Shabbatonim as Experiential Education in the North American Community Day High School

2009 ◽  
pp. 341-360
Author(s):  
Jeffrey S. Kress ◽  
Joseph Reimer
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High Schools ◽  
North America ◽  
Experiential Education ◽  
Jewish Education ◽  
Educational Goals ◽  
Day Schools ◽  
The North ◽  
School Based ◽  
Educational Literature

This chapter focuses on the most common intensive experiential opportunity the new communal and Conservative Jewish day high schools in North America offer — the Shabbaton. The Shabbaton is a retreat focusing on the communal celebration of the sabbath. These Shabbatonim are a distinctive form of experiential Jewish education. Yet despite their widespread implementation and the growth of experiential educational efforts in day schools, they have been given little attention in the educational literature. To address this lack, the chapter draws on experiences in training school-based experiential educators in order to discuss the educational goals of these Shabbaton programmes, the principles of running a successful programme, and the challenges faced by the experiential educators who are charged with planning and implementing these programmes.

scholarly journals School-Based and PRECEDE-PROCEED-Model Intervention to Promote Physical Activity in the High School Students: Case Study of Iran

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (9) ◽  
pp. 271 ◽  
Author(s):  
Baratali Rezapour ◽  
Firoozeh Mostafavi ◽  
Hamid Reza Khalkhali
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
High Schools ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Vigorous Physical Activity ◽  
School Students ◽  
School Based Intervention ◽  
School Based ◽  
Sedentary Life Style

<p><strong>OBJECTIVES:</strong> Students attend sedentary life style and less like vigorous physical activity. This study investigated the effects of School-based intervention<strong> </strong>on increasing physical activity for decreasing obesity among high-school obese and overweight boys, based on the components of PRECEDE PROCEED Model, to participate in median - vigorous physical activity among the first Period of high school boys in the city of Urmia, Iran</p><p><strong>METHODS:</strong> This study was an experimental intervention that conducted at 4 high schools that were divided into 2 groups of intervention (40) and the control (40) male students, schools in junior high schools in Urmia.</p><p><strong>RESULTS:</strong> Three and six months after the intervention, significant differences were found between the experimental and control groups of schools, in the amount of students’ participation in vigorous physical activity (p&lt;0.01).</p><p><strong>CONCLUSIONS:</strong> According to the results, the school-based intervention and components of PRECEDE PROCEED Model had a positive impact on the improvement of physical activity and decrease in physical inactivity among the students.</p>

scholarly journals High School Automated External Defibrillator Programs as Markers of Emergency Preparedness for Sudden Cardiac Arrest

2013 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 242-247 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brett G. Toresdahl ◽  
Kimberly G. Harmon ◽  
Jonathan A. Drezner
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Cardiac Arrest ◽  
High Schools ◽  
Emergency Preparedness ◽  
Action Plan ◽  
Sudden Cardiac Arrest ◽  
Emergency Planning ◽  
Automated External Defibrillator ◽  
School Based ◽  
External Defibrillator

Context: School-based automated external defibrillator (AED) programs have demonstrated a high survival rate for individuals suffering sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) in US high schools. Objective: To examine the relationship between high schools having an AED on campus and other measures of emergency preparedness for SCA. Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting: United States high schools, December 2006 to September 2009. Patients or Other Participants: Principals, athletic directors, school nurses, and certified athletic trainers represented 3371 high schools. Main Outcome Measure(s): Comprehensive surveys on emergency planning for SCA submitted by high school representatives to the National Registry for AED Use in Sports from December 2006 to September 2009. Schools with and without AEDs were compared to assess other elements of emergency preparedness for SCA. Results: A total of 2784 schools (82.6%) reported having 1 or more AEDs on campus, with an average of 2.8 AEDs per school; 587 schools (17.4%) had no AEDs. Schools with an enrollment of more than 500 students were more likely to have an AED (relative risk [RR] = 1.12, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.08, 1.16, P &lt; .01). Suburban schools were more likely to have an AED than were rural (RR = 1.08, 95% CI = 1.04, 1.11, P &lt; .01), urban (RR = 1.13, 95% CI = 1.04, 1.16, P &lt; .01), or inner-city schools (RR = 1.10, 95% CI = 1.04, 1.23, P &lt; .01). Schools with 1 or more AEDs were more likely to ensure access to early defibrillation (RR = 3.45, 95% CI = 2.97, 3.99, P &lt; .01), establish an emergency action plan for SCA (RR = 1.83, 95% CI = 1.67, 2.00, P &lt; .01), review the emergency action plan at least annually (RR = 1.99, 95% CI = 1.58, 2.50, P &lt; .01), consult emergency medical services to develop the emergency action plan (RR = 1.18, 95% CI = 1.05, 1.32, P &lt; .01), and establish a communication system to activate emergency responders (RR = 1.06, 95% CI = 1.01, 1.08, P &lt; .01). Conclusions: High schools with AED programs were more likely to establish a comprehensive emergency response plan for SCA. Implementing school-based AED programs is a key step associated with emergency planning for young athletes with SCA.

