The Concept
CRC is a full year, one credit class at Case High school, in Racine, Wisconsin.
The concept behind CRC is actually quite simple. CRC stands for Conflict Resolution Crew.
Naturally, it's purpose is to decrease conflict, hence the name. By increasing a sense of community,
we can decrease the amount of conflicts. Increasing community is done several ways.
- Teambuilding Activities
These are any kind of activity specifically designed to get people working together;
most of the time this work involves being in close proximity with others.
- Challenge Activities
These are any kind of activity specifically designed to force people to problem solve,
and make them use their brains to solve problems rather than their braun.
- The performing Arts
CRC is a full year one credit course in which the students write a theater piece.
The scenes depicted are taken from the experiences of the students in the class, or people
that the students know. The theater piece shows many situations, and gets others to think
of what they would do in those situations.
However, this class is not all fun and games. The students must follow strict rules and must live up to certain
expectations and outcomes in leadership and theater.
- Leadership
- Outcome 1: Students demonstrate an increasing ability to generate and communicate ideas and information in student-directed activities.
Students are expected to:
- Be familiar with the skills and techniques used to expand or create ideas.
- Demonstrate research skills.
- Develop skills in analyzing and directing student attention.
- Outcome 2: Students demonstrate the ability to use decision making skills in organizational tasks.
Students are expected to:
- Act as effective team members.
- Exhibit an understanding of the roles and responsibilities within a variety of group situations.
- Understand and demonstrate the different styles and needs of leadership.
- Use effective communication skills
- Demonstrate conflict management skills.
- Outcome 3: Students demonstrate an increasing ability to transfer leadership knowledge, skills, and attitudes to personal situations.
Students are expected to:
- Demonstrate self-initiated participation.
- Be aware of time management.
- Assume responsibility for developing programs.
- Outcome 4: Students develop an increased self-awareness and positive self-concept in relation to being a productive citizen.
Students are expected to:
- Understand the lines of authority.
- Assess personal leadership actions.
- Formulate an image to represent the leadership role.
- Evaluate the roles that cooperation and competition has within a group.
- Outcome 5: Students demonstrate an intentional positive influence on the lives and behaviors of others.
Students are expected to:
- Experience leading competitive groups.
- Experience working with younger students.
- Implement the rules within various situations.
- Theater
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