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Online Leadership Academy Kids

Welcome to Online Leadership Academy for Kids!  On March 19-20, 2020, we’ll be running a series of online workshops for kids.  It’s a great way to keep kids engaged and growing as we all adapt to learning and working from home! Dial into as many or as few sessions as you like – full day participation not required.

Schedule: March 19, 2020

Session : ENGLISH LANGUAGE (Grades: K-1)

Time : 10:00 am – 10:30 am

Session Info: Get excited to use your hands to communicate in a fun way! For parents: Research has found that the use of signs and finger spelling will accommodate a wide range of learning styles: “verbal linguistic”, “kinesthetic” and “interpersonal.” Sign Language allows us to represent information through seeing, hearing, and movement. And the more pathways that are created in the brain, the stronger the memory.

Equipment/Supplies: None

Classroom: Zoom 1 ( You can find the Zoom link details in the email you received)

Instructor Bio: Julia Carey has been in education for over ten years. A self described Human Venn Diagram, Julia has a wide variety of interests and skills, ranging from performing arts and storytelling to language and movement. She believes that connection is the most important thing, especially in these crazy times, and hopes her classes provide connection and inspiration for those attending.

Julia Carey

Session : MATH (Grades: 4-5)

Time : 10:00 am – 10:30 am

Session Info: Geometry, introduction to angles

Equipment/Supplies: Pen/pencil and a note book or whiteboard to write down answers

Classroom: Zoom 2 ( You can find the Zoom link details in the email you received)

Instructor Bio: Kira Lou is a graduate of Baruch College and majored in Finance. She is a member of Next Jump’s Finance Department and also serves as Co-Head of the Kids Club.

Kira Lou

Session : MATH (Grades: K-1)

Time : 12:00 pm – 12:30 pm

Session Info: Counting Numbers. Addition/Subtraction

Equipment/Supplies: Pen/pencil and a note book or whiteboard to write down answers

Classroom: Zoom 2 ( You can find the Zoom link details in the email you received)

Instructor Bio: Kira Lou is a graduate of Baruch College and majored in Finance. She is a member of Next Jump’s Finance Department and also serves as Co-Head of the Kids Club.

Kira Lou

Session : JOURNALISM (Grades: 4-5)

Time : 12:00 pm – 12:30 pm

Session Info: The One-Minute Documentary. In this class you will use someone (or a pet) in your home as your subject. Your task: to create a one-minute documentary about that person using interview, video, and images. You will be guided through a series of steps, given a model, and sent off to create your masterpiece!

Equipment/Supplies: Pen and paper for class, phone/tablet for creating the documentary

Classroom: Zoom 1 ( You can find the Zoom link details in the email you received)

Instructor Bio: Julia Carey has been in education for over ten years. A self described Human Venn Diagram, Julia has a wide variety of interests and skills, ranging from performing arts and storytelling to language and movement. She believes that connection is the most important thing, especially in these crazy times, and hopes her classes provide connection and inspiration for those attending.

Julia Carey

Session : CHINESE (Grades: K-1)

Time : 02:00 pm – 02:30 pm

Session Info: The lesson theme is “family members”. Students will learn family vocabulary. They will be able to ask and answer simple questions related to family members in Chinese.

Equipment/Supplies: 1 notebook and 1 pencil, student’s nametag on a U.S. letter, one family photo if they have.

Classroom: Zoom 2 ( You can find the Zoom link details in the email you received)

Instructor Bio: Jing Wei, Head Teacher of the Little NxJumpers Program, started her career teaching English to Grades K-5 in 2008 in China. She moved to New York City and received her Master’s Degree in Adolescent Education at Hunter College. In 2014, she started to teach Chinese to Grades 7-12.

Watch the session for CHINESE (K-1) here:

Jing Wei

Session : MACKY WORKOUT (Grades: K-1)

Time : 02:00 pm – 02:30 pm

Session Info: Intro to 3-minute drills, Six sets of 3-minute drills, Pistol Pete drill, Strength, Agility.