scholarly journals Introduzindo a geometria fractal no ensino médio: uma abordagem baseada nas formas dos objetos construídos pela natureza

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (5) ◽  
pp. 2847-2857
Author(s):  
Alceu Domingues Alves ◽  
Josinalva Estacio Menezes ◽  
Romildo de Albuquerque Nogueira
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High Schools ◽  
Public School ◽  
Fractal Geometry ◽  
Basic Education ◽  
Personal Constructs ◽  
School Class ◽  
School Based ◽  
High School Class ◽  
Didactic Strategies

A Geometria Fractal é um tema que tem sido pouco explorado nos ensinos fundamental e  médio, apesar da sua extrema utilidade na descrição das formas construídas pela natureza. O objetivo geral desse trabalho foi propor e analisar estratégias didáticas para ensinar a geometria fractal, no ensino fundamental e médio, a partir da observação dos objetos e fenômenos naturais e criados pelo homem. Apesar da perfeita adequação das estratégias didáticas propostas a todo ensino básico a  amostra trabalhada foi constituída de só por alunos de uma turma de terceiro ano do ensino médio de uma escola pública da rede oficial de ensino do Estado de Pernambuco. A teoria dos construtos pessoais de Kelly  foi o método usado na realização da pesquisa. Os resultados obtidos sugerem que os estudantes ampliaram seus construtos pessoais em função da intervenção didática proposta e que é possível introduzir no ensino médio a geometria fractal.   Fractal Geometry is a topic that has been little explored in elementary and high schools, despite its extreme usefulness in describing the shapes built by nature. The general objective of this work was to propose and analyze didactic strategies to teach fractal geometry, in elementary and high school, based on the observation of natural and man-made objects and phenomena. Despite the perfect adequacy of the proposed didactic strategies to all basic education, the studied sample consisted of only students from a third-year high school class in a public school in the official teaching network in the State of Pernambuco. Kelly's personal constructs theory was the method used in conducting the research. The results obtained suggest that students expanded their personal constructs as a result of the proposed didactic intervention and that it is possible to teach fractal geometry in high school.

scholarly journals The sky as a laboratory: an educational project of the Department of Astronomy of the University of Padova

2009 ◽  
Vol 5 (S260) ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Ciroi ◽  
F. Di Mille ◽  
P. Rafanelli
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Science Education ◽  
High Schools ◽  
Winning Strategy ◽  
Educational Project ◽  
North East ◽  
The North ◽  
New Ideas ◽  
The University ◽  
Astronomy And Astrophysics

Abstract“The Sky as a Laboratory” is an educational project of the Department of Astronomy of the University of Padova aimed to give students a physical approach to astronomy and astrophysics. It is a regional program designed to improve science education in the last two grades of high school, by creating cooperation between scientists and teachers. Currently it is present in 30 high schools around all provinces of the region of Veneto in the North-East of Italy. The close involvement in the didactical activities of high schools teachers is without any doubt the winning strategy of the project. Their enthusiastic participation to teaching and organising activities attracts each year the attention for sciences of an increasing number of students and suggests new ideas for future educational activities.

scholarly journals Symptomatic accommodative disorders and asthenopia: Prevalence and association in Ghanaian children

