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Home My WebLink About03-Presentations ~ I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Visioning a Healthy Community . into Record at oIcillCmvOevCms Mtg: / I bV fe Ayellda Item ' :~ City of San Bernardino I Youth Visioning Summit /> I , I Ii- CIl, Clerk/COe Secy Cltv JI ~"" tl"llIiHdinu Hunt Elementary School Wednesday, November 17, 1999 L ~ / 'A~ 4ht?/kc; ~.3 ,'.~ /..,,, /,... I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I II The City of San Bernardino Blight Education Program For the past two years elementary school students have participated in the City of San Bernardino Blight Buster Program, a unique education program coordinated by the City's Public Services Department. The goals of the Blight Buster Program include educating students about the harmful effects of blight on the community and encouraging youth to take an active part in the City's fight against blight. In an effort to meet the goals of the program, students are offered the opportunity to participate in interactive presentations; a brown bag art contest; regular neighborhood clean ups coordinated by the participating schools; the annual Citywide Clean up; the Beautiful Home & Business Award Program; and partnership with local neighborhood associations. Additional grant funding in 1999 made it possible to add a new component, the hosting of a Youth Visioning Summit. Currently ten elementary schools are participating in the Blight Buster Program. The.schools that are invited to participate in the program meet the following criteria: the school is located within a priority area identified by the City's Code Compliance Department; and the school is willing to incorporate the various components of the Blight Buster Program at the school. Grant funding . from California Healthy Cities and Communities has allowed the program to expand each year. The funding is used to offer school, classroom, and student incentives to encourage participation. The Blight Buster Program is a collaborative effort between the City of San Bernardino, San Bernardino City Unified School District, and California Healthy Cities and Communities. I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I II Youth Visioning Summit Students participating in the City's Blight Buster Program have started the new millenium with a new vision for the City of San Bernardino. Student representatives from eight elementary schools participating in the Blight Buster Program participated in San Bernardino's first Youth Visioning Summit at Hunt Elementary School on November 17, 1999. The goal of the Youth Visioning Summit was to provide an opportunity for youth participants to discuss and decide what components contribute to and are necessary for a healthy community. Each school was asked to select five student representatives to attend and participate in the Youth Visioning Summit. Student representatives were selected by the principal and staff of each individual school site. The 4th, 5th, and 6th grade students gathered at Hunt Elementary School and participated in a variety of team building activities lead by young adult facilitators from local high schools and colleges. The team building activities unified the students and prepared them for the 'visioning" activity at the end of the day. A graphic artist recorded the vision statement and the activities that occurred throughout the day. The students were asked as a group to dream of what they would like in the 'perfect" San Bernardino and the responses were simple and straight-forward. The students would like to see a trash-free San Bernardino where there are lots of trees and plants, people mow their lawns, and there are fewer stray animals. They see the future of San Bernardino as a city where neighborhoods are safe and there is no violence, no drugs, and people drive safely. The future San Bernardino is an incredible place where people are friendly and kind, and the community members have respect not only for themselves, but for others as well. It is also a place where community members volunteer, work together as a team, and everyone gets along. I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I II I I This amazing group of students also created the following vIsion statement for the City: "Our vision of a healthy city is a place where older.. people learn from younger people and younger people learn from older people. In our neighborhood, people of all ages create a clean, dNg-free place. Our community is a safe place to live. Our vision of a healthy city for tomorrow begins with our actions today. H Everything these students dream of for the future of San Bernardino is achievable. It is our challenge as community members and City leaders to make this 'vision" a reality. What can you do to help? Set an