Wednesday, May 28, 2008

feedback appreciated

hey there blogosphere, most of you know i work with high school kids and many of you may remember that last year i went with them to the beach for a week in june, well we're going again and i have offered to help write the program for them. this years theme is the olympics! there are 6 programs to write and i'm taking the point in writing/coordinating the writing of the programs. here are the possible program ideas i've brainstormed, please, please, please let me know if you have any thoughts:

globalism
cheating in sports-- the ethics of the flop (based on a presentation a sports philospher gives)
china: tibet/pollution/family planning (not all lumped together, 3 seperate)
international human rights issues
god and sports (john 3:16 references, crossing yourself before you bat, the locker room prayer, touchdown jesus. well, not really touchdown jesus)

ummm. that's all i thought of this afternoon while i was eating my lunch. now you see why we need more :O) holla

**update! here are the 6 ideas i have, some of them are like those above, some are different. comments still wanted!

2. olympics: a bit about the history of the olympics and then this program is about doing your best, living your life as a sacrifice to god

3. cheating/the ethics of the flop- adapted from dr.k's confirmation program, do you flop or not flop when you're playing sports? just because everyone else does it is it ok? will have some short scenarios from casey's ethics book, small groups could talk through them and say what they would do

4. the global community- program about being part of the global community, what does that mean to you, what do you think it will mean in the future, mlk jr quote, ubuntu

5. human rights: in the past there have been different countries banned from the olympics, different countries boycotting the games, when do you think that should happen. think about the issues with china: tibet and family planning -- include short intro to both. should china even have the games?

6. maybe program on immigration?

7. the importance of play in everyday life. how do you play, how do you relax, is that important to you

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