Help me give my students a team sport for safe break-time activities and snacks.
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The goal of this project is to give my STEM students a low-key sport right outside my classroom. Students need a place to go when frustration sets in. GATE students want to reach for the end goal of creating the best projects. I always tell my students that they need to take a break when they are experiencing anxiety in finding the solution to their STEM projects.
Badminton would provide a stress-relieving activity outside.
Having a block while working on their project goals might cause anxiety in my students. Being able to go outside and play a few rounds of an easy sports game would allow my students the ability to engage in an activity that doesn’t require one to be extremely athletic.
No score will have to be kept. Students can use this project to also form a team afterschool once they learn how fun this game is! Not every student loves to run around but Badminton is the right sport for just the right amount of movement to get the dendrites connecting so that students can get back in the game of learning.
I’m going to be seeing 180 students per day. The snacks would be consumed very quickly! If a student is hungry and can’t work then a quick snack would be able to bring them right back to working on their STEM projects. My STEM class will have many different projects going on. Students will be preparing themselves to solve problems for Science Olympiad, and so many other STEM competitions opportunities!
Help me give my students the encouragement and motivation to have an engaging and understanding classroom. Thank you all for your consideration!
More than a third of students from low‑income households
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180 students impacted
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