Learning Outside the Box: Fine Arts Centers & Career Exploratory Centers & Nutrifitnasiums

By Edna Moore

Learning-Outside-the-Box Centers move students from the classroom to the real world.

Learning-Outside-the-Box Centers will help us live in a remarkable world filled with remarkable children who will become entrepreneurs and make a difference in society!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Fulton Books, Inc.
• Release date: Aug 22, 2023
• ISBN: 9798887319711

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Table of Contents

Title

Copyright

Preface

Acknowledgments

Overview of Learning-Outside-the-Box Centers

Introduction

Rationale

Moving Students from the Classroom to the Real World

Reasons for Investing Financially in Community Fine Arts Centers, Career Exploratory Centers, and Nutrifitnasiums

Do You Believe That Children Are Our Future?

Children Need These Priceless Centers to Succeed in the Real World

Urgency for Creating Safe Spaces in Communities for Children to Learn Outside the Box

It Takes a Village of Volunteers to Create Change in Communities

Benefits of Collaborating to Build Learning-Outside-the-Box Centers

Conclusion

Appendix: Learning-Outside-the-Box Centers

Fine Arts Center

Career Exploratory Center

Nutrinasium

Fitnasium

What Is a Fine Arts Center?

Fine Arts Studios

Dance Studio

Art Studio

Foreign Language Studio

Instrument Studio

Photography Studio

Drama Studio

Publishing Studio

Recording Studio

Movie Theater Studio

Speech Studio

Dinner Theater Studio

Community Service Studio

Talent Studio

Comedian Studio

Mobile Fine Arts Program

Mind Game Studio

Think Tank Studio

Hobby Design Studio

Tourism Studio

Learning Center Studio

What Is a Career Exploratory Center?

Career Exploratory Studio

Sewing Studio

Radio Broadcasting Studio

Financial Literacy Studio

Cooking Studio

TV Production Studio

Interior Decorating Studio

Community Service Studio

Nature Studio

Beauty Studio

Floral Design Studio

Technology Studio

Entrepreneurship Studio

Arts and Crafts Studio

Car Studio

Gardening Studio

Woodworking Studio

Science Studio

Potpourri Studio

Equipment Studio

Home Studio

Fix-it Studio

What Is a Nutrinasium?

Nutrinasium Studio

Nutrinasium Studios Address Nutrition Barriers

Nutrition Health Fair Studio

Nutrition Education

Mobile Nutrifirst Vans

Community Gardens

Fruit and Vegetable Stand on Wheels

Nutritious Beverage Stand

Healthy Snack Stand

Nutrizone Food Bar

What Is a Fitnasium?

Fitnasium Studio Goals

Fitnasium Studios

Mobile Fitkid Vans

Mobile Fitnasium Vans

Mobile Physical Activity Vans

Physical Activity Health Fairs

Obesity Health Fair

Dribble-a-Weigh Basketball Camp and Tackle-a-Weigh Flag Football Camp

Diabetes Educational Program

Self-Concept Program

Fitnasium Indoor Gym

Fitnasium Outdoor Gym

Fitnasium Recreational Olympics Gym

Fitnasium Exercise Gym

Creative Dance Studio

Nutrifitnasium Career Studio

About the Author

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Learning Outside the Box

Fine Arts Centers & Career Exploratory Centers & Nutrifitnasiums

Edna Moore

Copyright © 2023 Edna Moore

All rights reserved

First Edition

Fulton Books

Meadville, PA

Published by Fulton Books 2023

ISBN 979-8-88731-970-4 (paperback)

ISBN 979-8-88731-971-1 (digital)

Printed in the United States of America

This book is dedicated to the following students:

Students who are failing in public schools

Students who cannot find their way in a world that seems like a ball of confusion

Students searching for their identity, wondering what they will be when they grow up

Students who are feeling lost and confused about life, needing guidance and direction to find their niche in society

Students who are wondering if public schools are the best place to learn and, upon graduation, if they will have the tools to become a productive member of society

Preface

Dear Reader,

Learning-Outside-the-Box Centers motivates children, captures their interests, and helps them see the relationship between knowledge and real-life experiences. When children learn outside the box, they focus on what they can become regardless of their GPA. Learning-Outside-the-Box Centers gives children an abundance of opportunities without report card grade association; just raw talent and interests are required! In this learning environment, children choose what they will become with God's divine intervention, their talents, their interests, and their skill sets. Learning-Outside-the-Box Centers puts children first! They provide opportunities for children to cultivate their talents, discover hobbies, explore careers, acquire new interests, use their creativity, and learn a trade.

Fine arts centers, career exploratory centers, and nutrifitnasiums within communities are priceless!

Acknowledgments

Special thanks to all the students I've taught during my thirty-year teaching career. Being a teacher taught me how to be a parent. I learned patience, calmness, and an acceptance that all children do not mature at the same rate or master a skill at the same time even if they are the same age.

Children's mental age may not match their chronological age. A child may not be on grade level in school but could be beyond his/her years in a fine arts center or career exploratory center. Talent is not judged by age! Insight fuels a child's mental development and potential when they have a God-given talent.

Overview of Learning-Outside-the-Box Centers

Learning-Outside-the-Box Centers puts the total development of the child first while creatively educating them. These centers do not focus on academics in the classroom to ensure a developmentally appropriate environment that works for the child, not for the school! Learning outside the box creates a learning environment that addresses the child holistically, allowing them to cultivate their talents at their own pace, learn trades that peak their interests, and explore hobbies that fascinate them. Learning-Outside-the-Box Centers' main purpose is to give children the opportunity to become anything they want to be. These experiences help students realize they are valuable and capable of doing many things. Motivation, participation, and attention spans increase because children are excited about the vast number of learning opportunities. Since children are our future, we should prepare them to become future leaders, scientists, doctors, teachers, mechanics, etc. Learning-Outside-the-Box Centers addresses the whole learning process creatively.

Unfortunately, the totality of a child's total development is not addressed in all educational settings. Learning-Outside-the-Box Centers accomplishes this by letting children guide their own learning when new tasks are placed in front of them. Learning outside the box allows children to explore ample opportunities in the real world and make their own choices. Children are motivated to discover their talents, interests, and skills. Children become actively engaged in the learning process to live out their hopes and dreams. When children feel safe enough to think outside the box, their creativity keeps flowing until they discover themselves!

Children are not judged by their gender, ethnicity, or socioeconomic status. Children are defined by their talents, skill sets, performances, and personal capabilities. Children set their goals, realize their dreams, and reach their own destiny. Children feel free to unleash their creativity, self-expression, and talent without fear, capitalizing on advice from professionals. Learning-Outside-the-Box Centers creates an inclusive environment: all children matter! Children are empowered to demonstrate knowledge acquired from fine arts centers, career exploratory centers, and nutrifitnasiums.

Learning-Outside-the-Box Centers eliminates fear of the