Teaching Youth Bridge in Schools and Communities
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Teaching Youth Bridge In Schools and Communities Materials Designed to Help Teachers Start New Programs American Contract Bridge League 2990 Airways Blvd. Memphis TN 38116 www.acbl.org Printed: July, 2009 Table of Contents LETTER OF INTRODUCTION .......................................................... 1 BRIDGE TEACHERS FOR YOUTH WEB SITE............................... 2 KIDS CAN PLAY BRIDGE, TOO (article) ........................................ 3 It’s just like teaching adults........................................................ 3 Only different ............................................................................. 4 They need a place to play ........................................................... 5 Where to teach............................................................................ 6 Where to get more help .............................................................. 7 SCHOOL PROGRAMS OVERVIEW................................................. 8 ACBL’s Early Efforts with the School Bridge Program............ 8 School Bridge League ................................................................ 9 Why Form a Youth Bridge Program ........................................ 11 Why AJB Formed a Youth Bridge Program (and how to do it yourself)............................................. 11 A Whole New Deal .................................................................. 15 TEACHING YOUNG PEOPLE......................................................... 17 SCHOOL PROGRAMS ..................................................................... 19 CALIFORNIA.......................................................................... 19 Bill Grant ....................................................................... 19 Lauren Friedman ............................................................ 20 FLORIDA................................................................................. 21 Tina Pomeroy ................................................................. 21 Mark Goldschmidt ......................................................... 23 GEORGIA ................................................................................ 23 Patty Tucker – Atlanta Junior Bridge ............................ 23 HAWAII ................................................................................... 26 Busaba Williams ............................................................ 26 ILLINOIS ................................................................................. 27 Chris Shaw ..................................................................... 27 INDIANA ................................................................................. 30 Mary Testin .................................................................... 30 IOWA ....................................................................................... 31 Clarence (Zip) Mettenburg............................................. 31 KANSAS .................................................................................. 32 Ted Applegate................................................................ 32 SCHOOL PROGRAMS, continued MARYLAND ........................................................................... 33 Mark Rosen .................................................................... 33 Ron Starr ....................................................................... 34 Ellen Rosenthal .............................................................. 34 Martha DeVries Bley ..................................................... 35 MINNESOTA........................................................................... 36 Evan Sachs ..................................................................... 36 Bill Phillips..................................................................... 37 Marilynn Norenberg....................................................... 37 MISSOURI ............................................................................... 39 Kathy Rolfe .................................................................... 39 Luke Lucas ..................................................................... 40 NEBRASKA............................................................................. 41 Carol Phillips (High School).......................................... 41 Carol Phillips (Fontenelle Elementary) ......................... 42 Carol Phillips (Picotte Elementary, After-school)......... 43 Darlene Rischling........................................................... 45 NEVADA ................................................................................. 46 Bud Brewer .................................................................... 46 Kathy Lane ..................................................................... 47 NEW JERSEY.......................................................................... 47 Robin Gillett................................................................... 47 Robin Gillett................................................................... 48 Efron Nelken.................................................................. 48 Barbara Clark ................................................................. 48 Tom Prentzel .................................................................. 49 NEW MEXICO........................................................................ 50 Kitty Cooper................................................................... 50 NEW YORK............................................................................. 53 Enith Friedman............................................................... 53 OHIO ........................................................................................54 Sally Veauthier............................................................... 54 OREGON.................................................................................. 55 Tara Atkinson................................................................. 55 SCHOOL PROGRAMS, continued PENNSYLVANIA ................................................................... 55 Sue Wessner ................................................................... 55 Bruce Bayuk................................................................... 56 TEXAS ..................................................................................... 57 Charles Lawson.............................................................. 57 VIRGINIA................................................................................ 58 Leo Cardillo and Suzanne Abrams ................................ 58 Suzanne Abrams............................................................. 59 Fred Gramlich ................................................................ 60 Sam DeCroes.................................................................. 60 Earlye Lee Miller ........................................................... 62 WASHINGTON ....................................................................... 64 Kris Motoyoshi............................................................... 64 Brenda Simpson ............................................................. 65 CANADA and Other Areas...................................................... 66 Victor and Nola Lamoureux, Lynn Switzer................... 66 Kathie Macnab (Nova Scotia)........................................ 66 Mel Hazell (Kingston ON, suburb)................................ 67 Mel Hazell (Kingston ON, city)..................................... 68 Peter Schwartz (Montreal PQ) ....................................... 69 Carol Bongard (Toronto ON)......................................... 69 Joel Shapiro (Toronto ON) ............................................ 70 Flo Bedford (Toronto ON area) ..................................... 71 Steve Cooper (Toronto, suburb)..................................... 72 TEACHING BRIDGE AT SUMMER CAMPS................................. 73 Atlanta Junior Bridge Camp .......................................... 73 Georgia Ringo (Lexington KY) ..................................... 75 Carla Burke (Pensacola FL)........................................... 76 Sandy Stevens, Natalie Wernet (Houston TX) .............. 77 HOLDING A YOUTH GAME .......................................................... 80 SCHOOL SURVEYS ......................................................................... 83 Canada by John Gillespie and Carole Berry ............................ 84 Atlanta Junior Bridge – 2007 Survey....................................... 91 BRIDGE AND TEST SCORES ......................................................... 95 SCHOOL BRIDGE LEAGUE ......................................................... 101 Introducing Bridge and the School Bridge League................ 101 Mathematical Applications of Bridge .....................................102 School Bridge League Tournaments .......................................103 Letter of Introduction This booklet was created with the idea that many different approaches, methods and vehicles can be used to teach bridge to a new generation of players. We hope that sharing this information with each other will spark new ideas, foster cooperation and encourage new teachers to jump in and join us. We hope that all of you are as excited as we are about attending the next Youth North American Bridge Championships. We're looking forward to meeting many of your students in Washington DC, July 30 through August 1, 2009. It is going to be a great tournament! Thank you to everyone who contributed. Patty Tucker, Julie Greenberg and Dana