Global Partnership Schools’ Supplemental Educational Services (SES) program promotes the academic achievement and individual growth of the students we serve by establishing genuine, authentic relationships between teachers and students and maintaining high expectations and standards for our students, our staff and our program.
Our SES program engages students in creative, active learning by delivering a rigorous, individualized, student-centered curriculum and instruction.
KidTalk, a unique feature, promotes student self-knowledge, self-esteem and resiliency. It is a strengths-based, dialogical process specifically designed to engage students in meaningful relationships and productive participation by:
- utilizing a process of inquiry, discovery and active participation;
- guiding students through a process of self-reflection.
- developing students social and pragmatic language skills.
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SESSION AGENDA
KidTalk – Session Opening (15 minutes)
- Series of open-ended questions or prompts that frame interactive conversations between the tutor and the student. The purpose of the Session Opening is to transition the child from the school day classroom to the tutorial session, to establish a positive rapport, and to prepare for the day’s session.
Direct Instruction (60 minutes)
- Using Voyager as an instructional platform, teachers provide support and guidance to facilitate mastery of Math and Reading skills, and when relevant and appropriate, successfully complete classroom assignments.
- Instruction is delivered individually and in small groups, and supported by Voyagers computer-based practice sessions.
KidTalk – Closing (15 minutes)
- Guided reflection of the session activities to check on the student’s sense of mastery of the day’s activities, as well as prepare for the following school day and/or session.
