Join our MicrONEesian Youth Forum, where you can learn and connect with different high school students around the island! The youth forum will be guided by subject matter experts who will engage students in facilitated discussions on the following topics: Drugs & Alcohol Prevention, College Awareness and Career Readiness, Environmental Stewardship, and Cultural Preservation and Identity. After the MicrONEsian Youth Forum event, students will work together for a span of 3 weeks to create an awareness project based on their respective groups. The hours accumulated for the awareness project, will count towards their service learning hours. 

Preparation Instruction:
Connect with your school counselor to register for the MicrONEsian Youth Forum. 

Activity Instruction:

• Attend the MicrONEsian Youth Forum, which will improve your awareness on real-life issues surrounding your communities. 
• After the MicrONEsian Youth Forum event, students will work together for a span of 3 weeks to create an awareness project based on their respective groups.
• The hours accumulated for the awareness project, will count towards  service learning hours. 

Reflection Instruction:
 

1. What did you learn from the MicrONEsian Youth Forum event?
2. What were some interesting facts that you were not aware of?
3. How can you apply what you learned to your every-day life?
4. How well aware were you of the issues happening around the region? 
5. How do you think you can contribute to spreading more awareness or knowledge about your topic/group?

Learning Standards/Objectives:

• HS Health Education Standard 1: Core Concepts Comprehend concepts related to health promotion and disease prevention to enhance health. (Example: gaining knowledge and information about the effects of drug and alcohol and other methods of improving health.)
• HS Health Education Standard 2: Analyze Influences: analyze influences of family, peers, culture, media, technology, and other factors. (Example: students will have a safe space to share personal experiences of how peers, family, culture, and media have a big influence on their personal outlooks on life). 
• HS.2.5 Evaluate the effect of the media on personal & family health (Example: students will be given materials to reflect on based on their specific groups/topics).

  Name: Mercy Nena

 Phone: 671-789-1265

  Email: mnena@manelu.org

Organization/Agency/Business Name: Micronesian Resource Center One-Stop Shop