Koodos  Interna,onal  aims  to  greatly  enhance  the  resilience,  awareness  and  confidence  of  all  teenagers  in  a  Koodos  group  by   developing   their   emo,onal,   social,   living   and   voca,onal  skills  through  the  use  of  crea,ve  groups.  

 We  do  this  through:  •  Using  experienced  professionals    

•  Providing  teenagers  with  skills  so  that  they  become  their  own  educators.  

•  Ensuring  that  all  teenagers  view  Koodos  as  a  posi>ve  by  making  it  fun  and  crea>ve.  

•  Careful  group  selec>on  with  a  mix  of  Interna>onal  students  so  that  modeling,  friendships  and  acceptance  can  emerge  

 

SERVICE  OVERVIEW  

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THE REASONS WHAT  IS  HAPPENING  WITH  TEENAGERS?  

Adolescent Development • Need to know self • Search for identity.

Changes Occurring • Psychological • Physical • Social • Moral • Spiritual

•  Homesickness

•  Difficulty integrating

•  Family worries

•  Finance concerns

•  Culture shock

•  Feeling lonely

•  Change in emotions

WHAT INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS MAY EXPERIENCE

The Report On The Results Of The National Survey 2004, ‘ The Experiences Of International Students In New Zealand Highlighted The Following Concerns : The Experiences Of Chinese International Students In New Zealand Report For Education New Zealand March 2007

WHAT SOME NEW ZEALAND REPORTS HAVE HIGHLIGHTED

1.   There  are  not  many  chances  in  the  school  environment  to  share  

and  for  others  to  learn  about  their  culture.  

2.   OIen  students  felt  that  they  weren’t  culturally  included.    3.  Many  Students  Experienced  Loneliness  And  Isola,on  In  The  First  

Few  Months  Of  Residence  In  New  Zealand.    

4.   Students  Relied  Considerably  More  On  Chinese  Friends  In  New  

Zealand  Than  Their  Parents  Back  In  The  PRC.    

5.   Friendships  And  Intercultural  Communica,on  With  New  

Zealanders  Proved  Difficult  Because  Of  Language  And  Cultural  

Differences      

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THE REASONS

Will I have

friends?

Will I fit in with the culture?

Will  my  emotions  change?  

Will people be able to understand

me?

Will I have enough money?

Are my values and and beliefs

really different?

WHAT  TEENAGERS  AWAY  FROM  HOME  MAY  THINK?  

Will I miss my family�

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Koodos  believes  in…..        

 

The  Robustness  of  human  Nature,  We  can    learn  to  be  resilient  by  

acquiring  skills  

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WHAT TEENAGERS WANT

•   Their  own  discourse  

•   Their  own  space  

•   To  ‘make  a  mark’  on  society  

•   To  be  secure  in  their  future  

•  Learning  through  modeling  each    

•  To  be  social  and  confident  in  

themselves  

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THE COMBINATION COMBINE  WHAT  TEENAGERS  WANT,  ARE  EXPERIENCING  WITH  WHAT  KOODOS  BELIEVES  AND  THE  SCHOOL  AGENDA  AND    WE  HAVE…  

•   Experienced  people  

•   Small  groups  of  teenagers  

•   Crea,vity  

•   Short  interven,on  

•   Early  ac,on  •   Set  areas  of  learning  

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SMALL GROUPS OF TEENAGERS

TEENAGERS  SAY  THEY  LEARN  FROM  EACH  OTHER,  MODELING.  

Each  group  has  8  teenagers  in  it  which  creates:    A  sense  of  learning  and  community    Safety  within  the    Koodos  group    Shared  interac,on  and  modeling    from  everyone.    

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SHORT COURSES A  COURSE  THAT  TEENAGERS  CAN  COMMIT  TO    

Koodos  Interna,onal  offers  2  ini,al  courses,  in  terms  one  and  two.  About  me  and  About  me  and  others  One  hour  per  week  Monitored  confiden,al  access  online      We  believe…….  • Skills  can  be  learned  quickly  in  a  crea,ve  environment  and  there  is  a  focus  to        prac,ce  these  out  of  the  group  • clear  short  goals  that  are  tangible  and  realis,c.  

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CREATIVITY THE  TEENAGE  ‘ERA’    IS  THE  MOST  CREATIVE  TIME  IN  A  PERSON’S  LIFE.    TEENAGERS  NEED  LOTS  AND  LOTS  OF  OPTIONS  AND  SOLUTIONS  TO  LEARN  SKILLS    Koodos  offers,  crea,ve  media…..      

Art  Drama  Cartoons  Rap  Journals  

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EARLY ACTION LEADS  TO  EXCEPTIONAL  RESULTS  

• If  we  learn  a  skill  early  we  con,nually  prac,ce  this  throughout  life.  

• If  we  learn  this  skill  in  a  fun,  trus,ng  and  caring  environment,  the  posi,ve  experience  of  this  aids  development  of  the  skill.  

• Koodos  starts  to  train  as  early  as  is  developmentally  possible.  

Interna,onal  students/

Families/agents  are  presented  with  the  Koodos  informa>on.  They  select  Koodos.   SELECTION  

A  year  group  is  selected  by  the  school  to  screen  which  includes  interna>onal  students  

SCREENING  A  presenta>on  to  the  group  followed  by  the  comple>on  of  the  screening  tool  is  completed  

THE  GROUP  A  group  is  selected  

based  on  the  screens  and  

discussion  with  a    mixture    of  Interna>onal  

students  and  NZ  ci>zens.    

GROUPS  START  Weekly  reviews  are  sent  to  the  school  and  at  the  end  of  the  six  weeks  a  

review  is  completed  for  each  student  

THE    PROCESS  

THE FOUR AREAS

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AREAS OF LEARNING                WHAT  AREAS  DO  WE  FOCUS  ON  AT  KOODOS?  

About  Me:    TERM  ONE  

About  Me  &  Others:    TERM  TWO  

About  the  Future:    LATER  YEARS  

About  Living:    LATER  YEARS  

About  the  future  develop  goals  for  future,  ter3ary  educa3on,  jobs              

About  Living  Living  Skills  (planning,  organising  cooking,  budge3ng,  hygiene)    

About  me  Emo3onal    skills  to  learn  about  anger,  sadness,  anxiety  

About  Me  and  Others  Social  skills  

friendships  and  communica3on  

EXAMPLE OF THE KOODOS WELL BEING SCREENING TOOL

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KOODOS OFFERS

A  knowledge  that  all  interna>onal  children  will  be  introduced  into  their  new  school  community  in  small  friendly  weekly  suppor>ve  groups  for  their  first  two  terms  at  school.    A  knowledge  that  each  child  will  learn  skills  to  help  them  transi>on  easily  into  their  new  school  environment  and  culture    Joanne  Taylor  Course  co-­‐ordinator