{"id":9005,"date":"2018-11-19T10:00:10","date_gmt":"2018-11-19T14:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelaker.ca\/?p=9005"},"modified":"2018-11-19T10:00:10","modified_gmt":"2018-11-19T14:00:10","slug":"1st-canal-brownies-learn-all-about-empathy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/?p=9005","title":{"rendered":"1st Canal Brownies learn all about empathy"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FALL RIVER:<\/strong> The 1st Canal Brownies had a chance to learn first-hand about empathy without even knowing it.<\/p>\n

The brownies group held their Nov. 15 meeting upstairs at St. John\u2019s United Church where they were treated to a variety of activities from special guests with Special Olympics Nova Scotia. The five stations had different activities for the girls to do, giving them a bit of an idea of how hard things they take for granted and do easily can be difficult for those with disabilities.<\/p>\n

VIDEO: Brownies do two-legged walk<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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A Brownie tries on a shirt and is able to button it up even with gloves on. (Healey photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Lily Rose Castle found it really cool that the representatives came to their weekly meeting.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was surprised at how I could catch with an oven mitt on, and it was neat how I could walk with three legs with two of my friends,\u201d said Lily Rose.<\/p>\n

She thought the walking with the three legs with two buddies was the best\u2014although she had yet to try the final two activities when The Laker<\/em> spoke to her.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m glad they came to show us this,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Natalie Hawley\u2014or known to the Brownies as Sparkle Owl\u2014said the night was one of learning for the kids.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m glad they can see it as fun activities without knowing they\u2019re learning about empathy and working with other kids that might have disabilities,\u201d Hawley said. \u201cIt\u2019ll give them a good understanding.\u201d<\/p>\n

She said why a night like this is so important.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are a lot of kids in our community that could use a friend, and that will give these girls that opportunity to provide that for them,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

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In the mirror is Elise McIntyre with leader Renee Curry. (Healey photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Sloan Nicholson summed up the night perfectly\u2014and probably made the group\u2019s leaders really proud with her answer.<\/p>\n

\u201cI really like to experience how these difficulties affect other children so I can figure out how to help them,\u201d said Sloan.<\/p>\n

She said her favourite part was the walking game where her and another brownie had two of their legs taped together and they had to try to walk.<\/p>\n

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Quinn Hawley concentrates on cutting out a circle with her non-dominant hand. (Healey photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cI found it really fun and helps me see how other kids who have trouble walking do it,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Tom Fahie, Youth Development Coordinator with Special Olympics N.S., said the purpose of the night was to show the brownies what it\u2019s like to have a disability. He was assisted by SONS volunteer Christine Jamieson.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith mobility issues, we taped some of their ankles together and they tried to walk,\u201d he said. \u201cIf it was a fine motor skill, we got them to cut out a circle with their non-dominant hand.<\/p>\n

\u201cHopefully by the time they go home and tell their parents about tonight, they will realize why their fellow schoolmates may have difficulty at school.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

FALL RIVER: The 1st Canal Brownies had a chance to learn first-hand about empathy without even knowing it. The brownies group held their Nov. 15 meeting upstairs at St. John\u2019s United Church where they were treated to a variety of activities from special guests with Special Olympics Nova Scotia. The five stations had different activities […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":9006,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[71,2,75,73],"class_list":["post-9005","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","tag-1st-canal-brownies","tag-fall-river","tag-girl-guides","tag-special-olympics-n-s"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9005","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9005"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9005\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9005"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9005"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9005"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}