Apologies for taking so long. Here's the meeting notes from last Tuesday- please add anything I missed.
Caylinn Dyble- are class may be what she needs. Set a goal for her that she can meet so that we can catch her on a high. Sifu Brinker had the idea of setting 150 (or something) acts of kindness she needs to complete and document before her grading. Has anyone talked to Paul about this?
Rowan Johnson- has a very overdue homework assignment that needs to be dealt with. Need to check if it's still relevant or if it's fixed. If it is still relevant we need to rework it so that it can be effective for her. Talk to her about it. Chantal, where are we with this?
Avery Rudelich- time to move up to the adults. He's grading in July (also taking July off) so the move would work on his return. Yitzik, I know you talked to his dad before about this, where are they at?
Need to make sure we are taking responsibility and being accountable for these guys, all of them, no matter their situation. Don't write off a kid with slow progression due to attendance, attitude, etc. If they're missing classes then we obviously haven't been engaging them enough in class. Something else is more important to them.
Engagement- we tend to go to the extremes; all fun, no meat or all meat no fun. We need to find the right balance where the kids are having fun but learning kung fu. Classes need to be high energy with excitement and kids need a real sense of accomplishment. Building in thinking requirements into the drills is one way. Building pertinence into the classes, real life issues, so the kids and parents alike can start connecting the dots.
Need to practice our vocabulary, build it up and connect the dots for everyone with a why. We can only get better by practicing so look for opportunities to build it in without stopping the class.
Less yack.
Calendar- we must be using the calendar. If we're not or not getting cover then we are not contractors and we can be owing CPP & UI. Big, ugly consequences if we're not doing this properly.
I know a lot more was said but I was busy listening and not taking notes. Please add your two cents in.