Cool Kids Reading Club by Heather Westphal https://padlet.com/19073800/apcomms Made with no regrets, whatsoever en-us 2017-10-10 09:11:20 UTC 2026-01-19 19:08:49 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Shakinghands.png Cait Strutt cait_strutt https://padlet.com/19073800/apcomms/wish/195886497 discipline: creative writing/professional writing and publishing]]> 2017-10-11 06:03:00 UTC https://padlet.com/19073800/apcomms/wish/195886497 Contribution cait_strutt https://padlet.com/19073800/apcomms/wish/195886803 Teaching children open-mindedness and multiculturalism is the aim of our project. In order to follow through with that we are organizing a safe environment for the children. I am the chair person of this event and I make sure that our actions follow our mission with safety and open mindedness as our main priority. My main role is dealing with complaints, making sure everything is legal, everything that is needed is openly available to children and parents and instilling a thirst for reading and knowledge in children]]> 2017-10-11 06:05:13 UTC https://padlet.com/19073800/apcomms/wish/195886803 Organisation cait_strutt https://padlet.com/19073800/apcomms/wish/195897602 - school area (familiar to children)
- teachers as supervisors
- working with children's checks ($11 for volunteers)
- student to supervisor ratio at 10 kids to 1 supervisor (legally)
for this reason it is recommended that kids take home a permission slip
- in order to aquire foods and readers we will need a budget.
($25 per child per term?) approx $500 plus donations per term
- book list will be reviewed by school before presented to children
- book list will be available to the parents so they can vet the content themselves (on permission slip including author and year of publication)
- food provided with ingredients list (first week samosas and second week candy apples)]]> 2017-10-11 06:56:29 UTC https://padlet.com/19073800/apcomms/wish/195897602 Importance cait_strutt https://padlet.com/19073800/apcomms/wish/195899707 Teaching children about different cultures and their celebrations so that they are not challenged, surprised or ignorant when they come across people of different cultures and their practices in day to day life. This aims to help prevent racism and aggressive behaviour towards those who are different. This includes those with different sexuality and the family set ups that come from that, and those with disabilities. 
Main focus in the first two weeks: 1. Divali 
2. The Origin of Halloween. ]]> 2017-10-11 07:07:05 UTC https://padlet.com/19073800/apcomms/wish/195899707 Emily Phillips emily_delks https://padlet.com/19073800/apcomms/wish/197213206 Discipline: International Relations]]> 2017-10-16 04:44:51 UTC https://padlet.com/19073800/apcomms/wish/197213206 Emily's Contribution to the Event emily_delks https://padlet.com/19073800/apcomms/wish/197213405 For the first event, I will be organising some people from the Indian community in Western Australia to come out to the school for our event. I will try to organise some dancers to come out, perhaps, as well as people who will be preparing food for our Diwali celebration/introduction to this festival.

For the second event, I will be organising someone who can perhaps read or speak about some myths or legends about Halloween. Hopefully this will be someone from the Gaelic or Celtic community if there is such a community in Perth. (I will need to research this). ]]> 2017-10-16 04:46:55 UTC https://padlet.com/19073800/apcomms/wish/197213405 Jonothon Twist jonothonwatts https://padlet.com/19073800/apcomms/wish/199590537 Creative Writing/History]]> 2017-10-23 14:21:41 UTC https://padlet.com/19073800/apcomms/wish/199590537 Jonothon contributes! jonothonwatts https://padlet.com/19073800/apcomms/wish/199601069 I will be giving piggyback rides... but seriously. I will be reading to the children, and organising what I hope will be enjoyable activities for them, in the hopes of encouraging their creativity with a focus on exploring other cultures. 

I believe that what we are doing is important as we are living in an increasingly multi-cultural society, and by providing a positive engagement with other cultures we can discourage racism and prejudice, helping to create a better paradigm for cross-cultural discourse in future generations.]]> 2017-10-23 14:39:26 UTC https://padlet.com/19073800/apcomms/wish/199601069 Model UN emily_delks https://padlet.com/19073800/apcomms/wish/201579024 One idea that I have for teaching the children about intergovernmental organisations is to invite any local high school Model UN teams to come give a short, little kid-friendly demonstration of what they do.

Model UN is mock United Nations debate club, where high schoolers pretend to be representatives of different countries and discuss world issues/global threats. While the children involved in Cool Kids Reading Club might be a bit young to participate in such an event, they would benefit from the early exposure to what International Relations might look like in action.]]> 2017-10-30 02:47:28 UTC https://padlet.com/19073800/apcomms/wish/201579024 What is an Immigrant? emily_delks https://padlet.com/19073800/apcomms/wish/201579110 Another idea that I would like to incorporate into Cool Kids Reading Club involves teaching the children about immigration. I would like to organise to have representatives from different diaspora and expatriate groups in Perth to begin to explore ideas of immigration, nationality, citizenship, and community. According to the 2016 census, 32.2% of people in Western Australia were born overseas. As this is such a significant part of our population, it's important for young people to begin to think about these sorts of questions.]]> 2017-10-30 02:48:13 UTC https://padlet.com/19073800/apcomms/wish/201579110 Neelam Dajee neelam289 https://padlet.com/19073800/apcomms/wish/201627234 Discipline: Journalism and Literal and Cultural studies]]> 2017-10-30 08:53:07 UTC https://padlet.com/19073800/apcomms/wish/201627234 Neelam's contribution neelam289 https://padlet.com/19073800/apcomms/wish/201631660 - Navigate and explore each weeks topic
- Assist in the allocation of texts 
- Skills and assents to study the  selected culture
- Use my rich cultural history to enrich the cultural experience for the kids.
- Engage with people in my religious and cultural community and ask them to talk in the first week's topic. 
As a student of journalism I would:
- Using various media platforms to advertise the project to parents
- Using the format of a radio bulletin to advertise the project on the radio during selected times.
- Helping colleagues write and organise any other advertisements. 


