Project Logic Ga

Youth Exploratory Initiative

Summer 2012

Overview: The Youth Exploratory Initiative is design to expose young people to a wide variety of information, activities and knowledge in a workshop setting to supplement what is covered at home and at school.

Background: School breaks are intended to give students an opportunity to rest their minds from the rigors of academia.  However, this time is often used for video games and the less constructive elements of television.

Objective: To design a youth program that is productive yet enjoyable; a program that plants the seeds of fitness, learning and growth.

 

Tentative Schedule Outline:

Sports Segment: Two or Three Hours

Lunch Break

Enrichment Segment: Two or Three Hours

Afternoon or Free Segment: Two or Three Hours

Sports Segment: Workshops in Tennis, Basketball, Golf, Football, Baseball (Batting Cage), Chess

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ap7qKOaiPxw   First Tennis Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZM_ZlB6AhI&feature=related  Tennis Forehand

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJv7lzOAYZE&feature=relmfu  Tennis Forehand

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qS9RvjyWQP4  Tennis Backhand

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwp5cCo2vgs&feature=relmfu  Tennis Serve

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbLjGVd0xRs&feature=related  Tennis Power Serve

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5-ChIhdqVk&feature=related  Coach Dan Serve

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajoZ0f7hw-A&feature=related   Coach Nick Fire Serve

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bupA0ut9oe0&feature=related   Tennis Return of Serve

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XldUG9Lm0n4&feature=related  Tennis Volley

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LB08N5PeTl4&feature=related  Basics of Golf

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMtQjnsoD8c&feature=related  Golf Swing 1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s72KM6pCi-Y&feature=related  Golf Swing 2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weSsN_yLpxk&feature=related  Birdie Ball Pratice Golf

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HA5X2Ojuq0&feature=related   Chess Part 1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9bXZuTmHjU&feature=relmfu  Chess Part 2

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pz51i1XiniI&feature=relmfu  Basic Kayaking

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCd0uxcAbu8    Freestyle Swimming

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCd0uxcAbu8&feature=results_main&playnext=1&list=PL64A0D2DDF8812266 Swimming

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WreddX9aeGw&feature=related   Swim

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vw3o7iy1_ls&feature=related   Swim

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxcgmHBE6k8   Swim

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69Lx6LWlees&feature=related   Swim

Basketball

Proposed Enrichment Components:

Academic Refresher– (English, Grammar, Writing, Math, Science)

Communication– (Verbal, Non-Verbal, Listening, Telephone Skills)

College and Military 101– (Types of Colleges, College preparation, College life, Branches of Military, ROTC, Military Life)

Travel and Geography– (Reading Atlas, U.S. Internet Trip Planning, Basic World Geography, Dream Trip Planning, National Parks Documentary)

http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/testmaps/maps.htm

http://www.50states.com/tools/usamap.htm

Law and Government – (General parts of government, Presidential politics, public issues, Law 101, public safety knowledge.)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWo04oC2pL4&feature=relmfu  Intro to Law School

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDxIoQRiuDQ   Criminal Law

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jrkii9YOzXg   Civil Law

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6ynTbY944Q  Torts Law

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CpVBuZUSt8&feature=relmfu  Contracts Law

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=feucSsK_L50  Briefing Law Cases

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6QeGn1Tg2o&feature=related  Briefing Cases

http://www.ehow.com/list_6541914_10-parts-case-brief.html   Parts of Case Brief

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_government_of_the_United_States

http://www.usa.gov/Agencies/federal.shtml

http://www.usa.gov/Agencies/Federal/Executive.shtml

http://kids.clerk.house.gov/high-school/lesson.html

http://www.house.gov/

http://www.senate.gov/

Wellness/Health/Nutrition– (Presentation from Health Professional)

Around the Home– (Housekeeping, Caring for Your Space, Lawn Care, Energy Conservation, Basic Cooking)

Personal Finance– (Basic Banking, Types of Banks, Simple Interest, Personal Budget)

General Construction/Real Estate– (Introduction construction via HGTV, Basic Home buying)

Auto Info – (Basic Auto Operations, Car Care, Cars and Cash, Internet Dream Car Design)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saPGX-1qC4M&feature=related   Engine Science

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnT75EBiinY&feature=related   BMW plant S.C.

