1. Service Learning Project THINK Together @ OUSD Elementary School

2. 0 Vision 0 Vision All children will receive the support they need from family, school and community to enable them to reach their full potential and become productive adults and responsible, contributing members of the community. 0 Mission 0 Mission To provide high quality academically oriented out-of-school programs for students regardless of race, creed or socioeconomic status. THINK T eaching H elping I nspiring & N urturing K ids

3. 1994 0 In 1994 by Randy Barth in Costa Mesa, CA as an answer to parents who wanted a safe place for their children to do their schoolwork. 0 1997-2003 0 1997-2003 with private funds, THINK established more than a dozen Learning Centers for elementary & teen students. 0 2004-2006 0 2004-2006 Partnered with Tustin & Santa Ana school districts to develop a public/private partnership model. 0 2007-2009 0 2007-2009 An expansion of state funding occurred with Prop 49 & THINK Together went from 25 sites in Orange County to 180 sites in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, and San Bernardino counties.

4. 0 2005 0 2005 Bank of America Neighborhood Builder award recipient $200,000 0 2008 0 2008 Awarded $8.5 million grant from the Irvine Co. 0 2009 0 2009 received $250k from So Cal Edison to establish robotic labs in 41 schools 0 2009 0 2009 Granted $690k from the Children & Families commission of Orange County to pilot early literacy programs in Santa Ana 0 2010 0 2010 Garnered $936k in AmeriCorps grants to support leadership development and community service 0 2012 0 2012 partnered with j.k.livin foundation to expand wellness programs among high school students

6. Increase critical thinking and problem solving skills by participating in group activities Enhance awareness of interpersonal skills by participating in socializing activities Identify the power to affect others both through words and actions Increase abstract thinking skills by applying skills to situations outside group activities Identify their roles within the group, classroom, peer, and family dynamics

7. Each team will be able to complete one task without adult intervention to reach desired outcome Students will be able to demonstrate & identify two qualities that are important in teamwork or cooperation Students will be able to abstractly identify at least one concept from a discussion Students will be able to identify at least one word from previous discussion & relate that word to a role outside the activity Students will be able to identify at least one of their life roles and how the qualities of teamwork or cooperation can enhance that role

10. What is your favorite activity to do with…

11. We ran… we grabbed… we didn’t peek… we waited and worked… to solve it together!

12. Over the head… Through the legs… Front to back… then you hear… POP! POP! POP!

14. We gave them 10 cups & 2 minutes to stack the tallest tower!

19. For the first leg the students were asked to place a balloon between themselves & their partner & follow the lines to the next leg without popping the balloon!

20. For the second leg the students were asked to balance and egg on a spoon and follow the lines to the next leg without dropping the egg. Both members need to finish before moving on.

21. For the third leg the students were asked to bounce a large ball together while following the path to the end. Each member must have a hand on the ball when they bounce it.

22. We took a novel toy & made a game that engaged a group to work together & move a hoop!

23. We held hands & made a circle. Together we moved the hoops around the group !

25. We introduced many new words to the students we were surprised by everything they remembered !

27. Positive Words are… strong, powerful, positive, uplifting, encouraging, & comforting to us!

29. We gave them the opportunity to show us in their own way, what they got from our project…

30. Their teacher gave them the opportunity to tell us in their own words, what they got from our project…

31. “when all of us popped the balloons, that was the best thing ever” “I enjoy the activities with you guys” “They are so cool at those kinds of things, they are really good, trust me!” “You should give them an A+” “We experience how to work together” “We learned a lesson of working together” “they told us to NEVER give up & try your BEST!”