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Marching to Success
December 23, 2010
You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.
-Jane Goodall, primatologist
-Jane Goodall, primatologist
"In the location, there is nothing to keep the children entertained. We had to find a way to build children up, to fully realise their potential. We have a lot of people in the location who were supposed to be doctors and professors or anything else you can think of, but because they didn't have life skills, and they didn't have that drive and that dream, it died with them."
Through drama, traditional dance, singing, and games the club seeks to give children self-esteem and uncover some of their talents. "We have serious, constructive fun with the children, but at the end of the day they have to get a lesson out of it that will make them stronger in life," says Vilakazi.
One of the kids' favorite activities is marching. Every day starts with a parade and ends with a parade. Up to 50 children, aged 3 to 17, line up in two orderly marking strips and kick off proceedings. Each parade ends with a chanting of their motto, "We aim for the clouds and reach for the stars." Vilakazi observes, "Drilling and marching is one of the strongest activities of the club. It teaches the children to be disciplined and increases their listening capacity. When a child knows how to listen, they will find it easier in school."
Alice Honig's insightful book, Little Kids, Big Worries: Stress-Busting Tips for Early Childhood Classrooms, is now available from Exchange. Research shows that stress in the crucial early years of a child's life can pose dramatic, lasting challenges to development, learning, and behavior. This is the practical book early childhood professionals need to recognize stress in young children — and intervene with proven relief strategies before pressures turn into big problems. Developed by celebrated early childhood expert Alice Sterling Honig, Little Kids, Big Worries: Stress-Busting Tips for Early Childhood Classrooms helps readers address the most common causes of stress in a young child's life, including separation anxiety, bullying, jealousy, and family circumstances.ExchangeEveryDay
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Displaying 1 CommentShishu Vikash Kendra
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Everybody marchs for success . So it is common to run to succeed .
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