JTOHMentor_Brochure_2016_2017

Why should I join Our Mission: Journey ThroughJourney Through Our Heritage? Journey Through Our Heritage strives to promote Our Heritage self empowerment, develops leaders and engages Pride students with their community. All students gain Metropolitan confidence by knowing their individual cultural State UniversityJTOH provides a platform to explore and know your individual cultural and historical birth rights. Through rigorous of Denver heritage while instilling pride in the academic study, service learning, STEM projects Chicana/o legacy you will carry with you creative problem solving and healthy competition, throughout your life. we hope to instill a sense of pride for students in Studies Department Purpose their past as well as their future. Africana Studies Department Through effective and impactful Our Goalsconnections and relationships, JTOH provides the ability to work within 1. To implement indigenous values, traditions,culturally diverse communities while and practices that build character. Encourage rigorous interdisciplinary competition designed building character, tolerance and to challenge and inspire young minds. understanding. 2. To create a formal connection between MSU Power Denver students with GED/high school students state wide.JTOH provides the ability to practice effective and active leadership 3. To collaborate and work with community in building relationships with programthrough community events, organiza- administrators, community organizations, tion and field experience. This real- schools and potential partners who desire to participate in the program. life application will help you be successful as the driving force of 4. To embrace and promote diversity by change in our ever-changing world broadening participating teacher’s ability to teach a more culturally inclusive curriculum, facilitate the infusion of cultural and historical contributions of Latinos and other ethnicities and provide avenues for the success of all. Dr. Renee Fajardo Department of Chicana/o Studies Campus Box 41 / P.O. Box 173362 Denver, Colorado 80217-3362 Phone: 303-556-3032 Cell: 720-329-0869 Fax: 303-556-3178 E-mail: [email protected] Visit us @ http://www.msudenver.edu/journey

Welcome! JTOH Core Events The Highlight of the JTOH year is the Tlatchli 2016-2017 Games This fun-filled odyssey of the mind (Kitlapalojua) allows students to utilize their knowledge of the Welcome Back Ceremony JTOH curriculum in games and activities that Journey Through Our Heritage (JTOH) is a develop memorization, study skills and strategiesprogram designed to create an awareness of culture September 23th, 2016 necessary for academic success. and a sense of community. Using curriculum that 6:00 - 8:30 P.M. instills confidence, compassion and understanding The JTOH program concludes with the annualfor all people, we hope to encourage our students St. Cajetan's @ Auraria Mauricio Saravia Awards Ceremony and barbe- que. Trophies are awarded in the following cate- to become leaders. Through analytical thinking Cultural Expressions gories: and creative problem solving we endeavor to develop role models that have a positive impact December 9th, 2016 Cultural Expressions, Mural Design 6:00 - 8:30 P.M. Service Learning, Tlatchli Games and on the future. St. Cajetan's @ Auraria Literary Achievement Journey Through Our Heritage teams choose afocus area each year that aligns with program Poetry Anthology Submission Deadline Service Learning ( Due March 30th , 2017)goals. Mentors then develop a core curriculum that February 27th, 2017 The JTOH students participates with numerousutilizes video, teatro, spoken word and music. community organizations including theJourney Through Our Heritage teams then Tlatchtli Games Colorado Folk Arts Council (CFAC),compete in events that help them explore and Chicana/o Arts and Humanities Council (CHAC),express that theme. April 21th, 2017 Sisters of Color United for Education (SOCUE), 6:00 - 8:30 P.M. Pirate Art Gallery and many other partnerships. The Journey for the year begins with a Each team has the option of choosing their ownWelcome Back ceremony in late fall. This event St. Cajetan's @ Auraria service learning project. Each Team will be givenbrings our schools, their families, and our commu- points based on the concept, design and writtennity together to learn about what our focus will be Awards Ceremony synopsis of their project. The teams with thefor the year. This event allows everyone the chance May 5th, 2017 highest points will be awarded a trophy for theirto celebrate a new start and meet new people. This efforts and a gift certificate for their schools.event and all others tie into our goal of bringing 5:30 - 8:30 P.M.people together, and helping all to understand andaccept cultural differences. @ History Colorado Center 1200 BroadwayIn spring the JTOH teams create a student-drivenanthology of prose, poetry and original art. Thisjournal is published annually and is a showcase ofstudents artistic and academic accomplishments