New Beginnings College

Rachel Ranieri, Colin Keightley , Amanda DePasquale

What is New Beginnings College?
● Starting FRESH!
Each day is a new
● Mission statement beginning, the
○ To create a fun, safe, and FAIR environment where chance to do with it
students have access to help 24/7 and the
confidence and skills to succeed in today's what should be done
changing society and not to be seen as
● OUR VALUES
○ Honesty simply another day
○ Trust to put in time”
○ Respect
○ Fairness
- Unknown Author
○ Morality
 The 4 C’s Incorporated
● Communication
○ All sections will have the SAME curriculum and assignments regardless of who the professor is. For example, if you are taking eng 236, you
will have the same exact homework and assignments as someone else who is taking it with different professors.
■ When students have questions, they can go on the New Beginnings website and ask a question about the assignment to our
automated system. This will allow them to get immediate responses.
● Collaboration
○ Students will be allowed to utilize our website to form study groups with one another. If a professor does not reply immediately, they can
always rely on one of their classmates to help.
● Critical Thinking
○ Students will be given real-life case studies about the college and come up with ways on how to improve the system through an analytical
perspective.
● Creativity
○ ALL professors will be required to take a training session on creating a safe space in the classroom so that they are not hindering students
from being creative and sharing ideas/beliefs.
Goals

● To provide our students with the skills needed to succeed

in the 21st Century

○ Critical thinking ○ Technology literacy

○ Creativity ○ Flexibility
○ Collaboration ○ Leadership
○ Communication ○ Initiative
○ Information literacy ○ Productivity
○ Media literacy ○ Social skills
Experiences
● Courses will be divided into 3 categories
○ Life & Career Skills
○ Learning & Innovation Skills
○ Information, Media, & Technology Skills
● Classes will meet Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays ONLY. On Tuesdays and Thursdays:
○ Students will be given the opportunity to integrate their learning through real-world internship and employment
opportunities

OR

○ Students will participate in several guest lectures by experts in each field over the course of the semester
Experiences (continued)
● Each course will have 3 different levels
○ Beginner
○ Intermediate
○ Professional
● The schedule will be as Follows
○ Mondays: Life & Career Skills Category Classes
○ Wednesdays: Learning & Innovation Skills Category Classes
○ Fridays: Information, Media, & Technology Skills Category Classes
Assessments
● Project-based learning will be used to evaluate the skills being taught
○ Better to assess knowledge by getting hands on work
● Formative assessments will take place to analyze the efficiency and efficacy of each program
○ Based on knowledge of curriculum, what people liked and disliked, what could be improved
● Individual creativity based project that expands upon material learned in course, allows individuals to et
out and involved in the community and put their minds to use
Technology Use
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“To create a fun, safe, and FAIR environment where students have
access to help 24/7 and the confidence and skills to succeed in
today's changing society”