Greetings To Our Empower Learner Supporters,
We are not sure if it was nature’s way of telling us that nature is still in control no matter what that little groundhog said at the beginning of the month. Or nature may have just thought we needed some winter exercise moving a good amount of snow around. Either way, it was a doozy of a storm this last week. However, it did give us a chance to also use our E-Learning plan for the first time this winter. Any feedback on how the e-learning day went and improvements to help your learners would be appreciated. Empower learners continue to forge ahead despite distractions like below zero temps and snowstorms. We are proud to congratulate Wyatt on completing all high school graduation requirements. We have a few more learners right behind him and will be finishing up very soon. There was an interesting learning event here at Empower last week. As many of you know, we run an Empower bank here that rewards learners for work accomplished and attendance with “Empower Dollars.” Learners can use these dollars to purchase snacks and other items. The highest-priced thing is a pizza party. Last week a few learners took a leadership role and presented a proposal to all the learners in attendance that day. They proposed that if everyone cooperated and pitched in just a little of the money each had earned, they could come up with the Empower funds for the said pizza party. As a staff, it was amazing to watch the learners demonstrate communication skills, cooperation, and math skills to accomplish this task. Of course, how could we not have a pizza party after that? What a great learning experience with a tasty reward at the end. Finally, many of our learners had the opportunity to participate in Construct Tomorrow. This is an annual event hosted by the trade unions throughout Minnesota. It gives the learners hands-on experience in many of the trades and discusses the opportunities to enter apprenticeship programs earning money while training for a job instead of paying tuition. Our learners had a chance to practice bricklaying, roofing, heavy equipment, and painting activities this year. It was a great learning experience in a fun environment. More importantly, it gave learners exposure to high-demand and high-paying jobs after graduation. Things are happening here at Empower, feel free to stop by and check them out. Coming Events: Remember all events are updated on our website Mar 8 - Snowshoeing at the school forest Mar 10&15 Empower Conferences/Family Nights Mar 19 - Supporting Finlayson Lions St Urho’s Day
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