Interested in dressing up for a good cause?

chakster · Post by **chakster** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 11:04 am

Hi everybody,

I'm in NIE getting my postgrad diploma in education and there's a module that we have called Group Endeavours in Service Learning (GESL for short...not that it makes it cooler... ;P).

Anyways in this module we have to work towards performing a service to the community, preferably education-based, and I got this idea from the 501st forums.

Our plan is to design a series of school assemblies teaching primary school kids things like cybersafety, Civic mindedness, traffic safety, etc... with a twist. The twist being that we involve movie characters in skits for the kids. I felt that the kids would probably be able to interact better with SW (and other) characters better than simply listening to someone preach on stage.

I was just wondering if anybody here would be interested in a project like this. Its just at its brainstorming stage right now so if anybody is interested I can feedback to my group the feasibility of something like this.

Cheers,

Shawn

erase · Post by **erase** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 12:18 pm

Sure count me in Chakster...I'm in for the idea...

Is Always a pleasure for us to interact with the kids...and show case what is called Civic mindedness, traffic safety...

Darsha Assant · Post by **Darsha Assant** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 6:04 pm

With loads of CCA pts, yeah.

Haldir · Post by **Haldir** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 6:47 pm

Pop me in.

I can not only give you SW Characters but Harry Potter one too.

Trinity unfortunately had temporary retire

and LOTR too bulky.

redandblue · Post by **redandblue** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 6:49 pm

me too! i agree with what you said about how the kids will learn and interact better =) how i know? cos im a kid too =D

chakster · Post by **chakster** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 9:23 pm

Really heartening responses guys. Thanks for the show of support.

I'll be talking to my group tomorrow and see if the rest are warm to the idea.

Cheers

Shawn

donleow · Post by **donleow** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 9:29 pm

hey Shawn

count me in...is been always in my thoughts to really start off with schools and especially primary school to use characters as medium to educate them...better still if some students can be nominated as good will ambassador to host these characters appearance to build the self confidence, esteem and leadership.
thks
don

GetzJedi · Post by **GetzJedi** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 10:55 pm

I'm in!

Awwee · Post by **Awwee** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 11:06 pm

actually I very scare of kids running towards you and molesting your armour up and down... hee hee....

but since I will be a dirty sandie.. no one will dare touch me now.. hahah...

9 · Post by 9 » Thu Aug 24, 2006 12:13 am

what characters you looking at?

got any bad guy roles? lol
(p.s i no armour yet)

erase · Post by **erase** » Thu Aug 24, 2006 9:04 am

9 wrote:what characters you looking at?

got any bad guy roles? lol
(p.s i no armour yet)

No problem...No armor also can come...the more the merrier...Always can help out using your hand and legs...right....

9 · Post by 9 » Thu Aug 24, 2006 9:35 am

can i be the character that dies on the stage or something...like in a traffic safety skit? lol

i can be the fall guy, provided timings on both schdules don't clash.

pardon me if i sound like an over-enthuastic kid....i would love to drama again. haaa

GetzJedi · Post by **GetzJedi** » Thu Aug 24, 2006 1:28 pm

9 wrote:can i be the character that dies on the stage or something...like in a traffic safety skit? lol

Educating kids never to run in front of an AT-ST?

JediJean · Post by **JediJean** » Thu Aug 24, 2006 1:40 pm

I don't mind helping out... just let me know the details.
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CHEAP VAPORIZERS

chakster · Post by **chakster** » Sat Aug 26, 2006 8:21 am

Ah well... We had our main group discussion and we presented our plans but lost out to another idea involving scouts.

But the show of interest from this group tells me that this is definitely a possibility for costumers here. I'm sure there're a number of teachers in this forum.

I think most schools have the problem of finding people or organisations to come down for their assembly sessions.

Thanks people.