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Teaching Sports After School
2. September 2009
Every recreation department teaches sports to kids, whether by their own staff or through contract instructors. And why wouldn’t they, the benefits for children are many. But what if you want to offer a sport and don’t have an instructor? Maybe you can’t find a qualified contract instructor to teach the skills and nobody on [...]
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Every recreation department teaches sports to kids, whether by their own staff or through contract instructors. And why wouldn’t they, the benefits for children are many. But what if you want to offer a sport and don’t have an instructor? Maybe you can’t find a qualified contract instructor to teach the skills and nobody on [...]Good Online Content for Recreation Professionals
25. November 2008
Good online content for recreation professionals…there isn’t much out there, is there? My first challenge to you is this – tell 1 other person, who is involved in recreation programming, about this site. In our industry we need to promote content like this. My second challenge is that you leave a comment on one of the [...]
Continue reading...ThinkGeek
10. November 2008
I do a fair amount of shopping online. Amazon is one of my favorite websites. I also check out Woot.com on a daily basis. But every once in a while I find a new retail website that gets me excited. Recently I came across ThinkGeek. ThinkGeek has a variety of fun electronic toys that you won’t [...]
Continue reading...Babysitting
17. October 2008
I’m all about programming. That’s my job and I love it. Beyond recreational programming, I kinda like working on the department’s website and marketing my programs. However, I don’t do the accounting. I don’t deal with OSHA compliance (booooring). I don’t order the office supplies. I don’t write grant proposals. When it comes to office management [...]
Continue reading...Ever Thought About an International Trip?
10. October 2008
Here’s a crazy idea, offer a trip to Europe for high school kids in your area. Uh, yes you can go too. What’s that? You’ve already been to Europe? Well how about Australia? You say you don’t know the first thing about putting a trip together? I know, it’s a lot to think about. Where will [...]
Continue reading...The Youth Film Project
3. October 2008
The Youth Film Project is a gem that I’m finding not many people know about. It’s a free film curriculum resource for anyone who works with youth…teachers, after school workers, mentors, parents and any group facilitator of youth. Free downloadable curricula is available for facilitators to use with youth that uses movies to promote reading, [...]
Continue reading...Recommended Website #1
26. September 2008
The other day a friend of mine (a fellow rec head) called me… “Do you know how to make balloon animals.” “Clowns kind of freak me out, but balloons being twisted, now that really scares me. Maybe it was because a balloon popped in my face when I was a kid and I’ve blocked out the memory [...]
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