Casady Middle Division students participated in hands-on workshops designed to provide insight into the multi-faceted field of communication. The annual afternoon event, known as “Leap Day”, incorporated collaborative, creative activities that taught students the necessary skills for moving into 21st century educational ideologies.
The original Middle Division “Leap Day” started at Casady during a leap year when there was an extra day of school. The Middle Division faculty and staff decided to make that day one of adventure, experience and discovery. The day’s activities were so successful that the Division continued with the program. This year’s theme was “#leap2014”.
From examining the iconology of superheroes to discovering the seven aspects that comprise a fabulous singing voice to learning how to design a storyboard to author a book, this year students had the opportunity to explore verbal and nonverbal communication in a variety of real-world applications.
“They gained many different views of communication in their world. Each of the workshops was designed to be discovery-based instead of lecture so that students were actively engaged in many different types of communication,” said MD English Teacher Stephanie Crossno.
“Communication continues to be at the heart of being a fully engaged, productive, and creative human being. Communication matters. Our appreciation for communication and the way we use it is at the center of all we do; communication does not exist apart from us, it is us. Learning how to communicate effectively is critical if we are to participate.” Other workshops for the day included communications regarding air traffic control, public speaking, improv, nonverbal communication, dog and human communication, journaling, safety and more.
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Youth LEAD OKC February Meeting, Sunday February 2, 2014, 1:00-3:00 PM @ YMCA Corporate Headquarters. A note from Youth LEAD OKC members: "Hey this is Lina Khalaf and Serene Ourani from Youth Lead Mercy/Edmond Santa Fe: We wanted to tell you guys about an upcoming event we think Youth Lead would be interested in. It's World Hijab Day on Saturday the 1st of February and the NW Metropolitan Library in OKC (5600 NW 122 NW Library, Conference Room B )is hosting an event for it from 3:30-5:30 PM. We think it would be great for Youth Lead because it serves to bring different religions and cultures together with a common interest."
