CKs and the FAIR
We are getting ready for the fair, what is the rule with Clover Kids and exhibiting at the fair?
Clover Kids is all about providing foundational experiences the children can build on later. The key word in that statement is EXPERIENCES. Exhibiting at the fair should reflect the experiences Clover Kids had during the year. What is brought might look very different than what a Club member brings.
We don't have Clover Kids do project work during the year, so making Clover Kids bring in exhibits based on our Club project areas isn't a good match between the CK program and what we are trying to showcase. What we want to focus on is exhibits that showcase the experience the CK had during the year and that can take many different forms.
Do Clover Kids have to bring exhibits have to fit into the project areas?
Clover Kids is all about the experiences – not about projects. We lay the foundation that project work is built on in the club program. So asking children to bring something in a project area takes away from the importance of having great experiences and transfers the focus from providing the developmental experiences needed in Clover Kids to the project centered – standard focus of the Club program. We need to keep our Clover Kids focus all through the year – including the fair.