Pasadena Marathon and GOTR 5K
November 16th Website
Curricula Objectives
Part 2: My Team
- Understanding the Importance of Cooperation
Learning about Cooperation
• To introduce participants to several key concepts
regarding cooperation
• To gain a general understanding of the importance
of healthy communication (both verbal and nonverbal)
in improving cooperation within a group
LEARNING TO LISTEN
• To introduce participants to the key principles
of good listening
• To have participants practice good listening
skills by designing a workout that will best reveal
the talents and likes of their individual team members.
The Keys to Making Healthy Decisions
• To learn the mechanics of healthy decision-making
• To get an opportunity to actually use the
learned “mechanics” in making decisions
that will positively affect the group.
Gossiping is a Bad Habit
• To communicate the destructive nature of gossip
• To understand that gossip hurts
• To gain a better understanding of why people
gossip and how not to partake
Positivism: It Really Works
• To understand the importance of maintaining
a realistic but positive attitude
• To experience the difference between negative
and positive reinforcement
• To begin to understand the impact that positive
behavior and attitudes have on their behavior and
self-esteem.
Learning about Community
• To introduce participants to the concept of
community
• To start participants thinking about a Girls
on the Run community project.
Standing-Up for Myself
• To teach participants the importance of standing
up for themselves using appropriate assertive behavior
• To practice assertiveness-training skills
and be able to employ them
DOING A 5 KM!
• To give the girls as much time as needed to
either run or walk a 5 Km. (3.1 miles)
Click
here for Part 3: Community Begins with
Me. Designing our Community Project
