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Investing in Leisure Literacy Brenda Herchmer Alberta Recreation and Parks Association

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Page 1: Investing in Leisure Literacy Brenda Herchmer Alberta Recreation and Parks Association

Investing in Leisure LiteracyBrenda Herchmer

Alberta Recreation and Parks Association

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Participants will leave the session better able to:

Define recreation, leisure, & leisure literacy & understand why it’s relevant to Kids at Hope

Reflect & learn from our own leisure choices

Articulate the benefits of recreation

Describe a process and potential tools & resources for facilitating leisure literacy and informed, meaningful choices

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Session Outcomes

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What do you do for

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recreation?

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Does Your Answer Change with this Definition of

Recreation?

“All those things that a person or group chooses to do in order to make their leisure time more interesting, more enjoyable and more personally satisfying".

Canadian National Recreation Statement

Using this definition, turn to the person beside you and share what you do for recreation. Also share 3 words that describe how it makes you feel?

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sense of belonging social and emotional

wellbeing reduced stress creative expression leadership skills reduced health risks quality of life enhanced learning education performance confidence and self-

esteem civic responsibility

www.benefitshub.ca

Benefits of Recreation

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some measure of time from which a person is released from responsibilities which normally or routinely pertain to the duties they are compelled to perform

to be able to act in ways which are personally pleasing and intuitively worthwhile

provides us choice i.e. “freedom from” and “freedom to” 7

So What is Leisure?

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Definitions of both Recreation & Leisure contain

the element of choice -- either an activity or non-activity which deviates from the normal or routine structure of compulsory activity -- and the element of satisfaction, by way of some attribute which the individual finds positive or pleasing.

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Active or Passive Alone or with others Indoor or Outdoor Participatory or Spectator Fee or Free Planned or Spontaneous Others?

For life balance; variety is recommended

Recreation & Leisure Can Be:

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“…recreation is a social service in the same way that health and education are considered as social services and that recreation's purpose should be:(a) to assist Individual and community development;(b) to improve the quality of life; (c) to enhance social functioning. Such recognition will indicate the constitutional responsibility of the Provinces and Territories in recreation services.“ Canadian National Recreation Statement

Another Way of Thinking About Recreation…

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The child shall have full opportunity for play and recreation, which should be directed to the same purposes as education; society and the public authorities shall endeavour to promote the enjoyment of this right.

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DECLARATION OF THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD Adopted by UN General Assembly Resolution 1386 (XIV) of 10 December 1959

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Ensures children, youth, and adults are aware of leisure and its value

Ensures we are prepared to make choices that increase our options for personally satisfying, quality experiences in leisure

Enables individuals to be self-determining, self-sufficient, and proactive in relation to their leisure lives

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What is Leisure Literacy? (or Leisure Education)

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FOUR ACES or ELEMENTS OF SUCCESS ACE of Hearts - anchor parent ACE of Clubs - all other caring adults ACE of Spades - treasure hunter ACE of Diamonds - adults who facilitate children’s

pathways to success

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Relevance To Kids at Hope

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Destinations

•Home & Family•Education & Career•Community & Service•Hobbies & Recreation

Relevance To Kids at Hope

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Focus Outcome

Play3-6

Explore7-12

Growth12-19

• Social • Interaction• Imagination

• Competence• Identity• Group

• Individual • Interests• Self discovery

• Self Starter • Self Control• Resilience

• Thinking Abstract• Make Judgments• Apply Strategies

• Hypocritical and deductive reasoning• Growth• Independence

Relevance to Development & Growth

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Components of Leisure Literacy

Knowledge and

Awareness of Leisure

Positive Attitudes Toward Leisure

Awareness of

Resources for Leisure

Self Awareness,Interests, Needs &

Constraints

Skills for Participation

Decision Making

Knowledge and Skills

Values

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The Resource: Alphabet Challenge Recreation / Leisure Activities Recreation / Leisure Settings Outcomes / Benefits of Leisure

Increasing Our Knowledge & Awareness of

Leisure

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Easily understood A good starting point Often the carrot that draws people in Can be something that connects people By itself does not necessarily make a good

activity choice See Activity Interest Inventory

Explore Your

Interests

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Each of us has hundreds of personal needs Needs can be met through school, play,

recreation, work, relationships Unmet needs motivate us to action Having needs may not mean we know what

they are or that we can articulate them Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, Developmental

Assets and others See “Needs Assessment Tools”

Identifying Individual Needs

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Decision Making Model for Leisure

Petersen, C (1981.2000)

Interests

Needs

Resources

YOUConstraints

Values

Values

Values

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Facilitate opportunities/teachable moments to learn Support others in this role Recognize that learning occurs across the lifecycle Encourage a wide range of leisure opportunities

– Arts – Hobbies

– Sports – Community Service

– Dance – Outdoors

– Fitness21

Your Role