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Facilitator Training Offered Online!

The 180 Degrees Program offers facilitator training and certification virtually using Zoom. Individuals and organizations are urged to contact the 180 Degrees Program by phone or email if interested. “It just makes sense in today’s times to offer facilitator certification training online,” said Dean Renfrow, President of 180 Degrees Program. “Providing this training online will save time and money for everyone and allows us to use the power of the Internet in times of limited travel and meeting face-to-face. We are able to retain the quality of learning and in some respects found it to be superior to face-to-face training,” reported Renfrow. Contact 180 Degrees Program today for more details.

180 Degrees Program 2020-2021 Outcome Results - Eastside Union High School
- - Summer 2021 ~ San Jose, Ca.
180 Degrees Program classes in the Eastside Union High School District completed the 2020-2021 academic year with positive outcomes in every performance category. Annual averages of academic scores rose while disciplinary incidents and unexcused school absences declined. For full details, click here to review the performance report: 2020-2021 ESUHSD

Overview

The 180º Program is an educational framework designed to be integrated into the academic school setting targeting elementary school, middle school, high school and college age youth. + read more

Student Handbooks

The Level I (Middle School) and Level II (High School) Student Handbooks in English and Spanish versions focuses on character, life skills and personal enrichment education, utilizing recognized 21st Century Learning Skills in conjunction with digital age and knowledge economy. + read more

Performance
Measures

The 180 Degrees Program surveys measure 10 key Personal Development outcomes of each student before and after the training. + read more

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Click to download our 180 Degrees Brochure.

Through a powerful curriculum, the 180º Program provides the opportunity and educational framework for elementary school, middle school, high school and college youth to fully develop their internal compass so they can develop healthy goals based upon a foundation of strong personal values, reflective and critical thinking skills, and social awareness and responsibility.

The world that youth will inherit in the 21st century is filled with opportunity and hope. It is a world of global economies, rich diversity and ethnicity, advanced technological achievement, and rewarding career opportunities. The world also presents significant challenges and new issues that today’s youth will confront as adults. The American society of the 21st century will require youth to achieve specialized credentials and skills to be most successful in life. Specifically, youth will be required to successfully obtain post secondary education degrees or other specialized credentials to qualify for a secure family wage career in the 21st century global workplace and economy. The importance of successfully completing a quality educational experience is higher today than at any other time so that youth can go on to complete additional specialized education.

In addition to high academic standards, youth will also require full development of character and life skills to more effectively navigate as highly productive and fulfilled individuals in our communities. And to ensure that youth stay the course while in school, opportunities for character and social emotional learning is essential in addition to high academic standards.

“Due to being in this class I set a lot of goals for my future, some are really big, but I feel like I can take them on because of what I learned in this class.”— Els

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Delta 180: Changing Lives in the Mississippi Delta tells the still evolving story of despair turned to hope, about children at-risk in Greenville, Mississippi, and about their journey towards a hopeful future made through an innovative, grass-roots mentoring program that is "changing lives, one degree at a time." The film includes an original song composed and written by Greenville native Eden Brent, and performed by Brent and the Greenville Weston High "Voices of Liberation" Choir. The film demonstrates the effectiveness of the 180 Degrees Program.