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Traditional Games Certification Clinic
Kalispell, MT
October 21-22, 2010
Sponsored by Missoula County Public Schools.
Registration: Level I only. Future Level II certification clinics require Level I certification.
Renewal units and college undergraduate and graduate credit available through MSU-Northern for $120.
Dates: October 21-22, 2010
Location: Kalispell, MT
THIS EVENT IS OPEN
Nancy Marks
Professional Development Coordinator
MCPS/ WM-CSPD
215 South 6th St West
Missoula, MT 59801
Fax: 406-329-5988
Phone: 406-728-2400 ext 1088
nmarks@mcps.k12.mt.us
Coming Soon: Download flyers and registration/release forms
SAMPLE Schedule for Traditional Games Clinic
First Day
8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Opening of Blanket Ceremony & introduction to the history, culture, and events of the research, resurrection, and restoration of Plains Indian games to Montana tribes.
9:30 a.m. Rotation through game stations. Games of skill, chance, and intuition.
Six stations: 1. Rock in Moccasin (observation & intuition) 2. Sticks in Fist (Intuition & probability) 3. Rock in Fist (observation & intuition) 4. Dice Game (chance & observation) 5. Guessing Sticks (estimation) 6. Guessing Rocks (estimation)
10:30 a.m. Break
10:45 a.m.
Outside on grass area: 1. Ring the Stick (manual dexterity & hand eye coordination) 2. Make the Stick Jump (Throwing skill for power and short distance accuracy) 3. Kickball Racing (speed & eye-foot coordination) and Run & Scream (lung capacity & running ability): 4. Tie-up (Problem Solving) 5. Stone House (speed, coordination, dexterity, observation in patterns, and imagination) 6. Ring and Pin (manaual dexterity and eye-hand coordination)
11:45 – 1:15 Lunch on own
1:30 p.m.
Outside: 1. Feather Darts (observation, knowledge of feathers, eye-hand coordination)2. Bull Roarer 3. Tops (skill & knowledge of how tops work) 4. Y- arrow game (throwing for accuracy) 5. Grass Snake (Strength and throwing technique), 6. Hoop & Stake (throwing skill for accuracy).
2:30 p.m. Break
2:45 p.m.
(team games)
1. Doubleball field 2. Shinney field 3. Hoop & Dart Games field 4. Atlatl field
5. Lacrosse field 6. Footbags area.
5:00 p.m. Break for Dinner
7:00 to 8:00 p.m. Books and sources of reference for researching the traditional games. Review for Certification test, MSU-Northern credit studies, renewal units, culture questions. (place to be announced)
Second Day
8:30 - 4:00
Crafting of the equipment for the above listed games. Bring pocket knife or box cutter and ratcheting pruner, plus hat and sun glasses.
4:00 – 5:00 p.m. Test for Level I
Certificates will be mailed within two weeks of the finish of the clinic. The Board of Directors of the International Traditional Games Society sincerely hopes that each participant carry their new knowledge of the culture and history of American Indian games respectfully into their own families and teaching programs.
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