Kawia Higginbottom

LIBM 6371

Designing Information Programs

for Children & Youth

Fall 2011

FIGHT LIKE A GIRL!

YOU ARE INVITED…

Fight like a Girl!

YOU ARE INVITED TO A SELF-DEFENSE PROGRAM

This program will provide basic tips and fundamental techniques to enhance your personal

safety.Who: 9th – 12th grade girls

When: Monday, October 24 @ 3:30p.m.Where: Cave City High School Media Center

For more information contact:Kawia Higginbottom 870-283-5392

ORTara Ball 870-283-3333

THE FOCUS Teach safety tips to avoid

potentially harmful situations. Teach basic techniques and

strategies for protecting oneself. Build self-confidence. Enhance personal safety and

protection. Create awareness of dangerous

circumstances.

THE DISPLAY

Several books about self- defense and personal safety were purchased by the high school library.

The EAST Lab Department at the middle school created and printed posters with personal safety tips.

SNACK TIME

Snacks were provided by a local grocery store. While the girls gathered their snacks they were able to view the posters and look at the books on display.

GETTING STARTED

I welcomed the girls and gave them a quick overview about the focus of the program.

The girls were then given questionnaires to fill out on their current knowledge about personal safety and protection.

Nine girls were in attendance for the program.

VIDEOSThe girls then viewed a couple of YouTube videos about parking lot safety.

Women’s self defense, parking lot safety found at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k47MpoFIVk8&feature=fvsr

Pearls of Wisdom – Parking lot protocol found at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-e-in6Fel9Y

SPECIAL GUEST

State Trooper Seth Higginbottom was the guest speaker for the program.

He gave the girls some pointers on personal safety.

SELF-DEFENSE TECHNIQUES

Trooper Higginbottom and the high school principal, Marc Walling, demonstrated some basic self-defense moves.

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

Trooper Higginbottom answered questions that the girls had.

He also discussed the questionnaire with them.

BOOKS ON SELF-DEFENSE

EVALUATIONSAudience Evaluations:

How would you rate today’s program?

Great Average Very Good Poor

What did you like best about today’s program?

  What did you like least about today’s program?

Do you feel that the program will benefit you now and in the future?

Have you increased your confidence and self awareness as a result of this program?

How could this program be improved?

Will you continue to increase your knowledge about your personal protection, awareness, and safety as a result of this program?

EVALUATION RESULTS 8 of the girls gave the program an

overall rating of Great, 1 gave it a rating of Very Good.

Most of the girls enjoyed the self-defense technique demonstrations the best.

9 out of 9 of the girls said they felt that the program was beneficial and increased their confidence and self awareness.

REFERENCES [Photograph of girl athlete]. Retrieved

on November 1, 2011 from Microsoft Office clipart.

[Photograph of girl punching] Retrieved on October 18, 2011 from Google Images.

All photographs taken by Kawia Higginbottom.