DOTB Press: The Maneater

Dream Outside the Box is featured in the Friday, September 25th issue of MOVE. This is the 13th page of the Maneater and we couldn't be more thrilled. It can also be viewed online.

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Day 4: Karate

Iti! Ni! San!!! To wrap up week two, the children were taught karate and how to incorporate the sport with Japanese. The Sho-Rei-Shobu-Kan Karate Club taught the students Okinawan Goju Karate. The sport of karate is all about defending oneself. The children learned basic karate moves and learned what to do in dangerous situations from bullying on the playground to encounters with strangers. The week was fun and physically educational. In week three, the children will learn Italian and have special presentations by the Swing Society.

Day Four: Karate

Iti! Ni! San!!! To wrap up week two, the children were taught karate and how to incorporate the sport with Japanese. The Sho-Rei-Shobu-Kan Karate Club taught the students Okinawan Goju Karate. The sport of karate is all about defending oneself. The children learned basic karate moves and learned what to do in dangerous situations from bullying on the playground to encounters with strangers. The week was fun and physically educational. In week three, the children will learn Italian and have special presentations by the Swing Society.

Day 3: Lacrosse

The series continued in week two with the Mizzou Lacrosse Team. The MU Lax team (brought to us by captain Zach Graves) graciously arrived straight from a hard practice to the Boys and Girls Club where they brought approximately twenty-five members, their coach and even, practice pinnies, water bottles and lanyards with the Mizzou Lacrosse logo for the children.  The children learned about the history and rules of lacrosse, how to play and were then able to cheer on the MU team as they passed and then take a turn at it themselves. The children who were the best behaved and remembered the most Spanish (the language of the week) were then able to participate in a short contest- of which, the winners received the aforementioned pinnies (reversible practice jerseys). One thing of note, was the location in which we held this presentation. The kids, the DOTB volunteers and the Lacrosse team all walked to the nearby elementary school's field. The kids were excited to be there as they are used to playing football here regularly. One child even asked, "Can we play football when we're done with this?" But as the time went on and the kids blocked, shot, and passed like true lax ladies and gentlemen, no word of "foot" or "ball" was uttered. Only "gracias" to our phenomenal presenters. Job well done. 

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Day Two: Le Cheval and Chevre

Our first week was a complete success!!!  To wrap it up was a fun day full of horse wrangling, goat petting, and goat milk!  The children learned about different agricultural careers and activities.  They were taught about farm animals and even had the chance to pet goats and a horse.  More French words were incorporated into these lessons to further broaden their multilingual vocabulary.  Next week will include athletics and the Chinese language.

DOTB Day 1: French and La Glace (Ice Cream)

Below are a few pictures from the first ever day of presentations for Dream Outside the Box. The children were introduced to the french language and were required to turn in a worksheet regarding what they want to be when they grow up in order to participate in making homemade ice cream. Little did they know, this fun activity was a segway into Thursday's presentations on agriculture and agriculture related careers. Don't you see a future food scientist below?