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| WQ |
Posted on 01/28/2010 00:14
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Hi guys, first, I want to say sorry. I know that there are many many threads about this kind of topics before. I read through them and find it somewhat useful but not really what I want to ask. Well, my story is as follow.... Today my school had early release but the swim team still had practice at 3:30. After school end, I went to my public library to find a book to read and wait till 3:30. I always want to start a club at the library, but I never have time to. Therefore, since I'm at the library, I want to take the first step toward create the club. I talked to the Librarian about create the club or a workshop. She seem to like it and ask me to write a document of the programs. However, that is just my problems. I need to find all the good informations about Go and put them together. There are certain things I need to contain in my Request Form. 1. An introduction of the game. 2. What the program will do. 3. What is the age limits? Explain. 4. What are the benefit of the Program toward kids and the members of the program? I want to finish this document by Friday or as soon as possible. This thread's mean point is to get your ideas about these questions. I will also start to work on these questions about post it. So, please feel free to post anythings related to the topic. I'll check it frequently. Thank you. ~WQ PS: By the way Shimari, I think I'm going to need a lot of helps from AGA and AGF. 
Edited by WQ on 01/28/2010 00:28 KGS's ID: WQ Rank: 4kyu Age: 20   Onegaishimasu~!  |
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| dtslife |
Posted on 01/28/2010 01:34
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Member Posts: 62 Joined: 01.03.09 |
1. Quote something from the AGA book The Way to Go by Karl Baker 2. Ideas: Local fundraisers, participation at local cultural festivals, in person/online instructions, encourage members to participate in AGA tournaments 3. If it's a youth program allow several adult supervisors. Otherwise the members should be under 18. 4.The program will be culturally enriching and mentally stimulating. It is an engaging outlet for kids to exercise their capabilities. Also the program will give kids an opportunity to bond and make friends. |
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| pinan shodan |
Posted on 01/28/2010 03:24
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I'm not sure where this falls under, but you could say that it teaches kids to be more logical thinkers. ex: if you know a group is dead, don't waste more stones on it, or if one group will deffinatly die (out of two groups) chose the one with more benefits and forget about the dead group. I hope those examples helped. ?? ??? ? ? |
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| shimari |
Posted on 01/29/2010 00:43
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WQ, you can find some good language on these topics by downloading my grant forms. Download these files: http://www.usgo.o...rtclub.doc http://www.usgo.o...OABapp.doc Here is a good article that will interest them in Go: http://www.usgo.o...limeGo.pdf Many more resources are here: http://www.usgo.o...alKit.html "Go is to Western chess what philosophy is to double entry accounting." -Trevanian Paul Barchilon, American Go Foundation |
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| WQ |
Posted on 01/29/2010 02:26
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Member Posts: 108 Joined: 17.02.09 |
Oh thank you Paul, you just give me a really big hint. hmm, do you think i can "borrow" your words to include in my document? they sound really persuading. (i need those kind of things to write about but can't think of any. plus, my writing skill is just sad) i'll keep post as soon as problems occur. i'm really busy these days, getting my college applications ready and swim team managing. ah~~ just too overwhelming. still, i won't go back on this go club. will make it happen. last night i also learn how to sing go song (thinking that children will think it's fun) but i find out that i'm really bad at singing. =_=lll anyways. need to go to sleep. get quiz tomorrow for calculus. night. ps: Paul, what should I do to request HNG set for my library? they don't have it on their comic section. KGS's ID: WQ Rank: 4kyu Age: 20 Onegaishimasu~! |
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| shimari |
Posted on 01/29/2010 05:30
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Feel free to use any and all of my language, that is why I have it up on the AGA site. If you need a reference for the library, my local librarians can vouch for how great Go is for kids. You can request Hikaru with your starter set, but need to have the librarian contact us directly to approve it.
