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A complete POW isn't just a list of activites; it's a balanced calendar that includes Member Recruitment, Leadership Development, Community Service, and Competitive Events (STAR Events). By using the Planning Process to filter every idea through the Mission and Creed, the Palmyra FCCLA Chapter ensures that every hour spent is an investment in the community and its future leaders.
How does our POW promote Family and Consumer Sciences?
FCCLA emphasized skills that are essential in FCS like communication, teamwork and leadership. Through our service projects, meetings and more, members learn to manage more than just classwork.
FCCLA service projects often involve community interacting with community members with helps students apply their learning from FCS classes in real-world situations.
When planning our program of work, we make sure to also include activities and encourage competitions like STAR Events that align with FCS curriculum and provide students opportunities to enhance their academic knowledge.
How does our POW affect our members?
Planning - Members, and especially officers, take on leadership roles in organizing events and projects. To do this, they must learn to set goals, create action plans and coordinate team members in which they delegate tasks to. Having practice with this helps them to learn leadership, event management, communication and interpersonal skills.
Conducting - During the execution of the activities on our POW, members have to learn to trust and rely on one another. They learn how to problem solve, get team members motivated and make decisions. All of which enhance their leadership and management skills.
Evaluating - After the activities, members reflect on the outcomes by analyzing what went well and what could be improved. This critical evaluation process fosters personal growth and continuous improvement. Having an evaluation process lets them apply lessons learned to future events and projects.
How does our POW reflect the FCCLA Purposes?
There are 8 FCCLA purposes. They are as follows:
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To provide opportunities for personal development and preparation for adult life.
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To strengthen the function of the family as a basic unit of society.
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To encourage democracy through cooperative action in the home and community.
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To encourage individual and group involvement in helping achieve global cooperation and harmony.
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To promote greater understanding between youth and adults.
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To provide opportunities for making decisions and for assuming responsibilities.
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To prepare for the multiple roles of men and women in today's society.
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To promote Family and Consumer Sciences and related occupations.
Our goals reflect FCCLA Purpose #1 and Purpose #6 by encouraging students to participate in a competitive event and engage in our service activities. Giving the students the opportunity to lead the planning around service activities ensures they have opportunity to take responsibility and make decisions.
They also reflect FCCLA Purpose #4 and Purpose #5 by providing opportunities for them to engage in service projects across our school and community, giving them the chance to engage with others that might not be of their same demographics.
Being an active and engaged member of FCCLA and helps us achieve FCCLA Purpose #7 as well by practicing skills like communication and organization. FCCLA Purpose #8 is achieved by the intra-curricular integration of the FCCLA National Programs in FCS classes and promoting the work learned in FCS classes through service projects and competitive events.