Member Orientation

• Elements of an Orientation
• Methods of an Orientation
• Fundamentals of an Orientation
• Orientation Topics
  • Placement Site Orientation
  • Introducing "VISTA Life"
  • Community Orientation
  • Wall of History
  • Tools to Help Members Explain Your Program
  • Warm-up Activities & Ice Breakers

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Community Orientation

Getting to know a new place

There are any number of ways to introduce new members to the community that will be their home for the next 12 months.

Check out these orientation activities—some of which serve as team-building exercises, too:

• Scavenger hunt–Different approaches to organizing a hunt that includes places, people, and programs
• "Windshield survey"–One program's way to connect VISTAs with community members
• An overview of local history, geography, and demographics–Sample hand-outs and suggestions for weaving history and current events into an orientation

Even if members are locally recruited, chances are they can still discover new and different things about their community through organized activities.

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