2016 ◽  
Vol 75 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles Darko-Takyi ◽  
Naimah E. Khan ◽  
Urvashni Nirghini
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High Schools ◽  
School Children ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Junior High ◽  
Junior High Schools ◽  
Cape Coast ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
School Based ◽  
System Assessment

Background: There is a scarcity of data on asthenopia and accommodative disorders in children in Ghana as optometrists sometimes fail to carry out comprehensive assessments because of the lack of appropriate instruments.Aim: To establish the prevalence of asthenopic symptoms and symptomatic accommodative disorders among Junior High School children in Cape Coast metropolis (in their habitual vision state) and to investigate if there are any associations between asthenopic symptoms and the disorders.Method: A prospective cross-sectional school-based study using a multistage sample of 627 participants aged 12–17 years from Junior High Schools in Cape Coast metropolis, Ghana, was conducted. Participants completed a reliable asthenopic symptoms questionnaire (Cronbach’s α = 0.866), and 220 participants who expressed two or more severe or very severe symptoms were selected for comprehensive accommodative system assessment over their habitual vision state.Results: The prevalence of symptoms of asthenopia (two or more severe or very severe) and symptomatic accommodative disorders were 35.1% and 17.4% respectively. For specific symptomatic accommodative disorders, the prevalence was as follows: 7.7% accommodative insufficiency, 4.5% accommodative infacility, 1.4% accommodative excess and 3.8% accommodative fatigue. There were significant associations between some specific accommodative disorders and some specific asthenopic symptoms even though these asthenopic symptoms overlapped in other accommodative disorders.Conclusion: Specific asthenopic symptoms do not discriminate between the presences of specific types of accommodative disorders. A comprehensive accommodative system assessment with appropriate instruments is relevant to the diagnosis and management of accommodative disorders to relieve asthenopic symptoms.

scholarly journals The Self-Efficacy Source of High Schools’ Anti-Drugs Abuse Cadres in Surabaya, Indonesia

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Dian Tami Wahyuningtyas ◽  
Rima Diana Nurilla
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
High Schools ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
People Who Use Drugs ◽  
Verbal Persuasion ◽  
School Students ◽  
Psychological Conditions ◽  
The North ◽  
Past Experiences

Background: Narcotics are substances or drugs that are natural, synthetic, or semi-synthetic that cause unconsciousness, hallucinations, and excitability. Drugs abuse survey results in 2017 in 34 provinces in Indonesia show that there are 3,376,115 people who use drugs. Purpose: The purpose of writing this article was finding out the source of cadres’ self-efficacy in preventing drugs abuse in Surabaya’s high schools. Method: This research method was a descriptive study with a qualitative approach. The informants of this study were high school students who were still active as anti-drugs cadres. The criteria for informant inclusion in this study were all high school students who were peer educators or anti-drug ambassadors in high schools in the North Surabaya area. When the study was conducted in October 2018 to June 2019. The method of data collection was in-depth interviews. Results: The results of this study were the source of self-efficacy of anti-drugs abuse cadres based on experience, observations of other individuals, verbal persuasion, and emotional and psychological conditions. The experience of the cadres included being a peer counsellor in drugs prevention, having participated in anti-drug communities, and experiencing following anti-drugs socialization. Component of experience through observation of other people, cadres did not make observations on people who had the same ability, but observations were made to people around cadres who had been involved in drug abuse. Components of verbal persuasion in this study concluded that there are others who always support all decisions and situations experienced by cadres, namely social support from teachers, parents, and peers. The Emotional/Physiological States component, namely the cadres in carrying out their duties felt happy because they have many positive changes and did not experience anxiety or pressure, which made them have positive self-efficacy. Conclusion: Sources of self-efficacy of anti-drugs abuse cadres are based on past experiences, observations of other individuals, verbal persuasion, and emotional and physiological conditions.

Perceptions of Alcohol Use in a High School-Based Intervention

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Teresa K. Monreal ◽  
Maryam Kia-Keating ◽  
Marya Schulte ◽  
Sandra A. Brown
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
School Based Intervention ◽  
School Based
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