After School - Girls Club - Jelly Beans Feed the World
At my second practicum school, every Wednesday at lunchtime certain Grade 5 female students meet for Girls Club. I was involved in this club, for the duration of my practicum. The Girls Club often contains fun/community building activities, however sometimes more serious issues are addressed. Serious issues are usually addressed in a way that is not too heavy, given that the club is seen primarily as a place to go, socialize and engage in fun and/or interesting activities and games. The third week I was attending the club, I did an activity with them called Jelly Beans Feed the World , found on a Girl Guides Activities website, and originally from the Red Cross. To quote the activity: " Goals: To show that there is enough food for everyone but food is not distributed evenly. To help girls understand how it feel not have enough food. Directions: Each girl picks a slip of paper from a can. Eighty per cent will say "poor" and twenty per cent will say "r...