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NOW on New Hampshire Outlook: LiveFit New Hampshire-- looking for new, innovative ways to get kids moving. Plus: |
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Learning by Doing. Taking students out of the classroom for a lesson on team building and self empowerment. And later: |
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Keeping kids out of trouble by finding their strengths. |
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You're listening to the sounds of active learning at the Browne Center in Durham -- a 103-acre "Innovative Learning" where activity and team-building go hand-in-hand. Hello, I'm Beth Carroll. Welcome to New Hamsphire Outlook. Learning while moving can help raise self esteem and create comraderie for those who come to the Browne Center. You'll learn more about experiential learning. coming up. But we begin with LiveFit New Hampshire -- an NHPTV community engagement project to encourage healthy eating and physical activity in children and adults. How well is New Hampshire doing to keep children moving in the classroom? Outlook's Phil Vaughn met with a group of teachers, at an unusual event, to help answer that question. |
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LiveFIT Activity Shots/sound of big top circus N1 - There's a circus in town. And teachers have come to join. Dissolve from circus to sound of performers at workshop Teacher Nancy 21:22 - "I think its awesome to get excited, more things to bring to your classroom and get excited about moving." Teacher Lisa 23:19 - "It was awesome, it got us active and fun, and we were all giggling over there so it was fun." Sound of performers N2- Circusfit is a group of performers from Ringling Brothers-Barnum and Bailey Circus. Clown 2-815 - "I was a clown on the show, I still do events like this for the circus, throughout the northeast region so I am a typical circus performer clown. Lelou would be a typical example of an acrobat or balancer. We're circus performers who have been with the show and now live in the area." N3- And they're taking time from their busy circus schedule to get teachers moving at this workshop in Manchester. Juggler 2342 "What CircusFit is about is teaching health thru the arts - they'll learn that failure is ok and success will feel better if you work at it." Shots of teachers juggling Clown 9:22 - "I hope the teachers take away the excitement of circus fit and take that to their kids and also the message is great, but if they can see how excited we are and take that into their classroom and get kids excited all over the country or even all over NH, just imagine how healthy and active our kids are going to be 6 months from now all the way down the line." Nancy 21:30 - "I am getting some new ideas, we do juggling but its giving me a fresh look on new ideas to use the equipment we do have, and not just one person, how to get more people involved together." Lisa 23:25 - "We have responsive classrooms in our school so it's a lot of team building so we did a lot of activities with them, so I think we can bring this in to our gym program." Dissolve to shot of school N4- This is Jennie Blake elementary school in Hill, NH - just north of Franklin. They don't have a phys ed teacher - yet. So, for 40 minutes a week Lisa Ober and two of her colleagues fill in. Kids juggling Student - Jacob 14:10 - "Its fun. I didn't think it would be this fun but it's fun." N5- The teachers brought home what they learned from the clowns and acrobats in Manchester. Lisa 4420 - "Juggling, you can do it with anything. I have scarves, tissues - we used tissues the other day because we didn't have anything else - you use anything to get your heart going." Student Samantha 15:45 - "Before I couldn't juggle now I can juggle. Yea like this before I could only do this. N6 - And that's different from the way it used to be. Lisa 3439/3455 - "It was a lot of drilling type of things like soccer back and forth, running up and down the court. We figured we would make it fun because we didn't want to be bored." Shot of kids doing the chair trick Student Lisa Marie 2605 - "Doing the chairs is really fun because you get to challenge yourself in doing something that you've never done before. And we also get to like, learn new things other than just sit around in the gym." Sounds from class Rae Pica - how have school activities changed? N7- Rae Pica writes about and teaches kids ways to move and play. Rae - how well are we doing with that task? Lynch 1958 - "I'm very worried. I am telling you that I see children in my practice 11 or 12 yrs old, they weigh 300 lbs, have high blood pressure, high cholesterol, high insulin levels which is the next step to type 2 diabetes." N8- Dr. Susan Lynch is a pediatrician and the First Lady of NH. She's not alone with her concerns about childhood obesity. A recent state report indicates that nearly 33% of children in NH were overweight or obese. Poor nutrition and inactivity, she says, are the main culprits. Lynch 4:16 - "Nobody can point a finger and blame the schools but there have been changes in the school day that have impacted this problem. Schools have come under more pressure to provide more things to children so some things have to go. So we've seen physical education get dramatically cut back." Marsha 1520 - "In NH you bet it's a local control issue." N9- Mandating more school activity time by the state, says Marcia