Delegation Resource Manual: Month by Month Implementation Guide
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YMCA PA Youth & Government Program
CHAPTER 3: Month by Month Implementation Guide
In this section of the manual you will be given a guide of what to do in the months leading up to the
Model Government Conference. The key is to keep the students learning while also making sure
they have fun. If the students stop having fun they will lose interest in the program, and possibly
worse, will work against your recruiting efforts in making sure that their friends don’t try the
program either.
The first part will provide a summary of what you should attempt to accomplish during that part of
the program year. The second part will provide warm-up activities to open delegation meetings.
The final part will contain lesson plans to be implemented during the program year developed by
YMCA staff, Target, and the University of Virginia Center for Politics. That said; enjoy preparing
your students for the YMCA PA Youth & Government Program!
Overview of the Program Year
August/September
i.
Formation/new member recruitment
ii.
Group Building activities
iii.
Club Officer Elections
iv.
Club Officers Training (Servant
Leaders Training)
October
v.
Speech Writing
vi.
Elections Conventions
vii.
Servant Leadership
viii.
Service Project Planning
November
ix.
Bill Writing Techniques
x.
Current Events Discussions/Bill
Topic Selection
xi.
Service Project
xii.
Fund Raising Project Planning
December
xiii.
Bill Writing and Research
xiv.
Select Lobbyists
xv.
Service Project
xvi.
Social Activity
January
xvii.
Effective Debating
xviii.
Rules for Debate (Parliamentary
Procedures)
xix.
Mock Session
xx.
Determine House/Senate assignments
February
xxi.
Register for Model Government
Convention
xxii.
Fine Tune Bills
xxiii.
Practice Debates
xxiv.
Fund Raiser
March
xxv.
Practice Debates
xxvi.
Review Rules for Debate /
Parliamentary Procedures
April
xxvii.
Conference Officers Training
xxviii.
Model Government Conference
May
xxix.
End of Year Banquet or Social Event
xxx.
Elections for next year (or wait until
the fall after recruitment cycle)
