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Outdoor Education
Empowering Families and Creating Positive Connections within our Communities

SIMBA Boys Playgroup

The SIMBA Boys Playgroup employs culturally and linguistically responsive practices that represent his reality. Manhood Rites of Passage has been common practice in African tribes dating back thousands of years.

This project guides African American boys (aged 5-8) through a process of self-discovery with the aim of developing a healthy self-identity and comprehensive understanding of oneself - encompassing mind, body, and spirit. Experienced mentors facilitate positive interactions and role modeling sessions to enhance the efforts of home and school in supporting the children's growth and development.

Goals and Outcomes

Our seasoned facilitators/mentors will walk boys through 4 tracks of learning and being that focus on:  

 

  • Cultural identity and establishing a healthy self-image. 

 

  • Whole body activities to gain a deeper awareness of one’s whole self.

 

  • Social emotional learning and how to navigate emotions.

 

  • Self-industry and the ability to do.

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Boys Participating in SIMBA will:

 

  • Gain higher level of confidence through interaction with loving black men.

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  • Increase kinesthetic, multisensory, and experiential learning.​

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  • Establish mantra of self-awareness.

 

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Click below to submit an interest
form for the Spring 2025 cohort.

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Upcoming Cohort Orientation

WEF/SIMBA Summer 2024 cohort is closed.

Are you interested? 
 

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