Latinx Learning Series
With Al Exito's Executive Director, Dawn Martinez Oropeza
One More Opportunity to Learn
We would like to extend an invitation to all educators serving these students to join us to learn from Al Exito's Executive Director Dawn Martinez Oropeza about how to better understand and best support our Spanish speaking EL student populations from a community standpoint.
*Recordings will be made available for those who are unable to attend. Please register below to receive that information. They are also found at the bottom of this flyer.
Creating a Safe Space for Latinx Students in Schools
w/Al Exito Youth Presenters and Guests
This session will provide best practices and strategies to create a welcoming climate for students. Al Éxito youth will present their action-oriented recommended practices that can positively impact Latinx youth experiences in schools. Examples of partner staff and administrators’ actions that created an inclusive environment for students will be highlighted.
Tuesday, Jan 12, 2021, 03:30 PM
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About Al Exito
Al Éxito mission is to provide programming that builds the leadership potential of Latino/a youth through college preparation, career development, civic engagement, family support, and celebration of culture.
Our vision is to build better communities through Latino excellence!
Al Exito’s purpose: We exist to accelerate the advancement of educational achievement and transformative leadership capacity of all Iowan Latinx youth and their families.
Al Éxito is the only statewide nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing the educational achievement and transformative leadership capacity of Latinx youth and their families, to succeed in life and participate fully in Iowa. Al Éxito inspires, prepares, supports, and positions Latinx leaders, middle school through college, for postsecondary attainment, career readiness, and civic engagement. Al Éxito integrates culturally specific strategies to ensure Latinx youth have access to resources and opportunities. Al Éxito fosters Latinos’ collective influence to build a better future for our communities and state.
Al Éxito’s goals are to provide Latinx students with programs and extensive support services that build knowledge, access, and opportunities to:
1) achieve higher education and career goals;
2) develop leadership and civic engagement skills to build equitable Latino representation;
3) nurture well being through cultural identity development.