ES - Demo for Kids
baron at elfsea.ansteorra.org
baron at elfsea.ansteorra.org
Thu Jul 13 09:37:48 PDT 2000
Another really special thing: Ever get a packet of
thank-you letters from an elementary school class?
That'll just make your whole month!
- Galen
Quoting Adriham at AOL.com:
> Pardon the bandwidth but I felt this was too important a topic to pass up.
>
> I just wanted to offer a little inspiration and motivation to those who
> might
> be thinking about this, but never have.
> I have done 2 of these school demos.
> The first one was for my boss's daughter's middle school class. (maybe a
> little suck ing up going on here;)
> They just happened to be studying history within the SCA period.
> I did this by myself and was very nervous.
> Before the demo, I talked to the teachers (it turned out to be 3 classes
> and
> over a hundred kids) and got specifics on what they had studied. I was then
>
> able to adjust my topics accordingly.
> The kids were enraptured, the teachers thrilled and I had a blast. My
> nervousness melted away as I talked and demoed armor, clothes and various
> other SCA period artifacts. I actually ran out of time and had to be shut
> down by the teachers. They couldn't drag the kids (or me) away.
>
> The second time was with the Canton of Lindenwood. We did an all day demo
> in
> my son's school gym. Groups of kids would be shuffled in and out throughout
>
> the day. We had about ten people helping and were able to do a heavy
> fighting
> demo. Once again the teachers, the kids and us were spellbound.
>
> My favorite one and the one I will never forget was the first time. If you
> get the chance, you need to do this. I promise you, you will have the time
> of
> your life and you will never forget it,... and neither will the kids.
> Oh,... and bring lots of props.
>
> Colin Crawford
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