The Mission of the
Institute for Cultural Communicators
Would you like to develop your child's speech skills? I am interested in my children being able to learn speech and leadership skills and this is a great opportunity for children as young as six to begin training!
...is to equip Christians to shape the future through authentic leadership and cultural communication.
Since
its beginnings in 1997, ICC has grown from an annual Communicators for
Christ tour into an organization offering a variety of programs, events
and teaching materials designed to help all Christian students, from all
educational backgrounds - public, private and home - become "cultural
communicators"--people who can impact their culture through excellent
communication of the truth. Our goal is to provide support and guidance
to Christian schools, churches, and community education programs as
together we train well-rounded communicators.
Our goal is to provide support and guidance to Christian schools, churches, and community education programs as together we train well-rounded communicators.
We have developed a three-tiered approach to coaching cultural communicators:
1. We train students to become cultural communicators.
2. We assist parents to guide cultural communicators.
3. We equip teachers to develop cultural communicators.
Nationally recognized ICC-trained young instructors are peer mentors in bringing essential, practical, relevant and powerful communications training to cities all across the country.
Our unique structure enables us to reach even the most reluctant of students and inspire them to accept the challenge of becoming an effective communicator.
Through the Institute for Cultural Communicators and its various training programs, students have been empowered to act now.
A few ways in which our youth have made a difference:
Our youth have been able to make a difference in so many ways! Just a few of which are through:
-Generating support to stop genocide in Darfur.
-Raising awareness to help bring a stop to human trafficking.
-Leading speech classes in private and public schools.
-Increasing public awareness about political issues that affect youth.
-Building bridges with community leaders.
ICC
offers numerous resources and training opportunities for parents,
teachers and students. Brief descriptions of a few of them are included
here. Additional literature used in event promotion is attached.
Communicators for Christ Tour Conferences
Even though good
communication skills are vital to their success, many students (and most
parents!) are still terrified of giving a speech. CFC conferences use
ICC’s Christ-centered curriculum to train students in oral and written
communication, teamwork, and problem solving through action packed,
interactive, fun filled labs and activities.
Parents and teachers
participate in coaching sessions, gaining tools for training Christian
communicators and leaders. ICC conferences help students see past their
fear in a non-threatening, encouraging environment where everyone has a
chance to succeed, regardless of their level of experience speaking in
public.
Students aged 6-10 do a
curriculum called "Beginning Public Speaking" by Teresa Moon, taught by
student leaders; students aged 11-18 participate in "Young Speakers
Guild." Chapter meetings are run by student leaders. ICC is actually a
student leadership program which uses the vehicle of public speaking to
equip students to impact their peers. Students are able to "climb" the
student leadership ladder by progressing through Young Speakers Guild
and taking on specific responsibilities at events. Chapters impact their
communities by speaking to various community groups as a chapter and as
individuals. Students become confident through the mentorship of their
peers, the student leaders.
There are two Chapters that meet in the Cleveland area, one in Shaker Heights:
Monday evenings, please contact Kerie at dmecaskey@gmail.com
and Newbury / Mayfield Heights:
to learn more about when and where they meet.
*** There will be a presentation as the ICC intern
team passes through Cleveland, I know they will be doing at least one
add-on presentation:
Cornerstone Christian
Academy in Willoughby, OH on Monday, October 15, 2012 8:20-11:30am.
