Field Day Ideas for B&G Club

I am trying to think of events we can do for a Field Day with the kids at B&G Club. I think we need to come up with ideas that all children can participate in. We also need to keep in mind our budget and time constraints. I can barely remember back to field days that I had in elementary school but I do remember doing a lot of races and tug of war.

Here is a list of ideas I have so far.
-Three Legged Race or Sack Race
-Obstacle Course
-Relay Races
-Tug of War
- Egg Race
-Kickball
-Dodgeball
-Create some type of 3 vs 3 Tournament. (Basketball, Soccer, ect.)

I think we should contact B&G Club soon to see what they had in mind. We will have to get an estimate of how many kids they have and also what equipment they already have. We should also see what type of prizes they would suggest for us to give the kids.

-By George Vauter

Boys and Girls Club of America

Our group, the Starting 5, will be working with the Boys and Girls Club in Lafayette. I wanted to provide a brief overview to their mission and how it fits with ours.

The Boys and Girls Club serves the youth of today by providing a safe and fun place for them to go after school. The B&G Club is more than just a recreational facility though it gives the kids a place to belong and people that care. Their mission is as follows, "To enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens."

We felt we could work with the Boys and Girls Club because our missions are similar. We are both working to help the community and especially children. Being a sports themed team we know what it means to play to your full potential just as the B&G Club is helping kids reach their full potential. Productive, caring and responsible are all characteristics that our group strives to exemplify. We hope that by working with the children we can help make the Boys and Girls Club mission become reality.

Christy Penner

Nonverbal Communication

Recently, some of my friends convinced me to go the Neon Cactus with them. Not having been to a club before, I found it difficult to hear what people were saying to me over the loud music. As the night went on, I found myself relying more and more on nonverbal communication to overcome the music. By watching people's facial expressions and gestures, I was better able to understand what was going on even if I could not actually hear any of what they were saying. This also emphasized the importance of eye contact in communication. While nonverbal communication is not a complete replacement for speaking, it can be a valuable addition.

-David Hoff

What You Aren't Saying

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bb1VRyPV9uM&feature=fvw#watch-main-area

The link posted above is the opening clip from the movie Hitch starring Will Smith. The movie is centered on the crazy world of dating and romance. Just as in any relationship nonverbal communication is critical. People may say one thing but there body language says the opposite, or they may say nothing at all while emotions are screaming across their face.

Albert Mehrabian created a three-dimensional model stating that people derive meaning from nonverbal behavior based on immediacy or liking, power, and responsiveness (145.) These three reactions are the evidence Hitch is looking for when playing matchmaker in the clip. For starters immediacy is the whole premise behind dating. Do two people like each other or not can be communicated nonverbally through eye contact, touching, or close personal space.

Nonverbal cues play a huge role in our society today. Our age group is keenly aware of how important it is in dating relationships as seen in the movie clip. It is important to remember that what you aren't saying is just as important as what you are.

Christy Penner

Gaining Experience in Communicating

This week our group gained quite a bit of experience in communicating. While our project idea turned out to not work as soon as we thought it might, we did successfully organize via email and all of us worked out a time and place to meet for a few minutes when we thought it was necessary. I had some additional experience in having to communicate with my track coach on this topic as well. Keeping all up to date was a real challenge.

By: Ben Schnepp

F.A.C.S.

Facial Action Coding System (FACS)

http://www.face-and-emotion.com/dataface/facs/description.jsp

I thought that this was very interesting and goes along with our study of non-verbal communications in chapter 6. In the chapter it talks about facial expressions and the face as a revealer of emotions. FACS is a system used to read a person facial expressions and involuntary facial muscle movements. Police interrogators can go through FACS training to become experts in reading facial expressions. Facial expressions are important sources of information about a group's emotional climate and are very important in understand communication between group members. You can tell a lot by the expression on someone's face and I think it is important to pay attention to those nonverbal communication signs.

By: George Vauter

Zach's Resumes

BCM-Sophmore

I feel that I can bring teamwork and a relaxed feeling to the group. I have had experience in working with teams here at purdue and have found that working in relaxed environment works the best. This also makes it easier to work with team members. Finally I feel that I am able to listen to everyones ideas and give good ideas for anything that we are working on.