LET GROW PLAY CLUB!
The Let Grow Play Club is an idea that sprouted from the book, "The Anxious Generation." The idea is simple, give back responsibility, independence and free play to children. Remember the days when kids would come home from school and make up their own outdoor fun from basic items found in the garage, yard and neighborhood?
This club provides opportunities for participants to make their own fun, without adults organizing or structuring their play. In this club, participants will learn how to navigate the world of play with their peers, without adults stepping in and solving their problems. The club is based on loose parts play (tires, buckets, small crates, cable spools, etc), which is a type of open-ended play that encourages children to use their creativity and imagination. Children can manipulate, move, and combine loose parts to build, solve problems, and learn new skills. Hard work can be disguised in fun free play. Free play gives children the chance to collaborate with friends, resolve disputes and bounce back from disappointments. This club will be supervised by instructors but they will not organize the fun, or solve the peer to peer challenges. Participants will be empowered to manage their social interactions in this club.
Instructors: Mrs. Lorraine Anderson & Mrs. Kayla Dimler
Who can join?: Students in 1st - 6th
Dates:
Session 1: Mondays/Wednesdays (March 24th, 26th, 31st, April 2nd, 7th, 9th)
Session 2: Mondays/Wednesdays (April 14th, 16th, 23rd, 28th, 30th, May 5th, 7th)
Time: Afterschool until 4:30p.m. Participants enrolled in Kids Klub can return to KK after class and other participants can be picked up at the front school entrance at 4:30p.m.
*Classes may be canceled due to inclement weather.
Location: Osceola Elementary School Grounds
Cost:
Free of charge!
What is needed for class?
Unless it is below zero or significantly precipitous, classes will be outside. Dress appropriately for the weather and to be active (Think lots of layers that can get messy, wet and muddy).
After-School Logistics
1. Kids Klub - If your student is in Kids Klub, please notify them of your student’s after school plans.
2. Notify School - Please notify your student’s school of their after school plans.
3. OES students will report to Kayla Dimler's room, 120.
4. OIS students will take Bus 1 to OES and report to room 120.
5. OMS students will take Bus 23 to OES and report to room 120.
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