"Go is to Western chess what philosophy is to double entry accounting." -Trevanian Paul Barchilon, American Go Foundation |
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| WQ |
Posted on 02/04/2010 22:35
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Member Posts: 108 Joined: 17.02.09 |
Paul, i used some of your language in my proposal already. I wonder if you and possibly, Erin Rooney (Librarian) can be my references. PS: What Library Erin work with? KGS's ID: WQ Rank: 4kyu Age: 20 Onegaishimasu~! |
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| shimari |
Posted on 02/04/2010 23:51
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Erin isn't at our library anymore, our current librarian is Melanie Howard, at the Boulder Public Library here in Colorado. You can put both of us down as references, and send your librarian to our library website: http://boulderlib...ts/go.html Melanie is a Childrens and Teens Librarian, so they can reach her by calling the number listed on the library website, it is at the bottom of the Go Club page. "Go is to Western chess what philosophy is to double entry accounting." -Trevanian Paul Barchilon, American Go Foundation |
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| Chrisp-Kuksu |
Posted on 02/05/2010 01:45
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im trying to start a club at my library to think im gonna introduce it when they show hikaru no go for anime club and have a few demo's i got 3 kids so far and 1 adult who will join if i get enough members ~Kuksu Title holder kgs id's chrisp 9k partlow 10k? "a prisoner of war is a man who trys to kill u and fails then asks for u not to kill him" |
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| WQ |
Posted on 02/05/2010 05:08
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that's cool chrisp. i don't have any member yet. think it's not going to work really well. but i'll just keep trying. thank paul. after looked at your web, i think i'm going to rewrite my proposal again. i just wrote down the exact same thing you post on your website. haha.
KGS's ID: WQ Rank: 4kyu Age: 20 Onegaishimasu~! |
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| Christien-Oza |
Posted on 02/05/2010 06:02
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Member Posts: 101 Joined: 30.08.09 |
I remember reading a post about go improving IQ points a while back not sure where it is though. Why not check Sensei none of the information is copyrighted and its like the English Go reference of everything.
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| Chrisp-Kuksu |
Posted on 02/05/2010 23:00
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Member Posts: 97 Joined: 27.07.09 |
go = iq points cool i got 148 atm made me mad 2 points from genius '~'
~Kuksu Title holder kgs id's chrisp 9k partlow 10k? "a prisoner of war is a man who trys to kill u and fails then asks for u not to kill him" |
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| shimari |
Posted on 02/06/2010 00:14
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Hahaha, I never trust intelligence tests anyway. That is funny though, 2 points away from genius 
"Go is to Western chess what philosophy is to double entry accounting." -Trevanian Paul Barchilon, American Go Foundation |
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| Chrisp-Kuksu |
Posted on 02/06/2010 19:35
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Member Posts: 97 Joined: 27.07.09 |
my cusin is 149 we took the national test i dont trust em eather because not everyone thinks the same but that does not mean there stupid
~Kuksu Title holder kgs id's chrisp 9k partlow 10k? "a prisoner of war is a man who trys to kill u and fails then asks for u not to kill him" |
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| aubrey |
Posted on 02/07/2010 02:42
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Member Posts: 1 Joined: 03.02.10 |
I want to start a club my high school, but I'm always afraid there's noone other than me that's actually interested in Go.
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| shimari |
Posted on 02/07/2010 05:33
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Yeah, that is sometimes the case. However, you can get other people interested if you work at it. Think of Tetsuo trying to launch a club, and how excited he was when he got Hikaru and Akari to join him ^_^ Go here for some suggestions: https://tigersmou...hread_id=7 "Go is to Western chess what philosophy is to double entry accounting." -Trevanian Paul Barchilon, American Go Foundation |
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| odnihs-kisei |
Posted on 02/07/2010 17:20
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Isn't Tetsuo kaga? I think you meant Tsutsui.
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| shimari |
Posted on 02/08/2010 06:37
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Oh, right, Tsutsui. I think I was confusing the name with the character in Akira 
"Go is to Western chess what philosophy is to double entry accounting." -Trevanian Paul Barchilon, American Go Foundation |
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| Chrisp-Kuksu |
Posted on 02/09/2010 00:37
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Member Posts: 97 Joined: 27.07.09 |
to get more memebers since we have an anime club at the library and high school im doing a demonstration with a kid at my high school who plays near april because thats when the library shows hikaru no go
~Kuksu Title holder kgs id's chrisp 9k partlow 10k? "a prisoner of war is a man who trys to kill u and fails then asks for u not to kill him" |
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