1. Schoharie County Youth Bureau
PO Box 233
Schoharie, New York 12157
Phone: (518) 295-2057
 Fax: (518) 295-2094
George McDonnell, Director ………………..…………………georgemcdonnell@co.schoharie.ny.us
Nancy-Jo Brumaghim, Program Coordinator…………nancy-jo.brumaghim@co.schoharie.ny.us
JoAnne Boss, YB Assistant………….…..…….………………….jjorgensen@co.schoharie.ny.us
Leadership Training Workshop
Group: The Mentoring & Tutoring Program
Date: March 1, 2014
Time: 8:00- 3:00
Work Shop Participants: Student Employees & Staff of the Mentoring & Tutoring Program
Number of Participants: 40-50
Location: TBD
Workshop by: Schoharie County Youth Bureau
Facilitators: George McDonnell- Youth Bureau Director
JoAnne Boss- Youth Bureau Assistant
Nancy Brumaghim- Program Coordinator
Workshop Proposal
Workshop Description:
This will be an interactive workshop to provide leadership skills through team
building exercises, keynote presentations, small group discussions, and a final
debrief to reflect on the day. We will incorporate experiential learning
techniques into the workshop. By being involved in the learning process
participants will better absorb the leadership skills and more likely utilize them
with those they mentor and tutor.
Skills/Knowledge:
In this workshop participants will:
gain leadership knowledge
learn the importance of grit and the growth mindset
Workshop Objectives:
1. Increase participants understanding of their impact on the students they tutor/mentor
2. Provide leadership skills to:
a.Improve mentor /tutor’s effectiveness on those they tutor/mentor
b. Model/ pass along skills to those they work with.

2. Itinerary
8:15-8:30 Welcome/ Sign in
8:30- 9:00 Warm up Activities
o Signature Bingo
o Handshakes
o Partner Introductions
Goals:
o Start to create an environment of belonging
o Ease the anxiety and tension of the day
o Learn each other’s names
o Start to bring the group out of their comfort zones to their stretch zone, where learning can
take place.
o To show the importance of making connections with one another
9:00 - 9:45 Key Note Address “What is Leadership”
o Workshop Expectations
o Workshop Objectives
o Key Note Address
Goals:
o Outline what the day will consist of
o The purpose of why we are all here today
o Introduce the concept that leadership is within all of us
o Connect leadership to Tutoring/ Mentoring
9:45-12:00 Morning Breakout Sessions- “The Private Victory of Leadership”
o Session1: “Be Proactive”
o Activity: Quote Exchange or Comfort Circles
o Session 2: “Begin with the End in Mind”
o Activity: Crossings
o Session 3: “Put 1st Things First”
o Activity: Gridlock
Goals:
o To demonstrate that before we can lead others, we must 1st be a leader of ourselves
o To demonstrate that we are responsible for how we choose to respond and how we choose to
feel to events in our lives
o Develop a clear picture of where you want to go in life
o Learn to prioritize and manage your time so that your 1st things come 1st
12:00-12:45 Lunch

3. 12:45-1:00 Warm Up Activities
o Look up Look Down and or Count to Ten
o Card Share
o Commonalities
o What is in a Name
Goals:
o Energize the group after having lunch
o Continue to make connections with other participants
1:00-1:30 Keynote Address “Importance of Grit & Perseverance in Success
o Growth Mindset activity: Continuum
o Growth Mindset v. Fixed Mindset
o Growth mindset video
o Growth Mindset Presentation
o Video on Perseverance/ Grit
Goals:
o Review the day so far
o Introduce the concept of Growth Mindset and Perseverance in Success in Life
o Discuss Leadership Skills that will help participants to improve connections with those the
help.
1:30 -2:30 Afternoon Breakout Sessions “The Public Victory of Leadership
o Session1: “Think Win- Win” / “Trust”
o Activities: Cross the Line/ Mouse Traps
o Session 2: “Seek 1st to Understand then be Understood”
o Activity: Nuclear Waste
o Session 3: “Synergize”
o Activity: Noodle Pass
Goals:
o To develop an understanding of the importance of positive relationships
o Start to learn to trust yourself and show others than you are trustworthy.
o Learn the importance of good communications
o Working together will help create a better solution than working alone
2:30-3:00 Debrief
1. What?, So What?, Now What
a. Review what we did today
b. Why it was important
c. How do we transfer the skills learned back to or roles as mentor/ tutors
2. Chiji Card Debrief
a. Reflection on what we did in the workshop and how these lessons can be transferred to their daily lives
and for the rest of the program
b. A goal they have for themselves for the program

4. Logistics:
1. Breakout Session & Warm-up Games
o An open area that will allow the number of each group to freely move around.
2. Keynote
o Area with a screen and seating for entire group plus room for small group discussion.
Material:
Signature Bingo Sheets (50), Laptop, Projector, Speakers, Screen, Quote Cards, Webbing,
Cones, Carpet Squares, Dots, Large Playing cards (4 decks), Hula Hoops (14), Mouse
Traps (4), Nuclear Waste (2 Sets), Noodles, Chiji Cards (2 decks)
Resources:
“The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens”- Sean Covey
“Mindset - The New Psychology of Success”- Carol Dweck Ph.D.
Search Institute- www.search-institute.org
TED- TED.com
~ Promoting the development of happy and healthy youth ~