McCaffrey, is unlikely to happen. That would cost money. So, it's left up to local school boards. Marcia 640 - "There is state law that is no unfunded mandates. The dept of ed can not put into place new policy that requires more teachers or facilities or requires more of local districts unless there is funding and there's no funding to support any of those changes." Stand up - While the state can't demand that schools provide activity time for students, they do require that local school boards have policies regarding physical education. Marcia 421 - "There's a difference between phys ed and physical activity. Phys ed is delivered by phys ed teachers." N9b- And is defined as cognitive content and learning experiences, but not necessarily physical activity. Marcia 1100 - "Schools don't have to offer phys activity they have to offer phys education and all our schools offer phys ed k-12." Rae - what do you think of that? N11 - Without a physical activities mandate in schools, how do we ensure children are staying active? Marcia 1400 - I think that's a great question to be asked to our citizenry and one district at a time, one school at a time. Rae - how ? Lynch 2052 - "There are so many things we can change, little things. Getting children to walk, getting adults to walk, getting them to turn off the TV, we can do this, we just have to roll up our sleeves and get to work, set good examples, and make it fun." Shot of kids at Hill school N12 - And for the time being students at Jennie Blake School seem to have found a way to make it fun. Student Jordan 2505 - "I thought it was boring last year, now I think it's better. why cause now we're doing more stuff than we usually did." Student Matt 2445 - "Usually we're just in the gym, we don't get to do a lot. Usually in the gym we just get to run around and jog and stuff. Jump rope. But this is one of the first times we've actually done this kind of thing. This is one of the first times we've ever done something like this." Student 2825 - "I can teach my brother how to juggle, because he's probably just doing the same things as we were in gym, just running around, playing tag, doing pushups." Lisa 4545 - "We're just having fun and if we make mistakes that's ok the kids know were all learning so it's a good time. CircusFit allows you to make mistakes - they say its ok to drop the ball, its ok to make mistakes -- just have fun." End with footage of big ring circus N12 - For NH Outlook, I'm Phil Vaughn. |
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The Foundation for Healthy Communities conducted the recent study of childhood obesity Phil referenced in his report. The Foundation offers the "Walk NH" program. It helps encourage people of all ages to get out and walk. For more information on the program and other LiveFIT NH resources, visit our website at NHPTV.ORG/Outlook. http:/www.walknh.org/fhc/initiatives/walknh/ |
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Outdoor Education and turning hands-on experience into knowledge. |
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Field trips to the Browne Center -- are more than just a feel-good excercise for kids. The experiential learning program is aimed at building co-ordination, teamwork and self-esteem. Instead of hearing or reading about what someone else did -- students make their own discoveries through hands-on experiences. |
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1:27-1:33 kids yell 1:50-1:54 Joanna: we've got 2 more to go so you cn do it.okay. TRK1: Here at the Browne Center.Outdoor Education means Learning thru "direct" experience. so we're not teaching math or social studies or grammar, we're teaching how do I best approach a challenge and accomplish that whether that be individually or collectively. TRK2: It's about Self empowerment -- and learning to take healthy risks. 3:59-4:07 boy with kid cam TRK3: Today, Strafford 8th Graders are here to tackle the Universal Challenge Course -- a collection of "problem-solving" elements built among the trees. 9:28-9:30 video to cover this bite SOT: 13:32 COVER / Joanna: What it's designed to do.is you would have 2 groups, one on one end and one on the other. and the goal was for the group to try to cross the area using the trolley. SOT: Joanna 14:14 -:26 ON CAM / What we were trying to build here is a certain amount of, you can call it team building, but it's amount of respect, support, trust, within the group. 5:18 -5:31 Joanna: How did you work together as a group? "Communicating was probably the biggest part of the activity, cause if you didn't talk then you didn't know where to step next and you'd probably lose your stone …." . how else did you have to communicate?" "Like yelling across to each other." Joanna: "You had to yell across to each other. Great, great." 11:36 -11:43/ Joanna: What are some examples of taking a healthy risk at school?" "Sit with someone new at lunch." Joanna: "Sit with someone new at lunch, that's a good idea." "Like if you have to choose partners, choose someone different." TRK4: Along with developing new skills and new ways of thinking -- students reflect on what they've learned. 