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Developing Our Youth, One Life at a Time
Robotics
The Robotic Activity exposes students to the field of robotics and how the various aspects of STEM are used in the field.Students are provided Robotics Design Systems and will identify various subsystems within systems and how they interact together. Students will also be exposed to the sphere of various categories of engineering, and tools used to complete work.
Leadership
The Leadership Activities will ensure that students explore foundational skills required to help them become successful citizens. Some of the foundational leadership skills explored are: Communication, Decision Making, Critical Thinking and Goal Setting. To accomplish this mission lessons are created to include the following topics: Responsibility, Respect for Self and Others, Teamwork, Maintaining a Positive Attitude, Time Management, Problem Solving, Stress Management, and Conflict Resolution.
Dance
The dance activity will focus on four basic strands of dance, foundations; perception & creative expression; historical and cultural relevance; and critical evaluation and response, which provides broad unifying structures for organizing the knowledge and skills students are expected to acquire. Students will study and focus on dance elements and vocabulary, as well as dance genres and styles such as Latin-American, African, Dancehall/Soca, and hip-hop. The course also aims to educate students on dance as entertainment and provides students with the opportunity to take part in the performance process by taking part in a live dance concert.
Sport & Recreation
The sports & recreational activities prepares our students for an active and healthy life while improving self discipline and reducing stress. Yes, middle school students do complain about stress from their academic work loads. Students will participate in an array of activities such as dodgeball, basketball, flag football, relay races etc. All activities are geared towards encouraging students to practice their following soft skills while having fun.
Art and Culture
Our Art and Culture program provides students an opportunity to learn the basics of art and design while exploring how visual art impacts culture, both historically and in contemporary life.
Djembe Drumming/Song/Dance
As art is a reflection of society, the cultural significance of drums encourages a creative and diverse environment for students. Our drumming program encourages students to learn that art and STEM principles are all woven together. Students use basic African rhythms to tell their own stories. Through these experiences, students are able to learn basic drumming vocabulary, as well as to explore their inner rhythm, duplicate others, direct, follow leader’s instructions, identify as part of an ensemble, and become a model for cooperation respect and artistic expression.
POETRY/CREATIVE WRITING
Poetry and creative writing is designed to help students become better writers. Students are given specific tools to help them craft and improve their writing. They will be guided through a step by step process. At each step they will be provided tools to help them give more power to what they want to say. For example they will learn how to enhance their ideas through arranging lines into odd and even numbered line groups to create feelings of tension or resolution, placement, timing, focus and how to use rhythm in language expressively.
Martial Arts
Taken as a whole, the goal of the Martial Arts enrichment activity is physical fitness, an overall sense of well being, confidence building, achieving respect for others, and respect for athletic activities. The Martial Arts Program is designed to educate the student concerning how the human body works and the use of Martial Arts skills to protect themselves. The Martial Arts enrichment activity tied to STEM, makes the students aware of the laws of physics, balance, and leverage.
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