Adult and youth family leaders participate in a session together at FLTI of Denver Five Points
Curriculum Outline
FLTI classes meet once a week in the evening to explore the following leadership and civic engagement topics and the tools associated with these topics. Additionally, classes invite alumni, local and state leaders, community members, and other guest speakers to bring these topics to life. All sites must adhere to curriculum fidelity requirements.
| Retreat | Creating a Caring Community |
| Week 1 | Thriving with Diversity in the Group Process |
| Week 2 | The Change Process |
| Week 3 | Adults and Youth as Change Agents |
| Week 4 | How to Define a Problem and Work toward a Solution |
| Week 5 | The Intentional Use of Language |
| Week 6 | Learning How a Community Works |
| Week 7 | How Local Systems Work and How to Interact with Them |
| Week 8 | Networks |
| Week 9 | The Power of the Media and How to Use it |
| Week 10 | Using your Voice |
| Week 11 | The Life Cycle of a Child and Functions of the Family |
| Week 12 | Social/Economic Trends Affecting Children and Families |
| Week 13 | What is Public Policy? |
| Week 14/15 | How the State Works and Understanding the Law Day at the Capitol |
| Week 16 | How City, County and School Districts Work |
| Week 17 | Budgets – From Wallets to State – Money and Priorities |
| Week 18 | Evaluation, Outcomes and Accountability |
| Week 19 | Forming New Alliances |
| Week 20 | Language: Packaging and Moving Agendas |
| Local Graduation | |
The Core Learning
In FLTI, participants will:
- Work with diversity
- Define needs
- Assess and define problems
- Speak publicly
- Utilize the media
- Review child and family data
- Evaluate a program
- Understand personal history and its impact on self-image and empowerment
- Form coalitions
- Collect and utilize data
- Reach successful outcomes
- Become familiar with state and federal laws
- Understand ordinances
- Strategize for action
- Plan agendas using a step-by-step process
FLTI of Colorado’s training team presents to facilitators during their certification training.
