Service Learning ProjectTHINK Together @ OUSD Elementary School

0Vision All children will receive the support they need from family, school and community to enable them to reach their full potential and become productive adults and responsible, contributing members of the community.

0Mission To provide high quality academically oriented out-of-school programs for students regardless of race, creed or socioeconomic status.

OUR PROGRAM

Teaching Helping Inspiring & Nurturing Kids

WHERE THEY BEGAN0 In 1994 by Randy Barth in Costa Mesa, CA as an

answer to parents who wanted a safe place for their children to do their schoolwork.

0 1997-2003 with private funds, THINK established more than a dozen Learning Centers for elementary & teen students.

0 2004-2006 Partnered with Tustin & Santa Ana school districts to develop a public/private partnership model.

0 2007-2009 An expansion of state funding occurred with Prop 49 & THINK Together went from 25 sites in Orange County to 180 sites in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, and San Bernardino counties.

AWARDS RECEIVED0 2005 Bank of America Neighborhood Builder award

recipient $200,0000 2008 Awarded $8.5 million grant from the Irvine Co.0 2009 received $250k from So Cal Edison to establish

robotic labs in 41 schools0 2009 Granted $690k from the Children & Families

commission of Orange County to pilot early literacy programs in Santa Ana

0 2010 Garnered $936k in AmeriCorps grants to support leadership development and community service

0 2012 partnered with j.k.livin foundation to expand wellness programs among high school students

Project GoalsIncrease critical thinking and problem solving skills by participating in group

activitiesEnhance awareness of interpersonal skills by participating in socializing

activitiesIdentify the power to affect

others both through words and actions

Increase abstract thinking skills by applying skills to situations outside

group activities

Identify their roles within the group, classroom, peer, and family dynamics

OutcomesEach team will be able to complete one task without adult intervention to reach desired

outcomeStudents will be able to demonstrate & identify two qualities that are important in teamwork or

cooperationStudents will be able to abstractly

identify at least one concept from a discussion

Students will be able to identify at least one word from previous discussion & relate that

word to a role outside the activityStudents will be able to identify at least one of

their life roles and how the qualities of teamwork or cooperation can enhance that

role

OUR TEAMS

SESSION #1

TEAMWORK

What is your

favorite activity to do with…

*info*Burst Ice Breaker

We ran…we

grabbed…we didn’t peek…

we waitedand worked…

to solve ittogether!

ScrabbleSurvivor

Over the head…

Through the legs…

Front to back…

then you hear…

POP! POP! POP!

Team Game

SESSION #2

COOPERATION

We gave them 10 cups & 2 minutes to stack

the tallest tower!

Tallest Tower Ice Breaker

What they Were given

The Common Idea

One group stood alone

Together We Can

For the first leg the students

were asked to place a balloon

between themselves & their partner & follow the lines to the next leg

without popping the balloon!

Together we Can Leg #1

For the second leg the students were asked to balance and egg on a spoon and follow the lines to

the next leg without dropping the egg. Both members need to finish before moving on.

Together We Can Leg #2

For the third leg the students were asked to bounce a large ball together while following

the path to the end. Each member must have a hand on the ball when they bounce

it.

Together We Can Leg #3

We took a novel toy& made a game thatengageda groupto work

together & move a hoop!

Hula hoop relay

We held hands

& made a circle.

Togetherwe movedthe hoopsaround the

group!

Hula hoop relay

SESSION #3

SUCCESSPutting it all together

We introducedmany newwords to

the studentswe weresurprised

by everything they

remembered!

The Power of Words

Think Before You Speak

The Power of Words

Positive Words are…

strong,powerful,positive,uplifting,

encouraging,&

comfortingto us!

The Power of Words

We gave them the

opportunity to show us

in their own way, what they got from

our project…

IN THEIR WORDS

Their teacher

gave them the

opportunity to tell us in their

own words, what they

got from our project…

IN THEIR WORDS

“when all of us popped the balloons,

that was the best thing ever”

“I enjoy the activities with you

guys”“They are so cool at

those kinds of things, they are

really good,

trust me!”

“You should give

them an A+”

“We experience how to work

together”

“We learned a lesson of working

together”

“they told us to NEVER give up & try your BEST!”