The aim of this initiative is to encourage people to stay in school and to provide them with vocational guidance support. Become offers students extra support tools as well as internships where they can explore stimulating workplaces.
The BECOME Scholarships in partnership with the Desjardins Foundation consist of two essential components: the Academic Persistence Scholarship is for current students aspiring to continue their studies, and the Academic Re-engagement Scholarship is designed for those wishing to resume their educational path. These scholarships aim to provide essential support to Indigenous youth aged 12 to 35 in their educational journey. This dual approach ensures equitable access to support.
Moreover, once the scholarships are launched, there will be no submission deadline, providing continuous opportunities for youth to apply. Applicants can apply via video or in writing to promote equal opportunities and accessibility
Internships allow students to explore trades and professions by visiting various workplaces. They can explore these workplaces individually or as part of a group of young people from various Quebec communities. Internships are designed to help students better orient themselves in their choice of post-secondary studies, while exploring the urban environment.
The BECOME camps are a unique encounter between the professional internships of the BECOME program and the enriching experience of leadership camps. For five days, these specialized camps offer First Nations youth an immersive opportunity to explore in depth a particular passion or interest, whether in art, sport or other thematic areas. Supervised by specialists and educators, young people take part in intensive workshops that enable them to hone their skills while developing their self-confidence.
Alongside this specialized learning, the BECOME camps encourage living together and cooperation through a collective experience. Young people from different regions of Quebec forge meaningful bonds, discover new perspectives and build lasting friendships. These camps aim to build self-esteem and commitment, preparing them to return to their communities determined to pursue their dreams and become the best version of themselves.
the New Pathways Foundation is planning an art-themed BECOME camp in December 2024 for young people aged 13 to 17.
The BECOME workshops are designed to help high school students explore different professions as well as their personal interests, and in this way to provide support as they deepen their self-knowledge and begin to plan their post-secondary studies. The workshops are opportunities for self-discovery, which will then provide a focus for discussions about their sociovocational futures with mentors they meet through the First Nations Zone. The BECOME workshops fulfill the Personal Orientation Projects (POP) course criteria and use a compatible guidance approach. They are given by youth workers or teachers in high schools or to adults in communities.
The BECOME workshops and First Nations Zone are presented as a turnkey project for youth workers and teachers in high schools in First Nations communities. The project can be integrated seamlessly into the Personal Orientation Project (POP) courses. The workshops are designed to meet the needs of First Nations youth as well as youth workers and teachers. They are the result of the analysis of phase 1 of our virtual mentoring pilot project that was carried out in 20 First Nations classes between January and June 2021 and that arose from a collaboration of Academos, the New Pathways Foundation, and the Myriagone Research Chair.
The First Nations Zone is a virtual mentoring platform that connects First Nations high school students (Secondary 3-4-5) with the working world. It offers young people a safe space to discuss their professional and personal experiences with adults (mentors). The mentors in the First Nations Zone are First Nations (FN) professionals or non-Indigenous professionals from various fields.
*For the moment, the zone is in french only*
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