The Boys and Girls Club of Lansing 408

8/8/2019 The Boys and Girls Club of Lansing 408

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Club LocationClub Location

One of 3700 clubs in the U.S.One of 3700 clubs in the U.S.

Lansing, MILansing, MI

Exit 5 off 496, left on MLK, right on Holmes,Exit 5 off 496, left on MLK, right on Holmes,left on Pleasant Ridgeleft on Pleasant Ridge

Amidst nonAmidst non--affluent neighborhood, not withinaffluent neighborhood, not within

business part of citybusiness part of city


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Description of FacilityDescription of Facility

Inside: main office, concession stand, lobby,Inside: main office, concession stand, lobby,junior (game) room, cadet room, teen room,junior (game) room, cadet room, teen room,gym, computer center, art roomgym, computer center, art room

Outside: blacktop w/ basketball hoops and 4Outside: blacktop w/ basketball hoops and 4--square, playground equipment, ample fieldsquare, playground equipment, ample fieldarea for sportsarea for sports

Games include billiards, bumper pool, carpetGames include billiards, bumper pool, carpetball, pingball, ping--pong, air hockey, video games,pong, air hockey, video games,playing cards, Mancala, Connect Four, etc.playing cards, Mancala, Connect Four, etc.


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Club MembersClub Members

Members are 7 to 17Members are 7 to 17--yearsyears--oldold

According to the Boys and Girls Club of America website:According to the Boys and Girls Club of America website:

11% are less than 7 years old11% are less than 7 years old

26% are 726% are 79 years old9 years old 30% are 1030% are 1012 years old12 years old

21% are 1321% are 1315 years old15 years old

10% are 1610% are 1618 years old18 years old

2% are more than 18 years old2% are more than 18 years old

High minority populationHigh minority population though within urban city, Africanthough within urban city, AfricanAmericans may not be much of a minority.Americans may not be much of a minority.

66% are from minority families66% are from minority families


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Club Members, cont.Club Members, cont.

45% are females and 55% are males45% are females and 55% are males

Many come from disadvantagedMany come from disadvantaged

circumstancescircumstances $10 Membership Fee$10 Membership Fee

Club hours:Club hours:

Normal School Year HoursNormal School Year HoursTuesdayTuesday -- Friday 3:00pmFriday 3:00pm -- 8:45pm8:45pm

Saturday 10:00amSaturday 10:00am -- 3:45pm3:45pm


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Mission of the Boys and Girls ClubMission of the Boys and Girls Club

To inspire and enable all young people, especially those fromTo inspire and enable all young people, especially those fromdisadvantaged circumstances, to realize their full potential asdisadvantaged circumstances, to realize their full potential as

productive, responsible and caring citizens.productive, responsible and caring citizens.

To instill in todays youth:To instill in todays youth:

A Sense of CompetenceA Sense of CompetenceThe feeling there is something boys and girls can do and do wellThe feeling there is something boys and girls can do and do well

A Sense of UsefulnessA Sense of UsefulnessThe opportunity to do something of value for other peopleThe opportunity to do something of value for other people

A Sense of BelongingA Sense of BelongingA setting where young people know they "fit" and are accepted.A setting where young people know they "fit" and are accepted.

A Sense of Power or InfluenceA Sense of Power or InfluenceA chance to be heard and to influence decisions.A chance to be heard and to influence decisions.

c/o Boys and Girls Club of Lansing website:c/o Boys and Girls Club of Lansing website:http://www.bgclansing.org/pages/clubinfo.htmlhttp://www.bgclansing.org/pages/clubinfo.html


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ProgramsPrograms

Intramural and competitive sports teamsIntramural and competitive sports teams Basketball, Floor Hockey, etc.Basketball, Floor Hockey, etc.

Keystone ClubKeystone Club A leadership development club for teens (14A leadership development club for teens (14--18 yrs.) that18 yrs.) that

plan and participate in community service projectsplan and participate in community service projects

Torch ClubTorch Club A lower scale version of the Keystone Club for membersA lower scale version of the Keystone Club for members

aged 11aged 11--1313 Also, Education and Career Programs, Health andAlso, Education and Career Programs, Health and

Life Skills (ie. SMART Moves), Arts, Technology,Life Skills (ie. SMART Moves), Arts, Technology,etc.etc.


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LiteracyLiteracy

Literacy events cross several disciplines, so theLiteracy events cross several disciplines, so thefollowing categories merely servefollowing categories merely serveorganizational purposes.organizational purposes.

