NDES introduces a new sport to students in grades 5-8 that avoids intense competition and utilizes every team member's strengths and abilities…
Tchoukball Comes To NDES
NDES introduces a new sport to students in grades 5-8 that avoids intense competition and utilizes every team member’s strengths and abilities without any aggressiveness or violence. The noncompetitive, fast paced game Tchoukball, pronounced “chookball,” is relatively a new game invented in the 1960s by a Swiss biologist Dr. Hermann Brandt.
Tchoukball is played with two rebound nets at both ends of the court. There are nine players for one team. Unlike most games, in Tchoukball, one can score at both ends of the court. Each player must seek to anticipate the actions and reaction of his opponents, as well as regulating his own movements. Thinking becomes more complex and the educational potential of the game is increased.
GCCTM Problem Solving Tourney
On Feb. 21, a group of fifth-graders participated in the Greater Cleveland Council of Teachers of Math Problem Solving Tournament, which focused on working together to solve math problems. The goal of the GCCTM Problem Solving Tournament is to promote enthusiasm for math, challenge students in an energizing setting and celebrate community-wide achievements of young mathematicians.
