EXCO 566 - Girls in Motion

1 credit
Girls in Motion is a unique after-school program for girls in Oberlin Public Schools that uses dance to build trust, collaboration, and body positivity. In after-school classes taught by Oberlin College student mentors, we introduce young students to fun and integrative movement forms, including dance, improvisation, and theater games, as well as creative activities such as arts and crafts. This ExCo course will prepare college students to be mentors in the program by helping to teach facilitation, lesson planning, and to consider the role of race, gender, class, and body diversity in an after-school program. This course will give you a practical and theoretical approach that can support you in future education opportunities, but no dance, theater, or education experience is required. The course requires just over 3 hours/week (1.5 hours in a weekly meeting of college students and 1.5 in the school itself). Regular and serious attendance is required. This ExCo can count for Practicum credit as part of the Education Concentration.

Audrey Halstead
ahalstea@oberlin.edu
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