Mini Congress 1.0 Jóvenes Adelante AC [] Instituto Sanmiguelense
Event Category: Community Events and Learning/Education
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Mini Congress 1.0 Jóvenes Adelante AC
Saturday, January 18th, 2020
from 9:00 am to 3:00 pmInstituto Sanmiguelense
This event is FREE and underwitten by event patrons.
Know more: https://bit.ly/2Qxap6LA Special Invitation from Jóvenes Adelante
Saturday, January 18, 2020, join us for JA’s first-ever, incredibly exciting, MINI CONGRESS, convening the entire JA community of Sponsors, Patrons, Mentors, New Supporters, Current Students, Graduates, New Applicants, Volunteers, Staff and Board for a day filled with encounters, learning, play, intensive discussion, wine, and small bites.* The Morning Sessions
Begin with an open house/orientation for new applicants for the incoming 2020 class. We have 100 interested candidates to date! Care to meet some of these eager early birds? Come to the morning
Coffee session and audit the orientation.* Also in the Morning Sessions,
current students and graduates will choose from 4 special workshops, followed by a joint workshop with mentors and our mentor directors. Care to audit, observe? You are most welcome and invited to do so! This is the point!!* After a short lunch, in the Afternoon Sessions
(when we imagine most of our non-student constituents will arrive)
we will have a fascinating panel discussion with our own students, graduates and experts: “Towards a Civic Alliance to Preserve the Cultural Heritage of San Miguel de Allende”…followed by a wine & cheese reception, mingling and speaking with our professional panelists and student/graduate panelists, display tables, and student award presentations.
Space is limited, and advanced registration is essential. The event is FREE of charge. Please join us help make this new JA event a success!
FOR REGISTRATION CLICK HERE: https://bit.ly/2Qxap6L
Jóvenes Adelante provides scholarships and other essential support to young Mexican university students facing economic adversity so that they may acquire the academic and life skills necessary to foster positive social and economic change in their society. Since 2001 Jóvenes Adelante has helped nearly 200 students obtain university degrees. Our standards are high. Through a rigorous screening process – including two interviews, one with the applicant’s family – the brightest and most financially challenged students are identified and assessed. Successful applicants are funded for the entirety of their university studies (four or five years).
Financial Support – Each student receives $126,800 pesos over five years of university. Mentoring – Our mentors help their students throughout their university studies. They often develop strong and enduring relationships. Mentors, both Mexican nationals and expatriates serve as combination coach, cheerleader, sounding board and advisor who may also help the student obtain needed services. Tutoring – Our volunteers actively provide English coaching.Like-skills workshops – These workshops cover topics ranging from resume writing and interviewing to nutrition and financial management. They help students develop skills critical to both personal and professional success. Counseling – Our team of professionals meet individually with students who are facing life challenges such as family crises, financial difficulties, and academic issues. The counselors enable students to overcome these challenges and successfully complete their academic programs. Computers – We work with partner organizations to assure that every student has a modern laptop computer. -
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