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Trumansburg offers karate class for credit
Updated: 03/26/2008 05:15 PM
By: Allison Lazarz
TRUMANSBURG, N.Y. -- Yelling and breaking things. That may not sound like classroom behavior, but for Trumansburg High School's karate class it's perfectly acceptable.
"This is a full-year, credit-bearing elective. We're teaching kids about life-long activities that hopefully when they leave high school they're going to pick up on something that they're going to continue with," said Robin McColley, the Dean of Students at Trumansburg High School. McColley is also the karate class instructor.
She has been studying seido karate for 15 years. She said she hopes her students will benefit from karate like she has.
"I developed a lot of things and learned a lot of things about myself prior to starting it and I wanted students to have the opportunity to be exposed to karate as well," said McColley.
The class is an elective taught in addition to the required physical education. class. Instead of team sports, this class focuses on individual strength.
"Self-defense just in case something happens and, well, to have fun while I work because I've never really been good with that," said freshman Josiah Boggs.
Karate for credit
You won't find students sitting behind a desk in one Trumansburg High School class. The school offers a seido karate class that students can take for credit. Even though it's held in the gymnasium, as our Allison Lazarz reports, the class is not a physical-education class.
"Gym is so much more, like you just go out there and play games, whatever, and this is like your really have to focus and try and learn things and listen to Japanese," said freshman Arlene Boruchowitz.
And for students who don't know a word of Japanese before the class starts?
"Well, since it's so repetitive of what she says you eventually get used to it," said Boruchowitz.
In May the karate class will travel to New York City to meet Robin McColley's instructor, and they'll also have the chance to learn about a traditional martial arts school.
McColley said that if students take the class all four years, and attend the summer classes she offers, they can usually earn their black belt by the time they graduate.
Trumansburg offers karate class for credit
Updated: 03/26/2008 05:15 PM
By: Allison Lazarz
TRUMANSBURG, N.Y. -- Yelling and breaking things. That may not sound like classroom behavior, but for Trumansburg High School's karate class it's perfectly acceptable.
"This is a full-year, credit-bearing elective. We're teaching kids about life-long activities that hopefully when they leave high school they're going to pick up on something that they're going to continue with," said Robin McColley, the Dean of Students at Trumansburg High School. McColley is also the karate class instructor.
She has been studying seido karate for 15 years. She said she hopes her students will benefit from karate like she has.
"I developed a lot of things and learned a lot of things about myself prior to starting it and I wanted students to have the opportunity to be exposed to karate as well," said McColley.
The class is an elective taught in addition to the required physical education. class. Instead of team sports, this class focuses on individual strength.
"Self-defense just in case something happens and, well, to have fun while I work because I've never really been good with that," said freshman Josiah Boggs.
Karate for credit
You won't find students sitting behind a desk in one Trumansburg High School class. The school offers a seido karate class that students can take for credit. Even though it's held in the gymnasium, as our Allison Lazarz reports, the class is not a physical-education class.
"Gym is so much more, like you just go out there and play games, whatever, and this is like your really have to focus and try and learn things and listen to Japanese," said freshman Arlene Boruchowitz.
And for students who don't know a word of Japanese before the class starts?
"Well, since it's so repetitive of what she says you eventually get used to it," said Boruchowitz.
In May the karate class will travel to New York City to meet Robin McColley's instructor, and they'll also have the chance to learn about a traditional martial arts school.
McColley said that if students take the class all four years, and attend the summer classes she offers, they can usually earn their black belt by the time they graduate.