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YMCA Site VisitMarch 28, 2014
Schertz, TX Family YMCA location
♪YMCA♪
Group Members
JESSICA GALLARDO: Description of adult participants; barriers to participation; how does organization help or not help to overcome barriers
WANITA MERCER: Site Purpose, mission, history, and services of the organization
CYNTHIA PLUEGER: Current research about the organization; information about its impact in the community/adults
MONICA POOLE: Summary of site visit; application to adult learning theories in the textbook
LOUISETTE ZURITA: Powerpoint, Introduction, History of the Organization & Conclusion
Sunshine at the YMCA
HISTORY YMCA
Young Men Christian Association Cause Driven Organization
• focus on youth development • healthy living
• social responsibility in the communities they serve.
Programs, Services and Initiatives
Pioneering Healthier Communities (PHC)
Statewide Pioneering Healthier Communities (Statewide PHC)
Action Communities for Health, Innovation and Environmental Change
(ACHIEVE)
Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH)
Community Impact:
Through fundraising, rebuilding efforts and programs designed to rekindle hope in the affected communities, the Y has assisted in the following….
June 2001: YMCA World’s Largest
Run
Sept 2001:Responded to several
world crises
2004: Pacific Rim tsunami
2005: Hurricane Katrina
2010: Earthquake in Haiti
2002: National Diversity Initiative 2004: Activate America and the
Healthy Community work (with the CDC).
2008: College Goal Sunday
2010: Brand Revitalization
Name Change to the “Y.”
The Y is for everyone! Programs, Services and
Initiatives• Enable children to realize their
potential• Prepare teens for college• Offer ways for families to have fun
together• Empower people to be healthier:
spirit/mind/body• Prepare people for employment• Welcome and embrace newcomers • Helps foster a nationwide service ethic
Barriers for Membership: Time
MoneyDaycare
Overcoming Barriers:
Low cost for membershipSeveral classes at different
timesOpen on weekends
Child Care offered Mon-Sat
SCHERTZ YMCA
Schertz YMCA Time and Location
Branch Hours
Mon-Fri 5am-9pm Sat 7am-6pm Sun 1pm-5pm
Address: 621 Westchester, Schertz,
TX 78154
Purpose: That they may all be one. As
you, Father, are in me and I am in you, may they also be in us, so that the world may believe
that you have sent me. ~John 17:21
• Judeo-Christian principles• Spiritual development• Character development• Respect• Discipleship
YMCA Mission: To put Judeo-Christian principles into practice
through programs that build healthy spirit, mind and body
for all.
History of Schertz YMCA: 2010
Partnership between YMCA of Greater S. and the City of Schertz, Texas.
50,000 sq. ft. facility Employee & Citizen Wellness
Program Manages City Pool Aquatics Programs
Aquatics center coming soon 1,000 sq. ft. Splash Park Over 7,000 members
Adult Services:• Open Gym/Open Floor• Group Exercise Classes• Personal Fitness Program• ACTIVTRAX• Bible Study• Daily, On-Site Child Care• “Night Out” Child Care• Adult Sports: Volleyball and Basketball• Community/Family Fun Time and
Fitness• Senior/Disability Assistance• Discount Membership Program
On-action reflection•Walked in with one perspective/left with another
Conceptualized relationship •YMCA Trainer/guide (Teacher) & Adult Learning group (CE)
•Understandings/Exp. differed•First class group union (AE)
Experience & Learning
Knowles unfreezing & freezingNot just your ordinary gym
•Mission•Community•Faith•Health•Development•education•Wellness•Diversity
Find that there is opportunity for self-training
•Take control of your diet and work out regime
Self-Directed Learning
Accessibility.
Training & knowledge sharing.
Invitation to engage.
Exercise with a trainer, a class, your family or alone.
Participate
& Learn.
Kolb’s Experiential Learning Cycle
Bibliography: Ymca.net. 2014. the Y. [online] Available at: http://www.ymca.net/ [Accessed: 15 Apr 2014].
Chris, YMCA Staffer. 2014. YMCA Information. Interviewed by Wanita Mercer, Jessica Gallardo, Cynthia Plueger, Monica Poole, Louisette Zurita [in person] Schertz YMCA, March 28.
Merriam, S. B., & Bierema, L. L. (2013). Adult Learning: Linking Theory and Practice. Wiley. Kindle Edition.