7:12 WIDE SHOT: Joanna: "So let me ask you this, when you're at school and your working on a group project and you have to work together as a group, what do you think is more effective. Having one person's idea, or several ideas." "Several." Joanna: "Why?" 7:44 7:53 we started with one and we kept crossing them out, but every time it started, it sorta flicked on a new idea. They sort of all connected." TRK5: Activities got progressively harder as the day wears on. 47:35.oh boy 47:42 you have me 48:47-:02 oh boy.on ground If they're afraid of heights, but they can make it up to the 30 foot catwalk and walk across it. Then we know we can get through the other hard stuff. Working through friend problems, family issues, getting through a hard math problem. TRK 3: The aim is for kids to take this Action learning back to the classroom. SOT: 35:35 Nancy: You know the ladder can be math, the staples on the tree can be another struggle that they have at school that we can make that connection to them. 1:01:36-:40 cheering students nats.yeah 1:04:01 BETH: this is learning by doing.so what did you learn? 1:04:10-1:04:16 it's very helpful to have people on ground encouraging you.it just takes some of the scariness out of it. 1:04:30 DID YOU GET A SENSE OF A TEAM? Boy: yea teamwork was a massive part of this activity because if we didn't have people on the ground cheering you on then it would have been a lot harder to get up on the logs. EVERYONE FEELS LIKE THEY DEVELOPED TEAMMWORK? 01:04:53 yeaaaa Boy: yea connor and kyle had trouble crossing up there but then the people down here had to tell them where to go. That really helped. kID CAM. 01:05:31BETH: NOW CONNOR YOU WERE UP THERE, WITH OUR CAMERA, THE KID CAM, WHAT WAS IT LIKE UP THERE? It was kind of scary at first but it sort of went away. SO HOW DO YOU FEEL NOW THAT YOUR BACK ON THE GROUND? I want to do it again. 1:04:59 WILL THIS HELP YOU WHEN YOU GO BACK TO SCHOOL YOU THINK? Yea, probably. HOW? Boy: a lot of the things we do in school helped us here so… like when our teachers pair us up in groups and we have to work together with people we don't know. Knowing that everyone is going to do their part in the project. . We call it stepping outside of their comfort zone, we all have our area where we feel the most comfortable - and if we can get kids to just take one healthy risk outside of that comfort zone - challenge themselves to do something that's what we look for. |
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The Strafford School targets 8th graders for the Innovative Learning Program. The goal is to help students make the transition to high school. It's not just kids who benefit from active learning, the Browne Center also works with adults.providing group training and team-building sessions for a host of businesses. |
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Keeping kids out of trouble by finding their strengths. |
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The Browne Center focuses on developing stronger individuals and on team building. In Manchester, there's another center which in many ways has the same goals. The "Youth Development Center" has a long history of housing young people in trouble with the law. The Center opened a newly expanded facility in the summer of 2006. As Outlook's Allison McNair tells us.Y-D-C is beginning to see the effects of a new style of treatment. |
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Video of teens throwing rocks at cars on highway N1- Watch as these two teens commit a crime. In 2004 they videotaped themselves throwing rocks at cars on the Spaulding Turnpike near Dover. These images helped prosecutors win a conviction. The boys are serving a two and a half to five year sentence in state prison. The question is - can young people like them be helped? Shot of Dr. Vance watching video Vance 5946 "Fix-ability and the ability to intervene depends on so many different factors that it really has to be judged on a case by case basis." N2 - Dr. Eric Vance is a child psychiatrist. For seven years he treated juvenile criminals in North Carolina. Now in NH, he works at Seacoast Mental Health Center. He also consults with clinical staff at YDC, the youth development center in Manchester. This is a residential facility for many of the state's juvenile offenders. When Vance came on board, its then director was hoping for change. Vance 4522 "There was a fairly classical divide between the bleeding heart clinical types and the tough staff who had to be the enforcer." N3 - For much of the center's 150 year history enforcement and punishment were the preferred methods for dealing with the residents. Dissolve from photo to shots of empty building Connie 3640 "23 years ago compared to today is like coming out of the dark ages." N6- It's been 23 years since Connie Beaudion joined the staff at YDC. She's the girl's house leader. Her recollections of the way things used to be here are personal. Connie 3735/3817 "It was punitive. I can remember boys being put in their rooms for 30 days at a time. They would have to sit on the floor at eat in their underwear. I had the misfortune of having 2 brothers who were housed here and that's exactly what happened. I can remember being a teenager and my parents coming home and crying because of the conditions and I think back then I vowed to come back and change things." N6- Five years ago, Dr. Vance helped enact change by introducing strength based treatment at the center. It worked for him in NC and he was sure it would here. Vance 800 "Strength based approach has been advocated for a long time with children's mental health. It's trying to find a child and family's strengths - use those and build on those to leverage getting better from the problems." Penny 