Rock
the rhythm:
beat
the odds
May 18,
2012
Building the
whole child for the whole community
7,000 Santa Clarita Valley students …
608 Classroom visits …
91 School buses …
1 World Record!
  
College of the Canyons, Remo, Inc. and every 6th and 7th Grade student
in the Santa Clarita Valley will celebrate an innovative partnership to
celebrate the importance of the arts.
You are invited
to participate in a special “Beat the Odds” training session for COC
Service Learning students on September 10th from 9am-1pm at
College of the Canyons.
Once trained, you will be invited to teach the fun, hands-on curriculum
to local 6th and 7th Grade students. You will
be part of a special team of trainers that will help teach all our SCV 6th
and 7th Graders how to “Beat the Odds”.
What is Beat the Odds?
Beat the Odds integrates activities from contemporary drum circles and group
counseling to facilitate the learning of skills such as focusing and
listening, empathy and gratitude, team building, leadership, expressing
feelings, and managing anger/stress. It is inclusive, culturally
relevant, and does not bear the stigma of therapy.
Beat the Odds is designed for delivery by facilitators who have no
musical experience.
Through the “Beat the Odds” program, you will:
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Train with professional program facilitators from Remo drums, UCLA and
COC
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Learn tools to engage the social, emotional and artistic well-being of
children
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Receive hands-on facilitation experience with local 6th and 7th Graders
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Join the PAC K12 Arts Education Outreach Initiative
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Earn valuable professional growth hours as well as Service Learning
credit
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Receive a distinguished certificate of participation
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Help break a Guiness Book of World’s Records for the largest drum circle
There are two ways you can participate!
Rock the Rhythm: Beat the Odds is a year-long program with a culmination
event on May 18, 2012.
You can sign up with the Beat the Odds team for fall semester or for the
entire school year!
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Option One – fall
semester |
Option Two – fall and
spring semesters |
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Participate in the mandatory training at COC on September 10th
from 9am to 1pm
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Participate in the mandatory training at COC on September 10th
from 9am to 1pm |
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Commit to two half-day times where you will work with 6th
or 7th grade children in their classrooms during the
fall semester |
Commit to two half-day times where you will work with 6th
or 7th grade children in their classrooms during both
fall and spring semesters
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Participate in the Rock the Rhythm: Beat the Odds
culmination/celebration when we break the world’s record for a
youth drum circle.
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The Beat the Odds team of trainers will receive special
recognition at this event.
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If you are interested in participating in this amazing once in a
lifetime opportunity, please contact the Service Learning Center at
661-362-3231.
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