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Fight Like a Girl!

Fight Like a Girl!. Kawia Higginbottom LIBM 6371 Designing Information Programs for Children & Youth Fall 2011. YOU ARE INVITED…. Fight like a Girl!. YOU ARE INVITED TO A SELF-DEFENSE PROGRAM

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Fight Like a Girl!

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  1. Fight Like a Girl! Kawia Higginbottom LIBM 6371 Designing Information Programs for Children & Youth Fall 2011

  2. YOU ARE INVITED… Fight like a Girl! YOU ARE INVITED TO A SELF-DEFENSE PROGRAM This program will provide basic tips and fundamental techniques to enhance your personal safety. Who: 9th – 12th grade girls When: Monday, October 24 @ 3:30p.m. Where: Cave City High School Media Center For more information contact: Kawia Higginbottom 870-283-5392 OR Tara Ball 870-283-3333

  3. THE FOCUS • Teach safety tips to avoid potentially harmful situations. • Teach basic techniques and strategies for protecting oneself. • Build self-confidence. • Enhance personal safety and protection. • Create awareness of dangerous circumstances.

  4. THE DISPLAY Several books about self- defense and personal safety were purchased by the high school library. The EAST Lab Department at the middle school created and printed posters with personal safety tips.

  5. SNACK TIME Snacks were provided by a local grocery store. While the girls gathered their snacks they were able to view the posters and look at the books on display.

  6. GETTING STARTED I welcomed the girls and gave them a quick overview about the focus of the program. The girls were then given questionnaires to fill out on their current knowledge about personal safety and protection. Nine girls were in attendance for the program.

  7. VIDEOS The girls then viewed a couple of YouTube videos about parking lot safety. Women’s self defense, parking lot safety found at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k47MpoFIVk8&feature=fvsr Pearls of Wisdom – Parking lot protocol found at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-e-in6Fel9Y

  8. SPECIAL GUEST State Trooper Seth Higginbottom was the guest speaker for the program. He gave the girls some pointers on personal safety.

  9. SELF-DEFENSE TECHNIQUES Trooper Higginbottom and the high school principal, Marc Walling, demonstrated some basic self-defense moves.

  10. QUESTIONS & ANSWERS Trooper Higginbottom answered questions that the girls had. He also discussed the questionnaire with them.

  11. Books on self-defense

  12. EVALUATIONS Audience Evaluations: • How would you rate today’s program? Great Average Very Good Poor • What did you like best about today’s program? • What did you like least about today’s program? • Do you feel that the program will benefit you now and in the future? • Have you increased your confidence and self awareness as a result of this program? • How could this program be improved? • Will you continue to increase your knowledge about your personal protection, awareness, and safety as a result of this program?

  13. Evaluation results • 8 of the girls gave the program an overall rating of Great, 1 gave it a rating of Very Good. • Most of the girls enjoyed the self-defense technique demonstrations the best. • 9 out of 9 of the girls said they felt that the program was beneficial and increased their confidence and self awareness.

  14. references • [Photograph of girl athlete]. Retrieved on November 1, 2011 from Microsoft Office clipart. • [Photograph of girl punching] Retrieved on October 18, 2011 from Google Images. • All photographs taken by Kawia Higginbottom.

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