1445 "It's really connected the staff to the kids a lot more and they've learned to listen." N7- Penny Sampson manages clinical services. She and a handful of her colleagues had started pushing for a strength based approach several years before Dr. Vance came along. Penny 2045 "When we were able to bring Dr Vance here we were able to get the support to take it a step further and looking at the research every child that comes thru we look at all of their risk and protective factors to determine are they really progressing." N8- Strength based treatment focuses on reducing risk factors like substance abuse, absentee parents; or dropping out of school. Protective factors are introduced. Vance 1544/1650 " Having rules, rituals, routines, chores, having positive relationships with family members. Being on clubs is a protective factor. Being on teams." N9- Researchers believe the more protective factors a person has in their life, the better shielded they'll be from troubled behavior like this. Shots of kids working in auto shop Vance 1453 "We go down a literal checklist of every kid that we see in the juvenile justice system and we try to ID what protective factors do they have, where are the absent ones we can build and similarly for risk factors." Shot of Ally and Ashley walking to her room N9- This is Ashley's home at the center. It has been for two years. Ashley 3203 "Almost everything I've been charged with has to do with drugs. I'd skip school to do drugs -- get into fights because I was high." Ashley 2200 Ally -"Where do you sleep? I sleep right there that's my bed. What can you have in here? You can have a book, paper, a pencil and a picture." N10- Life at YDC is structured. Few personal items are allowed in the kid's rooms. Uniforms are worn and bedtime starts at 7:30. Ashley 2310/2644 "Ally - Do you feel lonely and confined? No, not really I'm used to it. This place has changed my life…funny I want to leave but I don't, it's become like my home and I like the staff. Ally - What have they done to help change you? What do they teach you? We have a lot of therapy groups - about abuse and struggles, life, anger management which helps me a lot." Shots of therapy Penny 1300 "Ally- Are you seeing a difference in the kids with this different approach? I see a big difference in the kids and in the staff. I think in the past the staff would think the best approach is to lecture them. It really isn't." N11- Instead, staff spends time with the kids trying to identify what leads them to act out. Penny Sampson remembers how one boy who would become violent when other residents called home. Penny 1345 " We would sit with him and talk about the underlying feelings. With that boy it turns out that every time he saw other boys on the phone with their parents he was thinking I have been abandoned here for six months and if my mother ever called I would be very thankful. We were able to see that he felt that he had no value, that no one wanted him." Christine 5505 "I can tell you I used to think that Chris was going to kill someone or end up in prison." N12- Chris is Christine's 16 year old son. He's a patient of Dr. Vance. Vance 5105 "I diagnosed him with Terret's Disorder, impulsivity, mood disorder" N13 - It was episodes of explosive behavior that got him into trouble. Chris 3725 "I started getting more violent, I didn't know my own strength and I was a big boy when I was younger." Christine 3700 "He would throw desks, chairs, he just couldn't control what was happening with him." N14- Chris was medicated and sent to specialists. It didn't seem to help. Christine 4044 "He got very angry one night because I wouldn't let him go to the store and it was after dark - he got so angry that he punched me in the face. And he called the police on himself." N15- Chris was sent to the youth development center. Vance 5154 "And once at YDC I think there was finally some structure and security, he connected with a mentor figure there." Chris 4414 "I did get my fair share of restrictions and lock down time thru the whole place because of my anger." Norm 4340 "I tell kids when they come in I have one expectation with you - treat me with respect and act like a gentleman." N16- Norm Larochelle is clinical coordinator. He works with kids like Chris. Often, he introduces them to reading - another protective factor. And, he helps them to discover responsibility and accountability. Norm 4955 "We're responsible for what we do if we make a choice and it's the wrong choice we have to take that responsibility and if we can fix it we do and if we cant we get someone to help us." Vance 4109/4137 "The whole accountability thing is interesting that is the staff who work with these kids want to make them accountable for their behavior while they're at YDC. Even these kids who have been through hardship and may have been victims themselves expect to be held accountable" N17- The work ethic practiced here in the past is still an important part of treatment. The kids go to school. They learn trades and how to set priorities. Mary 2955 "I had no priorities when I first got here now I have a bunch. Ally - What are they? I have to go home and finish school and I want to become a veternarian." N19- All of these services have a price tag. On average, there are 90 kids here at a cost of 600 dollars each per month. Rod 5525 "When you go before the finance committees and they ask you why its so expensive - unlike adult system we have to provide