Today my group and I met with Deborah Damast. She teaches lower and middle school students dance and movement class. We started off by warming up with a class of kindergarteners. Deborah had us stretch, run, and play with the kids. They played a skipping game where they run in and tap someone to stand…
Recently, my group mates and I met with Eric, a coach that works for DUSC, and at City in The Community (CITC). CITC partners with NYCFC, and sends coaches to public schools to keep young kids active during P.E. Eric is one of those coaches. We had the awesome opportunity to join Eric, and play…
Our group all watched the movie Hoop Dreams. The movie is about 2 kids in Chicago who are talented basketball players. They dream about becoming famous NBA players. Both of the kids families are poor, and if the kids can make it big in basketball, they will make money for their families. This movie connects…
Paul Jeffries, the director of community development for NYCFC (New York City Football Club), came into our school to talk to the grade about what he does. He was Aidhan’s soccer coach at DUSC (Downtown United Soccer Club) previously, and then moved on to work for NYCFC. He told us that he switched jobs because…
Aidhan, Jack, and I went to the uptown Asphalt Green to meet with the head of community services, David Ludwig. David told us all about what he does, and what it’s like to work at Asphalt Green. He is the Head of Community Services. This visit definitely helped our group. David told us about the…
