STANDARDSANDPROCEDURESDEPARTMENT:ACTIVITIESJOBCATEGORY:EQUIPMENTSUPERVISORHEAD:G.M.APPROVAL:DATE:TASK:HOWTOTEACHCHILDRENSTANDARD:ALLSTAFFMUSTHAVETHEABILITYTORELATETOCHILDRENANDTEACHTHEMEFFECTIVELYPROCEDURE:Takingintoconsiderationthemainguidelinesforteachingalreadygiven,children’slessonsmustbepreparedandcarriedoutwithotherpointsinmind.-Children’sattentionspanisshorter,somakeinstructionperiodsmoreconcise.-Astressmustbeplacedonfunlearning.-Gamesandcompetitionsaretobeusedbutnotattheexpenseofhavingwinnersandlosers.-Theinstructorshouldbeenthusiasticandfriendly.-Childrenwilloftenidentifywithaninstructorandbecomefamiliarandrelaxedwithhim.Thiswillhelpinstructionandshouldbeencouraged.-Informalityistobeemphasized.-Theagesofchildrenareafactor,andthisistoberealized.-Childrenareoftennervousandshyinitially,inthecompanyofotherchildren,andthismustbeovercome.Childrenhaveafargreatercapacitytolearnthenadultsandtheabilitymustbeharnessedininstructionalperiods.Infungamesandcompetitions,amaximumlevelofparticipationistobeencouraged,andacarefulwatchmustbekeptoneachchildsothatheorshewillnotbediscouragedorputoffinanyway.Teachingandorganizingchildren’seventscanbeveryrewardingandfun–takegreatcareinpreparation.STANDARDSANDPROCEDURESDEPARTMENT:ACTIVITIESJOBCATEGORY:EQUIPMENTSUPERVISORHEAD:G.M.APPROVAL:DATE:TASK:ORGANIZINGMINI-TOURNAMENTSSTANDARD:EACHMEMBEROFSTAFFWILLKNOWTHEDIFFERENTWAYSOFORGANIZINGTHETOURNAMENTSANDWILLBEABLETOCARRYTHEMOUTPROCEDURE:Themini–tournamentstobeofferedwillinclude:Ascrabbletournament,Darts,Soccer,Petanque,Tabletennis,TrivialPursuitetc.Dependingonthenumberofpeopleparticipating,eachtournamentwillhavetohaveadifferentformatforeacheventuality.Ingeneralthough,theeventmustbefun,mustreceiveadefinitebeginningandend,andmustbevisiblyscored.Someofthechoicesineachtournamentareasfollows:-1.Scrabble–thiseventcouldbeaknockouttournamentwithadrawmadeforwhoplayswho.Itcouldalsobeateameventwithfourorfiveinasteam.Finallyitcouldbeamasseventwithonegroupagainstanother.2.DartsTournament–thiscouldbeorganizednumberofways.Onewayistohaveallparticipants’namesatthetopandonetoenwrittendownthelefthandside.Eachpersonwouldthenhavethengoesatamaximumscore.Aftereachthrowthescorewouldbeaddedtothelastproducingacontinuousscoresystem.Aftertengoes,thewinnerwouldbetheonewiththehighestscore.Iftoomanypeopleshowup,thiscouldbeagoodeliminationsystem..Anotherwayistohaveateamevent,aroundtheclockeventor“301.”PROCEDURES:(continued)3.Soccer–thiseventshouldbeeasyenoughtoarrangeintoonegame.Iftoomanypeopleshowup,itcanbeaknockouttournamentorsuchlike.4.Petanque–thiseventcouldtakemanyforms.Itisplayedinthesamewayasbowls,butinsteadofrollingtheballs,theyattendantcouldgetsomefreshmusiconatape,andcouldwearafrenchoutfitwithberetwithberet.Breadandcheesecouldalsobemadeavailable.5.Tabletennis–thiscouldbeorganizedsimilartotheotherswithteameventsinthecaseoflotsofparticipants,orusingaknockoutorleaguesystemto10or15points.6.TrivialPursuit–teamscouldbeorganizedintotablesandanumberofroundscouldbeorganized.Forexample,round1–questiontoall,round2–teamquestionsround3–children’squestionsround4–femalequestion/malequestionround5–mastermindformat,round6–finalcompetitiveround.Scoreswouldbekeptatalltimesandencouragementgiven.Eachmini–tournamentwillbeorganizedtightlyandeffectivelywithequipmentreadybeforehand,guestsawareoftherules,andthecompe...