Media Savvy– (smart T.V. viewing, Television as an educational tool, Importance of News, Constant learning plan)

Career/Job – (Long term career planning, Jobs for kids, Resume, Job Interview)

Networking – (Constant learning with Networking, Useful connections, listening to everyone)

Clothing and Gear– (Dressing 101, Chameleon Wardrobe, Money Smart Shopping, Types of Clothing, Good Grooming)

Great Manners– (Meeting People, Politeness, Smooth Dining.)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NOiaC3A1uw&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIj5Rt-7b9I&feature=relmfu

Agriculture– (general farming knowledge, ag careers)

Community– (Giving Back, Community Improvement, Peer Teaching)

Afternoon Cultural Component:

Introduction to the Arts– (Making music, general voice, Art appreciation)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nS1lR-6d1FY&feature=related  Top Ten Artists

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZ1bty0-t1Y&feature=related  Best Sculptures

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3TDbDfYK6M&feature=related  Sistine Chapel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WhAZ7KNaiU&feature=related  Masterpieces of World’s Great Artists

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmLqyO9xKnY&feature=related  Top 10 Most Expensive Paintings

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiL24GF3q_s&feature=related  Norman Rockwell- part 1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TO4kOmpyUM&feature=related  Norman Rockwell-part 2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g18gHMKFlhM&feature=related  Cartoon Drawing Blitz

Introduction To Music:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8K4Y7Tc20Q&feature=related  Top 10 Classical

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGDrcu29TO0&feature=related   Top 30 Classical

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYhdFXls6TQ   30 Jazz and Vocal

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rfn9n-ZGPW4&feature=fvwrel  Intro Jazz (Burns)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whN5PXsrP6E&feature=related  History of Jazz

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLSsbZFukiE&feature=related  30min.  Profile Marsalis

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnRfyVQS_iA&feature=related  Motown

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ov1zHFtZlK8&feature=related  Best of Motown

Public Speaking– (Confident speaking, Write and perform short play.)

Introduction to Spanish:

http://www.123teachme.com/learn_spanish/conversational_spanish

http://www.fodors.com/language/spanish/basic-phrases/

http://livinglanguage.com/content/downloads/Spanish_ToGo.pdf

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMGk_pKdls0&feature=related Spanish 101 – Common Words & Phrases

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7p1mc1WvNH8&feature=relmfu  Spanish 101 – Dining – Level One

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cxxF36qqt4&feature=relmfu Portable Spanish – Polite Conversation

Field Trips– (will discuss education field trips to local sites i.e. boating at state park, local university, Albany museums, Albany golf.)

Expert Speakers:  Possible guest speakers for lunch to add expertise and knowledge to discussions.

Free Time: Computer and Swimming

Resources:

America Revealed http://video.pbs.org/video/2214315175

Letters to a Young Brother: Hill Harper – Certain Parts of this book would be perfect to start a daily rap session about positive living.

http://www.amazon.com/Letters-Young-Brother-Manifest-Destiny/dp/1592402496/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1334332714&sr=1-4

The following video gives a general idea of Harper’s temperament and efforts. http://www.manifestyourdestiny.org/

Devotional List:

1. Psalm 23

23 The Lord is my shepherd;
I shall not want.
² He makes me to lie down in green pastures;
He leads me beside the still waters.
³ He restores my soul;
He leads me in the paths of righteousness
For His name’s sake.

⁴ Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil;
For You are with me;
Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.

⁵ You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies;
You anoint my head with oil;
My cup runs over.
⁶ Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me
All the days of my life;
And I will dwell^[a] in the house of the Lord
Forever.

2. Matthew 5: 1-14

The Beatitudes

5 And seeing the multitudes, He went up on a mountain, and when He was seated His disciples came to Him. ² Then He opened His mouth and taught them, saying:

³ “Blessed are the poor in spirit,
For theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
⁴ Blessed are those who mourn,
For they shall be comforted.
⁵ Blessed are the meek,
For they shall inherit the earth.
⁶ Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
For they shall be filled.
⁷ Blessed are the merciful,
For they shall obtain mercy.
⁸ Blessed are the pure in heart,
For they shall see God.
⁹ Blessed are the peacemakers,
For they shall be called sons of God.
¹⁰ Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake,
For theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

¹¹ “Blessed are you when they revile and persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely for My sake. ¹² Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

¹³ “You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt loses its flavor, how shall it be seasoned? It is then good for nothing but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by men.

¹⁴ “You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden. ¹⁵ Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house. ¹⁶ Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.

3. Matthew 6: 9-13 Lord’s Prayer

⁹ In this manner, therefore, pray:

Our Father in heaven,
Hallowed be Your name.
¹⁰ Your kingdom come.
Your will be done
On earth as it is in heaven.
¹¹ Give us this day our daily bread.
¹² And forgive us our debts,
As we forgive our debtors.
¹³ And do not lead us into temptation,
But deliver us from the evil one.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.^[c]

4. Psalms 37: 1-4

37 Do not fret because of evildoers,
Nor be envious of the workers of iniquity.
² For they shall soon be cut down like the grass,
And wither as the green herb.

³ Trust in the Lord, and do good;
Dwell in the land, and feed on His faithfulness.
⁴ Delight yourself also in the Lord,
And He shall give you the desires of your heart.

