√ Identified & Served: 437 new youth field workers in 2009-2010 school year!
Friday
Migrant Education Region 11 OSY Team
Emma Barron, Esmeralda Perez, Jenny Russell & Jesus Reyes; our skilled bilingual case-management team, serving Migrant Out of School Youth in the Pajaro Valley Unified School District area.
Saturday
The Harvest
Below is the trailer to an upcoming documentary produced by Robin U. Romano of NYC. The film illuminates the risks and hardships that young fieldworkers face here in our country. Migrant Education Region 11 is proud to have been invited to participate in this project.
The Harvest Trailer 2010 from Media Voices on Vimeo.
Thursday
Needed: culturally relevant high school classes for indigenous farm worker youth!
The evening Out-of-School Youth Academy (OSYA) high school is back.
“Na’a sakuaú Inglés au Computadores?"
That is the language of Mixteco and it is asking "Would you like to learn English and Computers?" Our evening classes through the OSYA will continue into 2010-2011 school year. This is a much needed educational option for the increasing population of indigenous migrant youth in our district who are unable to attend school during the day. These OSY must work in the fields in order to survive, therefore they struggle to attend a day program, often without success.
All OSYA students have four things in common; 1.) They have very little experience in school 2.) They speak a Oaxacan indigenous language at home (usually Mixteco) 3.) They have a very high desire to learn, and, 4.) They need to work in the fields during the day in order to survive.
“Na’a sakuaú Inglés au Computadores?"
That is the language of Mixteco and it is asking "Would you like to learn English and Computers?" Our evening classes through the OSYA will continue into 2010-2011 school year. This is a much needed educational option for the increasing population of indigenous migrant youth in our district who are unable to attend school during the day. These OSY must work in the fields in order to survive, therefore they struggle to attend a day program, often without success.
All OSYA students have four things in common; 1.) They have very little experience in school 2.) They speak a Oaxacan indigenous language at home (usually Mixteco) 3.) They have a very high desire to learn, and, 4.) They need to work in the fields during the day in order to survive.
Saturday
OSY Field Trip to Monterey
The Out of School Youth Academy provides evening courses in Basic Skills, Computer Literacy, English, Community Orientation and GED prep for young (ages 16 - 22) indigenous (from Oaxaca) field workers in the Watsonville area. The staff consist of certificated culturally proficient bilingual migrant teachers and case managers. The OSY students are so eager to learn - their participation in the OSYA has been consistently enthusiastic. We look forward to another year of success!
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