example for the children in your neighborhood by making sure your home and yard is maintained. Get involved in your neighborhood by becoming an act[ve member of a Neighborhood Cluster Association. If community members of all ages work together San Bernardino can become the healthy city that these students envision. The vision statement created at the Youth Visioning Summit will be used to guide the future activities and components of the Blight Buster Program. Plans are already being made for a Year 2000 Youth Visioning Summit where students will discuss the progress toward the vision statement and dream of a healthy San Bernardino. Participating schools are also planning Project Days were students from participating schools will have an opportunity to work together on beautification projects. I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I ,I I I Youth Visioning Summit Student Representatives Ramona-Alessandro Elementary School Shacy Brooks Laura Resendez Randy Carreon Michael Vollkommer Brandon Erwin Christian Zelaya Bradley Elementary School Mayra Alvarez Amber Overstreet Alina Camacho Johny Vargas Gregory Murrell Hu Dinh Shavonne McGhee Jose Ortega Emmerton Elementary School Toi Somerville Lucinda Romo Tami Bi Lidia Carrillo Justin Duke Hunt Elementary School Frankie Garcia Jazmine Gutierrez Uncoln Elementary School Meghan Ansley Cameron Inge Pearl Curiel Michelle Flores Lytle Creek 8ementary School Breona Davis Paul Sistoza Christopher Davis-Garland Maira Vargas Hugo Preciado Riley Elementary School Doraceli Benavides Roberto Munoz Yajaira Cruz Mike Villa Amber Lassiter Rio Vista Elementary School Jasmine Henderson Kevin Sy Kenneth Lakey David Westerfield Adrienne Moreno . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . '. n Special Thanks Participating Schools Student representatives in the Youth Visioning Summit were from the following schools: Ramona-Alessandro, Bradley, Emmerton, Hunt, Lincoln, Lytle Creek, Riley, and Rio Vista. Youth Visioning Summit Facilitators The facilitators for the Youth Visioning Summit consisted of a team of young adults trained and experienced in youth visioning facilitation. The facilitating team was led and coordinated by Tim Doyle, with assistance from Dora Avellaneda. The team of facilitators included: Michelle Arreola, Rebecca Avellaneda, Angelica Balderas, Gilbert Beltran Jr., Michael Benitez, Desiree Jimni Adkins, and Isabel Salazar. Graphic Recording Sheryl Nigro was the graphic recorder for the youth Visioning Summit. Location Sponsor Special Thanks to Hunt Elementary School for sponsoring the Youth Visioning Summit. Lunch Sponsor Lunch was provided courtesy of Home Town Buffet in Lorna Linda. Special thanks to Community Representatives Mar ji Barakian and Sabrina Calloway. Youth Visioning Summit Coordinators The Youth Visioning Summit was coordinated by Linda Ceballos, Environmental Projects Coordinator from the City of San Bernardino Public Services Department, with assistance from Blight Buster Program Steering Committee members, Colleen Andersen, Dan Arellano, Teri Baker, Anne Caldwell, Peggi Hazlett, and Carol Waitman. ... I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Summit Registration Students from participating schools arrive at Hunt Elementary for the Youth Visioning Summit. I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Getting Acquainted - Students get acquainted with Summit facilitator Tim Doyle, while waiting for the activities to begin. - I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Introduction Activity Student representatives get to know each other as young adult facilitators lead an introduction activity. Participants were divided into groups by the color of lifesaver they selected. . I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Recording the Event I Sheryl Nigro. a graphic recorder. begi ns by recording the introductions. Sheryl recorded all of the events that took place during the Summit. l I \ ~, l'( 1.0, ~\ERf~ I~ \ '"~ ~ ~~ -;-.~"".,.'- 1: IW::LJ ~ VI.; ~ -../ if/ 'lll."(l Hl1\'-lll"!:. k. "":J J ~V'SIIN~ J t'1:J v/? ~ W& v,~ "=?~.~.1N<.~ ;.,"; L~Y'!;J I<- - J I. Y VII ~ \ \~J\j IclF '1\\ 'If:C- \I{ \ 1"0 IR. ,,''''.J 'Y ! J J .../ \.1\' lr\yr;". .../ 'tH.!l'" ../ n, II \;- ~ J J 4C JI~I~I~( Uf\lJ .":tl.l~L J .J J lifYO\l.. / or","' r.-""llrn _(\."../~1.""""'~14.."'""l>'1 {1l111~', III U\I)\#.I IflHI O',\\~ I I - I ~ 1~1 ~ r I. ~ J I I ~~I . .I 1- fS;' I~ I I I I I I: I I I '. .~, ';0 ~ r.,<:'"' !:.~ - o c;,,; ~ :1f."i" ~ . "1'J -- d ':> -. - .:- I [ i."'; ~- '-~ ..' -~- , ~w.~iit I .- I ('l"'\ <. ~ ~ ...... ;;:::.. (1'\ . , - -, - l5, \- ~ ; _ ~ , .::- {~ r '-~ ~;i l ~ " ~\'\ l .. 