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IMCOM Pacific Youth Leadership Forum

Final Outbrief

COL FaulknerIMCOM Pacific Deputy Region Director

19 June 2014

Child, Youth and School Services

Youth Leadership Forum (YLF) Tradition in a World of Innovation

Agenda

• Welcome and Introductions• Pledge of Allegiance/Star Spangled Banner • Pacific Region Top 5 Teen Issues• Junior Advisor Component• Tech Component• Service-Learning Projects • YLF Through the Week• Recognition Ceremony• Closing Remarks by the Deputy Region Director• Grand Finale Video Presentation


Youth Leadership ForumTradition in a World of Innovation

Pacific Region Top 5 Teen Issues

• Issue: There are insufficient educational resources and college preparation opportunities

• Issue Description: Youth Centers in the Pacific Region do not have sufficient textbooks and study materials. Current Youth Center materials are not synched with the school’s curriculum.

• Recommended Solution:- Require more frequent communication between the school and the CYSS Services School Liaison Officer in order to match Youth Center textbooks to the local school’s curriculum.- Create and issue a textbook request system where students can ask for specific college preparation materials and school books.- Offer SAT preparation courses through the school and/or Youth Centers for students.




• Issue: One car allowed during PCS

• Issue Description: Families are only allowed to have one car transported to their next duty station.

• Recommended Solution:- Allow multiple vehicles to be transported to the new destination.- Provide transportation options to get from point A to B when in-processing.- Provide a discount depending on the number of family members.




• Issue: Separate space for teens

• Issue Description: Teens currently share facilities with the middle school students creating an environment that produces conflict and prevents teens from participating in activities that are age appropriate to them.

• Recommended Solution: Separate buildings for teens or add on to the existing facility. A room in the Youth Center could be transformed into a teen room. Designated times can be made for when middle schoolers and teens are allowed. Teen nights or special events can be held for high school students only.




• Issue: Lack of Driver Education

• Issue Description: Teens lack the opportunity to receive sufficient education in driving, which hinders their ability to transition from overseas installations to life in the United States.

• Recommended Solution: - Create a standardized driver education curriculum in schools that offerboth classroom learning and road driving experiences.- Provide all garrisons with driving simulators in order to present students with hands-on driving experience.-Create a standardized system or certification that would allow adult volunteers to mentor students and give them the experience of drivingon the road.




• Issue: Teen unemployment at overseas installations

• Issue Description: The HIRED! apprenticeship program has not been running since January 2014.

• Recommended Solution: - Bring back the HIRED! program as soon as possible.- Once the program is reinstated, push the garrisons to partner with more organizations on the installation (i.e. veterinary clinics,

hospitals, etc.)



Junior Advisors

• Roles and responsibilities

• Activities during the week

• What it has meant to me



Junior Tech Advisors

• Technical support provided

• Photography

• Videography

• Activities during the week



Service Learning Projects

• “The Door Teen Shelter”

• Soles4Souls Shoe Project

• Humanitarian support to Ebeye



Service Learning Projects



Theme of the Week

Tradition

• Drive on opposite side of the road

• Steering wheel on the opposite side of the road

• Bicycles commonly used

• Buildings have abstract shapes

Innovation

• Traditional buildings surrounded by skyscrapers

• Tokyo Tower

• Sky Tree

• Ferris Wheel



Teambuilding Activities and Games

• Icebreakers

• Name Games

• Cultural Games

• Strangers Become Friends



Highlights of the Week

• Mount Fuji

• Ropes Course



Highlights of the Week

• Mirakai Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation

- Futuristic Stations

- Human Anatomy

- Space



Culture and Tradition

• Senso Ji Temple

• Traditional Attire

• Traditional Customs

• Cultural Night



Overview of the Week by Pacific Teen Panel Host

• Culture

• Transportation

• Language

• Food



Recognition Ceremony



Closing Remarks



Grand Finale Video Presentation

• USAG Japan Conference Room

• IMCOM Pacific Conference Room

INSTALLATION MANAGEMENT COMMAND

“Sustain, Support and Defend”

END OF BRIEF

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