Global PDX: Migrant Children

This capstone supports a summer academic program sponsored by Beaverton School District.  Capstone students will assist in a classroom one day a week (M-Th) between June 27 and July 28 from 8:30am to 2pm. They will work with certified teachers on classes for English Language Development and credit recovery for high school aged youth from migrant families. The PSU class meetings will be once a week with extensive use of online discussion boards. Our class time will address historical, cultural, academic, and linguistic issues affecting Latino youth. Students must attend a pre-service orientation on June 24 and be prepared to tutor through the end of July. This capstone does not require Spanish language proficiency. It is excellent preparation for pre-education students as well as students studying social work, child and family studies, psychology, sociology and other majors.

 

Contact the instructor, Sam Gioia MSW (gioia@pdx.edu or 503-725-8470) for further information on this Capstone.

 

 

Project

Global PDX: Migrant Children

Students will complete all assignments and actively engage in classroom discussions.  Students must read the "Capstone Student Handbook" and abide by all of the policies noted therein.  Students will abide by the volunteer policies of Forest Grove School District.  Students will report and evaluate their experience with the Instructor and FGSD through weekly tutor notes.  These notes will be posted on the PSU Blackboard site which will be accessible to the instructor, community partner, and other students.  Students will post tutor notes weekly and respond to the tutor notes of peers.  Absences from the community experience must be noted on the Blackboard site.  Any student's failure to note their service activity on the Blackboard site will be assessed as an unexcused absence and will be reflected accordingly on the student's grade for the course.