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I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Connecting the Castles After discussing the castle building activity the participants were then asked to connect the castles by building bridges with index cards. -:-: j ED - I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Connecting the Castles Participants began to move around the room, helping others, and working as one large team to complete the bridges. I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Connecting the Castles - I One group places last minute finishing touches on their castle and bridge. When the bridges were complete and all the castles were connected the results resembled a country or city, complete with roads to travel from place to place. .- I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I n Connecting the Castles 'It; I .,Jt"Iu~ '"'Ill"" ,~ ""' Ooi..."'~f( ~t~l) '. iWo1tf. Ifl _M.Ii'.E;'t, C ieccitS~ r~W,il>" - .,,,,.. )",f "'1( IIIDn,l)fJA!IIV , , 1\ 't,'N . ."..J~,'ff_r'I~1 l' \l},(Il,,-'.V...,I jfl\[1l1r,Ib L~! '" ."~.,,I "--'/ After the activity was complete the students discussed the results and made several observations: . The bridges between the castles allowed them to go anywhere they wanted. . Connecting the castle still allowed each group to keep their individuality. . The connected castles resembled a country. with each castle representing individual cities. I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I n ., i , .. ~~;j,. ~ II- ";~t_. <<! f' J ~ I ,k , ~_. <;0< - '" / ~... <:' -I C, Q <: :to ~ ~ ~ -I, .- - ;::;. .......-n '" ~\ ~ ~ itI :PI'-"~ 8 ~~ ~~-!~ ilJ a.""~ ..( ...' ~ - . -l '\,. , .." --., .... Jl , ~ ~ ~ .~. \"'1"'_;' :l \"'f \10 B .... \"1 1 ":j.' C;- . ~ '" - "'.'- ~'i ,.1' .' fIIIIL' ~ ~ ~~~~ r. '~~'I'j a ~ ,~~, , Q~i~ . ~~,i1~ ~ \'!,. - . \?~ . ~,,~ !l..:.... ....., ,- ':;' -} r, !\ ~ 1 \, ~ 10 , ~ - o . ~ ~ ~a F E ~ IS' i"'~ ~ .. ~ ~ ~ 'l. ~" , ~' _', t "... _, ~ - ,~- .~ '. .1' , .___, . , .'.t:; 1 . i~.\ :;:: ~ ~ c, .'\1 'I; - .11 r, f...~ . '-. ... 11 t_-" .~. o~ ~.-, ~i f I:: E <r . :1,.fi' Ji e~ , ,,'1l ~~. , ~ i" " ~ - I I Lunchtime I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I The lunchtime spread consisting of fried chicken. macaroni and cheese. apple sauce. corn. sliced fruit and freshly baked cookies was provided courtesy of Home Town Buffet in Loma Linda. I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Special Thanks to Home Town Buffet --- -~ ,r - - ;r Tim thanks Sabrina Calloway and Marji Barakian from HomeTown Buffet for providing the special lunch for the participants and all their help with the Youth Visioning Summit. - I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Brain Mapping Activity 5c(t .~~ --~~~ Under the direction of the facilitators, the youth silently map out their "dream" of San Bernardino as the most incredible place, including what it looks like, what it smells like, what it sounds like and what it is like at night. I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Brain Mapping Activity Some students sketched out a dream of peaceful neighborhoods with no violence, while others want to live in a community where people are friendly and say "Hi" to each other. m I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Brain Mapping Activity ~ --', ...... I' ,~ . .~ -~' .,., ". \ """~ ; t ~. ;~J~! ?,.~ '. Many students dream of living in a clean community, with green grass,lots of trees, clean air and no graffiti. - I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Break Time "~f~i'I'I -:;' f [ - '~ ~. . . ~ . . , ~ During break the students examine the artwork and ask Sheryl for art tips. I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I - Dreams of a Healthy San Bernardino '. .~. fit ).. """:'If> 7'1 . ~~",,~/irCfr<..;. ~ ~~~~; ....tK~ l!~ ~~'''~ " .eo. ~~'t~i~'f' , -lEe: .. . . .. ,. 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Chris from Lytle Creek and Jasmine from Rio Vista share their group's ideas for a healthy city. - I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Visioning Activity --- -- - f~~ .- -~ ..? ...,...,.. .....:... -7 y-", '--:~--""" The students review the results of the Brain mapping activity to ensure that everything they hope for in the future is included as part of their vision statement. The students agreed that they want to live in a city that has the following: . Shiny, happy faces . A place that is safe and peaceful . No violence, no crime, no drugs, and no graffiti . People are friendly and say "hello. to one another . People respect each other and themselves . People get along and work like a team . We take care of the older people . Kids pass the goodness on to adults and we all learn from one another . Everyone has a job and there are lots of community volunteers . The City is a cleaner place to live and everyone recycles . More people pick up trash and yards are mowed and clean . 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