Technological:Technological:

Playing video games; deciphering instructions,Playing video games; deciphering instructions,creating plays (Madden Football), interpretingcreating plays (Madden Football), interpretingscores, time, etc.scores, time, etc.

Using the internet/computers; knowing how toUsing the internet/computers; knowing how totype, follow links, read blogs, articles, etc.,type, follow links, read blogs, articles, etc.,perform searches, load and play gamesperform searches, load and play games


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Literacy, contLiteracy, cont

Oral communication:Oral communication:

Engaging in and responding to others inEngaging in and responding to others inconversation in an informal social context;conversation in an informal social context;

understanding social conventions and modelingunderstanding social conventions and modelingthem.them.

Singing and rapping; interpreting song lyrics,Singing and rapping; interpreting song lyrics,especially in terms of tone, connotations,especially in terms of tone, connotations,

metaphors, etc.; reciting/processing/storing lyricsmetaphors, etc.; reciting/processing/storing lyricsinto longinto long--term memory (and retrieving theterm memory (and retrieving theknowledge later)knowledge later)


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Literacy, cont.Literacy, cont.

Production:Production: Working on homework; applying information fromWorking on homework; applying information from

textbooks, making connectionstextbooks, making connections

Keeping score; being literate with numbers andKeeping score; being literate with numbers andmathematics, making sense of scoring chips (recognizingmathematics, making sense of scoring chips (recognizingthey represent point valuesthey represent point values

Recognizing, producing, and interpreting artworkRecognizing, producing, and interpreting artwork

Demonstrating sport competence; knowing the rules ofDemonstrating sport competence; knowing the rules of

football and playing according to the rulesfootball and playing according to the rules Dancing; interacting with the tempo and rhythm of musicDancing; interacting with the tempo and rhythm of music

In literary terms, this likens to the cadence and other formalIn literary terms, this likens to the cadence and other formalfeatures of poetryfeatures of poetry


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Teaching ImplicationsTeaching Implications

MusicMusic

The radio plays 96.5 FM in both the junior and the teenThe radio plays 96.5 FM in both the junior and the teen

room. The kids know all the songs, all the lyrics. Theyroom. The kids know all the songs, all the lyrics. They

rap/sing along and/or dance while engaged in otherrap/sing along and/or dance while engaged in otheractivities.activities.

Pound, Pound, Slap. Pound, Pound, SlapPound, Pound, Slap. Pound, Pound, Slap

(Shake that Laffy Taffy, that Laffy Taffy)(Shake that Laffy Taffy, that Laffy Taffy)

These kids have an advanced sense of rhythm and tempo asThese kids have an advanced sense of rhythm and tempo asdemonstrated by their dancing, rapping, drumming, etc. Learnerdemonstrated by their dancing, rapping, drumming, etc. Learner--

centered pedagogy that focuses on cultural literacy wouldcentered pedagogy that focuses on cultural literacy would

incorporate these abilities into, for example, a poetry unit.incorporate these abilities into, for example, a poetry unit.


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Teaching Implications, cont.Teaching Implications, cont.

Like Proust who discovered he had been speakingLike Proust who discovered he had been speaking

prose all of his life, the students discovered that theyprose all of his life, the students discovered that they

were fluent in a set of competencies that werewere fluent in a set of competencies that wereconsidered academically advanced.considered academically advanced.

~~How People Learn,How People Learn, Chapter 6:Chapter 6: The Design of Learning EnvironmentsThe Design of Learning Environments

John D. Bransford, Ann L. Brown, and Rodney R. Cocking,John D. Bransford, Ann L. Brown, and Rodney R. Cocking, editorseditors

Dialect and SlangDialect and SlangNaw, I aint about to do it.Naw, I aint about to do it. -- Hey Dawg!Hey Dawg! -- Psych!Psych!

You nasty! You ugly!You nasty! You ugly! -- My battery is low, you dumb butt!My battery is low, you dumb butt!

Tell him I say Wassuuuuup!Tell him I say Wassuuuuup! -- Step into my office, girl.Step into my office, girl.


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LinksLinks

Boys and Girls ClubBoys and Girls Club

of Lansing:of Lansing: http://www.bgclansing.org/index.htmlhttp://www.bgclansing.org/index.html

Boys and Girls ClubBoys and Girls Club

of America:of America: http://www.bgca.org/http://www.bgca.org/

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