5. Psalm 27: 1-4, 14

 An Exuberant Declaration of Faith

A Psalm of David.

27 The Lord is my light and my salvation;
Whom shall I fear?
The Lord is the strength of my life;
Of whom shall I be afraid?
² When the wicked came against me
To eat up my flesh,
My enemies and foes,
They stumbled and fell.
³ Though an army may encamp against me,
My heart shall not fear;
Though war may rise against me,
In this I will be confident.

⁴ One thing I have desired of the Lord,
That will I seek:
That I may dwell in the house of the Lord
All the days of my life,
To behold the beauty of the Lord,
And to inquire in His temple.
⁵ For in the time of trouble
He shall hide me in His pavilion;
In the secret place of His tabernacle
He shall hide me;
He shall set me high upon a rock.

¹⁴ Wait on the Lord;
Be of good courage,
And He shall strengthen your heart;
Wait, I say, on the Lord!

6. Psalms 51:10 Clean Spirit

¹⁰ Create in me a clean heart, O God,
And renew a steadfast spirit within me.

7. Mark 8:36-37  Soul

³⁶ For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? ³⁷ Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?

8. Proverbs 17:22  Broken Spirit

²² A merry heart does good, like medicine,^[a]
But a broken spirit dries the bones.

9. Proverbs 3:5-8 Guidance for the Young

⁵ Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
And lean not on your own understanding;
⁶ In all your ways acknowledge Him,
And He shall direct^[a] your paths.

⁷ Do not be wise in your own eyes;
Fear the Lord and depart from evil.
⁸ It will be health to your flesh,^[b]
And strength^[c] to your bones.

10. Exodus 20:12 Ten Commandment of Parents

¹² “Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long upon the land which the Lord your God is giving you.

11. Proverbs 6:16-19  Wicked Man

¹⁶ These six things the Lord hates,
Yes, seven are an abomination to Him:
¹⁷ A proud look,
A lying tongue,
Hands that shed innocent blood,
¹⁸ A heart that devises wicked plans,
Feet that are swift in running to evil,
¹⁹ A false witness who speaks lies,
And one who sows discord among brethren.

12. Proverbs 13:20  Wise Men

²⁰ He who walks with wise men will be wise,
But the companion of fools will be destroyed.

13. Proverbs 16:7-8  Peace and Little

⁷ When a man’s ways please the Lord,
He makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.

⁸ Better is a little with righteousness,
Than vast revenues without justice.

14. Proverbs 21:23 Tongue

²³ Whoever guards his mouth and tongue
Keeps his soul from troubles.

15. Proverbs 23:9 Fool

⁹ Do not speak in the hearing of a fool,
For he will despise the wisdom of your words.

16. Proverbs 24:17-20  Enemy

¹⁷ Do not rejoice when your enemy falls,
And do not let your heart be glad when he stumbles;
¹⁸ Lest the Lord see it, and it displease Him,
And He turn away His wrath from him.
¹⁹ Do not fret because of evildoers,
Nor be envious of the wicked;
²⁰ For there will be no prospect for the evil man;
The lamp of the wicked will be put out.

17. Proverbs 29:18 Vision

¹⁸ Where there is no vision, the people perish; but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.

 

18. Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 Everything Has Its Time

3 To everything there is a season,
A time for every purpose under heaven:

² A time to be born,
And a time to die;
A time to plant,
And a time to pluck what is planted;
³ A time to kill,
And a time to heal;
A time to break down,
And a time to build up;
⁴ A time to weep,
And a time to laugh;
A time to mourn,
And a time to dance;
⁵ A time to cast away stones,
And a time to gather stones;
A time to embrace,
And a time to refrain from embracing;
⁶ A time to gain,
And a time to lose;
A time to keep,
And a time to throw away;
⁷ A time to tear,
And a time to sew;
A time to keep silence,
And a time to speak;
⁸ A time to love,
And a time to hate;
A time of war,
And a time of peace.

19. John 14:1-6 The Way, the Truth, and the Life

14 “Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me. ² In My Father’s house are many mansions;^[a] if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.^{[b] 3} And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also. ⁴ And where I go you know, and the way you know.”

⁵ Thomas said to Him, “Lord, we do not know where You are going, and how can we know the way?”

⁶ Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.

20. Romans 8:28, 31

²⁸ And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.

³¹ What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?

21. Philippians 4:13

¹³ I can do all things through Christ^[b] who strengthens me.

22. John 3:16

¹⁶ For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.

23. Ecclesiastes 12: 1, 13-14

12 Remember now your Creator in the days of your youth,
Before the difficult days come,
And the years draw near when you say,
“I have no pleasure in them”:

¹³ Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter:

Fear God and keep His commandments,
For this is man’s all.
¹⁴ For God will bring every work into judgment,
Including every secret thing,
Whether good or evil.