these teachers will still be given transportation, food and other utility allowance. Meanwhile, the teaching materials - markers, white boards, pens etc. - will also be provided. These are the most basic teaching materials that will be shouldered by the program. Since the agency has already a room and LCD projectors that can accommodate a good number of students, the venue and the screens will not be a problem anymore. This program will also be providing lecture kit/manuals for each of the students which has a target number of 20 students per teacher per session. So, there will be 80 students for every 2-months review session. And a total number of 360 students will be reviewed in a year. The qualified students who can avail of this program will be base upon the economic status of the family. The facilitators will be verifying (from the records that the students will be presenting) if their family is really below the average economic threshold level. Those students who belong to the poor families will be prioritized. Average income earners can also apply in this program. Budget Allocation a. Teachers' Allowance This is composed of teachers' food allowance, transportation allowance and other expenses that will be shouldered by the program. b. Other Utility Expenses These are other school-related expenses that will be used by the teachers and the students in every training session. c. Lecture Kits/Manuals The students will be provided with a copy of the lecture and/or of activity manuals which they can bring at home. This will serve as their additional review materials and part of their activity assignments when they get home. The projected total budget allocation for this "Youth Sessions: An Entrance Review Program" is as follows: Overall Summary of the Program Each student who will be joining the said program will be evaluated after the two-month learning session. They will be given a comprehensive exam covering the four subject matters - Mathematics, English or Language, Science and Technology and General Knowledge. The number of passing students who will take the exam will correspond the level of effectiveness o this training program. More so, a post evaluation will be asked for the students. After they have taken the entrance exam on their desired schools or universities, they will be asked give the facilitators a feedback whether they have passed the entrance exam or not. Ideas for further improvements of the training session will also be asked on the students who have joined the sessions. The goal of this program is very achievable. There will surely be noble teachers who would voluntarily take part in this program. In the same manner, many aspiring high school and college students will surely grab this opportunity to ensure a higher chance of passing the entrance exam in their desired schools. Read More