education and treatment and those are costly things. So it's expensive and they don't have to pay and they can wait for them to fill up the state prisons." N20- Connie Beaudion agrees. Remember -- two of her brothers lived here before there was intervention and treatment. Connie 4645 "Ally - How did your brothers end up doing? Jimmy committed suicide at valley street jail and Billy got killed in a drug deal." Shot of old building with fence N21- How successful the strength based approach has been is difficult to measure. At this point, the director says, it's simply anecdotal. Rod "Last year we sent three residents to UNH." Vance 2755 "In honesty and integrity we acknowledge that we haven't done 20 yr follow ups with the kids we work with so its possible that they're getting better for a brief time and then relapse and have problems again although there are indications that once you gain some protective factors they're pretty durable." N22- Since the time of this taping, Ashley turned 17 years old. She moved back home and is a junior in high school. Sound of Chris and chair he made N23- Chris is enrolled in an alternative school and learning a trade. Chris 4920/4931 "My self esteem went up. The qualities that I had that I thought were girlie like being able to express my feelings - that doesn't bother me any more. Expressing feelings is a good quality." Christine 5400 "He plays video games and fishes and we hang out and go to friends house and they've got kids…we keep him busy." Vance 1014 "He now has some positive social skills he's an engaging, likable guy - he has manners, he gets along adults and kids - all those social skills are protective factors." Sound of Chris and cat Christine 700 "I'm so proud of his accomplishments and so proud to say this is my son and that he's doing great. He's going to continue to do great. He's got everybody rooting for him. Everybody" N24 - For NH Outlook, I'm Allison McNair. |
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Doctor Vance says violent crime at Y-D-C has been greatly reduced since introducing the strength-based approach to treatment. |
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That wraps up our time here in Durham. Special thanks to our hosts here at the Browne Center. And, thank you for watching NH Outlook -- we're all about New Hamshire. I'm Beth Carroll. I'll see you around New Hampshire. |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 10/24/2006 HOST: Beth Carroll Length: 7:30 NOW on New Hampshire Outlook: LiveFit New Hampshire-- looking for new, innovative ways to get kids moving. Plus: the Browne Center exists to help people do what they do better, not by focusing on the task but by focusing on the process. Learning by doing -- taking students out of the classroom -- for a lesson on team building and self empowerment. And later: Keeping kids out of trouble by finding their strengths. You're listening to the sounds of active learning at the Browne Center in Durham -- a 103-acre "Innovative Learning" where activity and team-building go hand-in-hand. Hello, I'm Beth Carroll. Welcome to New Hamsphire Outlook. Learning while moving can help raise self esteem and create comraderie for those who come to the Browne Center. You'll learn more about experiential learning. coming up. But first we begin with LiveFit New Hampshire -- an NHPTV community engagement project to encourage healthy eating and physical activity in children and adults. How well is New Hampshire doing to keep children moving in the classroom? Outlook's Phil Vaughn met with a group of teachers, at an unusual event, to help answer that question. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Phil Vaughn NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Lisa Ober\Teacher, Christine Duenas\CircusFit, Troy Wunderly\CircusFit, Samantha & Mariah\Students, Bredan\Student, Rae Pica\Author/Educator, Dr. Susan Lynch\Pediatrician, Marcia McCaffrey\Consultant, NH Dept. of Education, Jessica\Student, Kerilyn\Student |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 10/24/2006 HOST: Beth Carroll Length: 7:30 NOW on New Hampshire Outlook: LiveFit New Hampshire-- looking for new, innovative ways to get kids moving. Plus: the Browne Center exists to help people do what they do better, not by focusing on the task but by focusing on the process. Learning by doing -- taking students out of the classroom -- for a lesson on team building and self empowerment. And later: Keeping kids out of trouble by finding their strengths. You're listening to the sounds of active learning at the Browne Center in Durham -- a 103-acre "Innovative Learning" where activity and team-building go hand-in-hand. Hello, I'm Beth Carroll. Welcome to New Hamsphire Outlook. Learning while moving can help raise self esteem and create comraderie for those who come to the Browne Center. You'll learn more about experiential learning. coming up. But first we begin with LiveFit New Hampshire -- an NHPTV community engagement project to encourage healthy eating and physical activity in children and adults. How well is New Hampshire doing to keep children moving in the classroom? Outlook's Phil Vaughn met with a group of teachers, at an unusual event, to help answer that question. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Phil Vaughn NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Lisa Ober\Teacher, Christine Duenas\CircusFit, Troy Wunderly\CircusFit, Samantha & Mariah\Students, Bredan\Student, Rae Pica\Author/Educator, Dr. Susan Lynch\Pediatrician, Marcia McCaffrey\Consultant, NH Dept. of Education, Jessica\Student, Kerilyn\Student |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 10/24/2006 HOST: Beth Carroll Length: 6:00 NOW on New Hampshire Outlook: LiveFit New Hampshire-- looking for new, innovative ways to get kids moving. Plus: the Browne Center exists to help people do what they do better, not by focusing on the task but by focusing on the process. Learning by doing -- taking students out of the classroom -- for a lesson on team building and self empowerment. And later: Keeping kids out of trouble by finding their strengths. You're listening to the sounds of active learning at the Browne Center in Durham -- a 103-acre "Innovative Learning" where activity and team-building go hand-in-hand. Field trips to the Browne Center are more than just a feel-good excercise for kids. The experiential learning program is aimed at building coordination, teamwork and self-esteem. Instead of hearing or reading about what someone else did -- students make their own discoveries through hands-on experiences -- it's called active learning. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Beth Carroll NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Pam McPhee\Executive Director, Browne Centre, Joanna Weston\Youth Facilitator, Nancy Mason\Counselor, Strafford School |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 10/24/2006 HOST: Beth Carroll Length: 6:00 NOW on New Hampshire Outlook: LiveFit New Hampshire-- looking for new, innovative ways to get kids moving. Plus: the Browne Center exists to help people do what they do better, not by focusing on the task but by focusing on the process. Learning by doing -- taking students out of the classroom -- for a lesson on team building and self empowerment. And later: Keeping kids out of trouble by finding their strengths. You're listening to the sounds of active learning at the Browne Center in Durham -- a 103-acre "Innovative Learning" where activity and team-building go hand-in-hand. Field trips to the Browne Center are more than just a feel-good excercise for kids. The experiential learning program is aimed at building coordination, teamwork and self-esteem. Instead of hearing or reading about what someone else did -- students make their own discoveries through hands-on experiences -- it's called active learning. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Beth Carroll NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Pam McPhee\Executive Director, Browne Centre, Joanna Weston\Youth Facilitator, Nancy Mason\Counselor, Strafford School |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 10/24/2006 HOST: Beth Carroll Length: 11:30 NOW on New Hampshire Outlook: LiveFit New Hampshire-- looking for new, innovative ways to get kids moving. Plus: the Browne Center exists to help people do what they do better, not by focusing on the task but by focusing on the process. Learning by doing -- taking students out of the classroom -- for a lesson on team building and self empowerment. And later: Keeping kids out of trouble by finding their strengths. The Browne Center -- here in Durham -- focuses on developing stronger individuals and on team building in Manchester, there's another center which in many ways has the same goals. The "Youth Development Center" has a long history of housing young people in trouble with the law. The Center opened a newly expanded facility in the summer of 2006. As Outlook's Allison McNair tells us, Y-D-C is beginning to see the effects of a new style of treatment. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Allison McNair NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Dr. Eric Vance\Child Psychiatrist, Connie Beaudion\House Leader, Penny Sampson\Manager of Clinical Services, Ashley\YDC Resident, Kris Martins\Former YDC Resident, Kristine Martins\Kris' Mother, Amber\YDC Resident, Rodney Forey\Division Director |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 10/24/2006 HOST: Beth Carroll Length: 11:30 NOW on New Hampshire Outlook: LiveFit New Hampshire-- looking for new, innovative ways to get kids moving. Plus: the Browne Center exists to help people do what they do better, not by focusing on the task but by focusing on the process. Learning by doing -- taking students out of the classroom -- for a lesson on team building and self empowerment. And later: Keeping kids out of trouble by finding their strengths. The Browne Center -- here in Durham -- focuses on developing stronger individuals and on team building in Manchester, there's another center which in many ways has the same goals. The "Youth Development Center" has a long history of housing young people in trouble with the law. The Center opened a newly expanded facility in the summer of 2006. As Outlook's Allison McNair tells us, Y-D-C is beginning to see the effects of a new style of treatment. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Allison McNair NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Dr. Eric Vance\Child Psychiatrist, Connie Beaudion\House Leader, Penny Sampson\Manager of Clinical Services, Ashley\YDC Resident, Kris Martins\Former YDC Resident, Kristine Martins\Kris' Mother, Amber\YDC Resident, Rodney Forey\Division Director |
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Have Release forms for Brown Center and Bradley Crickard, Robby Davis, Miranda Alan and Tiffani White. |