Category Archives: Outdoor Ed | Sports
Girls Volleyball is coming to OTA! Mondays and Wednesdays 3:30 – 4:30
Many girls have already signed up, so we found a coach!
**THANK YOU Ms. Coon for offering to coach!** She has 6 years of coaching experience!
Girls may join at any time. Volleyball will begin after school from 3:00-4:30 for grades 5-8.
Click HERE to get the registration form.
Sixth Graders Arrive Safely in Catalina
Team 6 has arrived, settled in, and enjoying some down time after the long boat ride. Stay posted…
6th Grade On the Way to Catalina Camp Fox!
Got Skills? Two Great Clinics in OTA Outdoor Ed
OTA Outdoor Ed • Team Sports: Individual Skills, Team Skills, Game Skills…
Yesterday Coach Rich put on an amazing Baseball clinic for the 8th Graders. Many students who had never thrown a ball, caught a ball (with a glove), or hit a ball made huge one-day improvements. Others who already know the game got an intensive Smart Practice session with master coach Rich Curry.
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Yesterday Coach Leigha ran her 3-Station Soccer clinic for the 6th Grade Outdoor Ed. Station 1 & 2: Small field Games with different Rules designed to teach different aspects of the game (e.g., 1 touch, 3 passes before you shoot, Keep-away, etc); Station 3: Small group or one-on-one coaching (“Private Lessons”) from Coach, or wall ball.
Students moved through the stations working on individual skills and team skills… all to get ready for game skills. Experienced players help coach the others. We’re seeing great progress by our beginning soccer players.
“Teacher Experiences”: Day on the Bay w/ Mrs Lehr • Fishing with Mr Major & Captain Dan
OTA Teachers generously donated their time for “Teacher Experience” Days as a Spring Gala fundraiser. Below are pictures from Day on the Bay with Mrs Lehr and Fishing with Mr Major & Captain Dan. More “Teacher Experience” photos to come!
An Afternoon on the Bay with Mrs Lehr
See the adventurous side of Mrs. Lehr! Enjoy a boat ride on Coronado Bay, with tubing or waterskiing potential for those with experience. Then sit down with an ice cream snack at Coldstone Creamery.
Fishing the Point Loma Kelp Beds with Mr. Major & his Brother Captain Dan
Get to know the saltier side of Mr. Major. Spend a 1/2 day fishing off the Point Loma kelp beds with Mr Major and Captain Dan for two of San Diego’s tastiest fish species, Calico Bass & Red RockFish (Vermilion, Starry, etc. Rockfish).
Old Town Academy Welcomes Rich Curry
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As Athletic Director, Mr. Curry will be responsible for three major elements of OTA’s Outdoor Education Program: Team Sports, for Skills & Character Education; Conditioning; and Health & Nutrition.
Coach Rich, a former semi-pro player in the Sonora Mexico, has over 17 years of coaching experience and has been working with OTA students in the Afterschool Basketball program and teaching PE to 5th-8th graders as a volunteer over the last year. During this time we saw that Rich is not only a master coach but a great leader who knows how to use team sports to help kids develop skills, talent, and character. OTA will be adapting a Character Report Card system in 2013-2014 (see below: ** 7 Key Character Strengths and 6 Keys to Developing Character) and Rich will be using Team Sports to teach character ed and help support that school-wide effort.
Rich and his wife April Curry (who served as OTA’s K-4 PE Coach and Recess Director this year and who will be returning to OTA after her maternity leave) founded Athletic Initiative, a non-profit dedicated to using team sports to prevent bullying and introduce young players to role models.
8th Graders on the Way Back from Yosemite
Thank You Mr. Major and Ms. Christensen for making this great Outdoor Ed experience possible. Thank you to our 7 parent-volunteers who drove, camped, and hiked with their children!
2013 Rock n Roll Marathon!
We had a large group of dedicated kids and parents from OTA manning the water station in Old Town. These kids got up at 4am and worked hard till 9am! –Terri Cox
Thank You to all OTA Marathon Volunteers! Note: Volunteers may wear their Rock n Roll crew T-shirts to school for Outdoor Ed classes this week.
