5. 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
6. Sunshine at theYMCA
HISTORYYMCA
Young Men Christian Association
Cause Driven Organization
• focus on youth development
• healthy living
• social responsibility in the communities they
serve.
7. Programs, Services and Initiatives
Pioneering HealthierCommunities (PHC)
Statewide Pioneering HealthierCommunities
(Statewide PHC)
Action Communities for Health, Innovation and
EnvironmentalChange (ACHIEVE)
Racial and EthnicApproaches to Community
Health (REACH)
8. Community Impact:
Through fundraising, rebuilding efforts and programs designed to rekindle
hope in the affected communities, theY 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
9. 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.”
10. TheY 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
14. 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
15. YMCA Mission:
To put Judeo-Christian principles into
practice through programs that build
healthy spirit, mind and body for all.
16. History of SchertzYMCA:
2010
Partnership betweenYMCA 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
17. 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 FunTime and Fitness
• Senior/DisabilityAssistance
• Discount Membership Program
18. On-action reflection
•Walked in with one perspective/left with another
Conceptualized relationship
•YMCATrainer/guide (Teacher)
& Adult Learning group (CE)
•Understandings/Exp. differed
•First class group union (AE)
Experience & Learning
19. Knowles unfreezing & freezing
Not just your ordinary gym
•Mission
•Community
•Faith
•Health
•Development
•education
•Wellness
•Diversity
20. Find that there is opportunity for self-training
•Take control of your diet and work out regime
Self-Directed Learning
21. Accessibility.
Training & knowledge sharing.
Invitation to engage.
Exercise with a trainer, a class, your family or alone.
Participate
& Learn.
Kolb’s Experiential Learning Cycle
