Yesterday, I had the privilege of attending the launch of a new Crossroads Kids Club in Elgin, Illinois. This club is led by my friends from Maranatha Church. After the club ended and I was at home I reflected on my experience at the school with them. The club had gone very well—exceptionally well for a first day, in fact.
There are a few factors to their initial success (beside the obvious one that the Lord is blessing them). One key factor is that they are a great team who really shows a lot of love for one another and that love spills over to the kids. It is fun just watching how they care for each other and support one another. This definitely sets the tone for the club and helped make it go smoothly on the first day.
However, the tip I want to share here is the way that they used proximity to the children in order to maximize connections and learning. I have included a photo in this post of the large group time. (There were only 13 students as this was the first day, so it is "large" group time.) Notice how the staff is spread out and forming a semi-circle behind the group of children. To my knowledge they did not do this with any kind of plan in mind. They just seemed to do it intuitively, and it worked well. The kids listened attentively and participated actively.
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