Equipment/Supplies: Basketball or any type of ball, note pad and pencil, and a belt

Classroom: Zoom 1 ( You can find the Zoom link details in the email you received)

About Instructor: Coach Macky Bergman brings over 15-years of youth coaching experience to Steady Buckets. Coach Macky has trained boys and girls of all ages, top high school prospects, and NCAA student-athletes, as well as Euro-League and NBA professionals. He played four years of varsity basketball at The University of Rochester under Coach Mike Neer, and received three all-conference academic team honors. In 2010 he started Steady Buckets in order to bring quality skill development training to NYC youth basketball players. Under his leadership, Steady Buckets has thrived and now serves over 2,000 youth, providing free skill development workouts, instructional leagues, leadership training, SHSAT test prep and girls only workouts. In 2018 he was honored by NY1 as New Yorker of the Week and by the Brooklyn Nets as Jr. Nets Coach of the Year.

Watch the session for Macky Workout here:

Coach Macky Bergman

Session : CHINESE (Grades: 4-5)

Time : 04:00 pm – 04:30 pm

Session Info: The lesson theme is “school subjects and hobbies”. Students will learn school subjects and hobbies vocabulary. They will be able to ask and answer simple questions related to school subjects and hobbies as well as introduce their own schedules in Chinese.

Equipment/Supplies: 1 notebook and 1 pencil, student’s nametag on a U.S. letter, daily schedule or school class schedule if they have.

Classroom: Zoom 2 ( You can find the Zoom link details in the email you received)

Instructor Bio: Jing Wei, Head Teacher of the Little NxJumpers Program, started her career teaching English to Grades K-5 in 2008 in China. She moved to New York City and received her Master’s Degree in Adolescent Education at Hunter College. In 2014, she started to teach Chinese to Grades 7-12.

Jing Wei

Session : LEARNING via MOVEMENT (Grades: K-1)

Time : 04:00 pm – 04:30 pm

Session Info: My session today includes:

1) physical warm up
2) writing/ thinking/ balancing activity with share out
3) Ball activity

Equipment/Supplies: 1 yoga mat per person, 3 pieces of paper and a pen, a ball, and a hard surface to write on.

Classroom: Zoom 3 ( You can find the Zoom link details in the email you received)

Instructor Bio: Ilyse Schwartz – I have my Doctorate in Physical Therapy. I work with people across the lifespan ages 2 months —> 100+! My specialty though is working with children. I work full time in a school setting and help children learn how to move safely. I also help children who may be struggling academically learn through movement. For example, instead of learning how to count by counting a number of objects , let’s try jumping from spot to spot on a number line and see if that helps! I also teach exercise classes to children in middle school who are not interested in sports and I make it fun and interactive!

Watch the session for Learning via Movement( k-1 ) here:

Ilyse Schwartz

Session : MACKY WORKOUT (Grades: 4-5)

Time : 04:00 pm – 04:30 pm

Session Info: Intro to 3-minute drills, Six sets of 3-minute drills, Pistol Pete drill, Strength, Agility.

Equipment/Supplies: Basketball or any type of ball, note pad and pencil, and a to belt

Classroom: Zoom 1 ( You can find the Zoom link details in the email you received)

About Instructor: Coach Macky Bergman, brings over 15-years of youth coaching experience to Steady Buckets. Coach Macky has trained boys and girls of all ages, top high school prospects, and NCAA student-athletes, as well as Euro-League and NBA professionals. He played four years of varsity basketball at The University of Rochester under Coach Mike Neer, and received three all-conference academic team honors. In 2010 he started Steady Buckets in order to bring quality skill development training to NYC youth basketball players. Under his leadership, Steady Buckets has thrived and now serves over 2,000 youth, providing free skill development workouts, instructional leagues, leadership training, SHSAT test prep and girls only workouts. In 2018 he was honored by NY1 as New Yorker of the Week and by the Brooklyn Nets as Jr. Nets Coach of the Year.

Watch the session for Macky Workout here:

Coach Macky Bergman