]]> 2017-10-30 09:17:19 UTC https://padlet.com/19073800/apcomms/wish/201631660 Deepavali song... jonothonwatts https://padlet.com/19073800/apcomms/wish/201728916 I found a fun little song I would like to sing with the children. The video contains the song in English, Hindi, Kannada, Tamil and Telugu! I think it would be fun to try to sing the song in each language.]]> 2017-10-30 14:12:31 UTC https://padlet.com/19073800/apcomms/wish/201728916 All Hallows Eve jonothonwatts https://padlet.com/19073800/apcomms/wish/201746393 I will be asking the children to write a short story or poem on the topic of Halloween, with a view to working with the children on their pieces and then compiling them into a chapbook. I know where and how to put a book together and then publish it. I think it would be wonderful for the children to have such a thing to take home with them and share with their families, now and in times to come!

By way of, perhaps, inspiring them, I would like to read them a spooky piece by none other than Edgar Allan Poe!
Dream-Land: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Works_of_the_Late_Edgar_Allan_Poe/Volume_2/Dream-Land

It will be my pleasure to explain the meaning behind such obscure words as Eidolon, Eldorado and Thule :) ]]> 2017-10-30 14:42:52 UTC https://padlet.com/19073800/apcomms/wish/201746393 Incentive neelam289 https://padlet.com/19073800/apcomms/wish/202015068 As a whole my wide range of cultural studies from an academic point of view and from a personal experience will provide another dimension to  the reading club. 

Using my background knowledge to help appeal to parents and the wider community is an advantage for the project. During the project I will contribute by opening communication channels with the parents of prospective children and with the wider community. My aim is to use cultural education and awareness as a way to forge new relationships within the community. ]]> 2017-10-31 06:17:01 UTC https://padlet.com/19073800/apcomms/wish/202015068 Heather Westphal 19073800 https://padlet.com/19073800/apcomms/wish/202023940 2017-10-31 07:37:14 UTC https://padlet.com/19073800/apcomms/wish/202023940 Contribution 19073800 https://padlet.com/19073800/apcomms/wish/202024279 this event i will be working on creating visual advertisements and ensuring the website is in proper working order so the parents of the children are able to get all of the information that they need for the event.]]> 2017-10-31 07:38:31 UTC https://padlet.com/19073800/apcomms/wish/202024279 Website 19073800 https://padlet.com/19073800/apcomms/wish/202024358 It is important for any event to have suitable points of contact and information for potential event goers. I have started to create a website that will be the main port for parents and children to learn more about what our event is about. It is also the place in which parents can contact event staff and enroll their children in classes.]]> 2017-10-31 07:38:54 UTC https://padlet.com/19073800/apcomms/wish/202024358 Advertisement 19073800 https://padlet.com/19073800/apcomms/wish/202024509 For part of my contribution i will be creating some advertisements for the event we will be hosting, this is an example of a baseline poster for the event, each week will be themed according to the culture that is represented for that week, so that participants are well informed of the theme for that week. ]]> 2017-10-31 07:39:42 UTC https://padlet.com/19073800/apcomms/wish/202024509 Community 19073800 https://padlet.com/19073800/apcomms/wish/202024645 With an event of this nature it is important that the participants feel that they are part of a community, it is my belief that everyone deserves to be part of a community that they feel welcome and comfortable in. This event is a unique way of experiencing different cultures and traditions which i think would be important to also speak to the children about in terms of interacting online. I'm hoping to be able to talk to the children about online communities and etiquette while communicating with people from different communities to help them to understand different customs and values. ]]> 2017-10-31 07:40:21 UTC https://padlet.com/19073800/apcomms/wish/202024645 First Week 19073800 https://padlet.com/19073800/apcomms/wish/202024715 For the first week of the event, my role will be more behind the scenes of the event and ensure that all of the advertisements and website content is clear and working to its full potential, I will be asking parents on their way in or out of the event a few short questions such as the following:
How did you hear about the event?
What caught your eye first?
Was the website navigable?
What would you like to see with further development of the event?
I believe these are important questions to ask early on in the event as the customer needs to feel comfortable and welcomed into the community and feel like they can get all the information they need as easily as possible, to ensure that they will return and tell other people about it. ]]> 2017-10-31 07:40:42 UTC https://padlet.com/19073800/apcomms/wish/202024715 Radio advertisement: neelam289 https://padlet.com/19073800/apcomms/wish/202032328 The cool kids reading club is an after school program aimed to enrich our understanding of the people around us.
Focusing on primary and middle school children, this event will help integrate children into a culturally diverse community. Every week a new cultural experience will be explored. Starting the first week off is the Hindu celebration of Diwali. To find out more we hope to see you at our first meeting!
For more information go to coolkidsreadingclub.com ]]> 2017-10-31 08:17:16 UTC https://padlet.com/19073800/apcomms/wish/202032328