Thursday 22nd November 2007
So where are we in the Life-Kick: Taekwondo for Schools Program?
The launches we have held so far have been our way of gaining a foothold into the schools. Our aim is to set up us many schools across London as possible while the actual curriculum is being developed and approved. In this way, as soon as the PE and Taekwondo curriculum as been passed we will simply step from a non curriculum position to being apart of the curriculum. We will have been active with the kids at the schools already, have created a relationship with them already and will allow the transition to be that much easier.
When I say we are currently developing the PE Taekwondo curriculum, I mean that the content of Taekwondo as a PE subject will need to be passed by the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority and National School Board. From there we start rolling the program out to schools across London as an option to participate in, in addition to the current standard PE curriculum.
We are also currently approaching TV directors and companies to help us produce a series of documentaries on the effect being involved in the Life-Kick Taekwondo program has on troubled youth. Example: Troubled teenager, gang and drug involved, and the transformation that takes place over several weeks and months as he/she gets more involved in the program. The way the teenager interacts more, participates more, starts contributing and being an active participant in the class and in their surroundings. Ideas are flying and producers are very keen to get involved, it’s just a matter of coming up with the right format in the next few weeks.
Its is all very exciting but at the same time also very overwhelming. There are such huge possibilities that present themselves through this program, the impact we can make, the difference we can make, the lives we can touch and help. There is so much we could do! People are continuously adding and suggesting ideas and in many ways Life-Kick has already taken on a life of its own. To be honest, I need more hands and more leaders. If you are reading this, I need YOUR help in continuing to make this happen so we can continue to reach out and touch lives. If you can help or assist in anyway, I would love to hear from you. From instructors, to life coaches, to teachers, media and PR, administrators, the more people we have as leaders on this program, the more we can touch and make a difference. If you really, really want to be involved and are inspired by Life-Kick and what we want to do, but don't know where you could help, contact me anyway, and lets create something! We can do it together.
Dom Helder Camara:
"When we are dreaming alone it is only a dream. When we are dreaming with others, it is the beginning of reality."
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