WHO: Derrick Brown & KnowledgeBase
WHAT: Board Gaming Lab & Tournament
WHAT: Board Gaming Lab & Tournament
(for Students in Grades 2-12)
WHEN: June 1 - July 31, 2020
WHERE: Online Mondays - Fridays (via Zoom and
WHEN: June 1 - July 31, 2020
WHERE: Online Mondays - Fridays (via Zoom and
BoardGamesArena.com)
(daily class times to be determined)
HOW: See Registration & Payment section below to
HOW: See Registration & Payment section below to
register by Friday, May 29, 2020
($100 for first student, $50 for each sibling)
Please consider sponsoring student participation!
WHY: See below ...
We are hosting an online Board Gaming Lab & Tournament during Summer 2020 - and would love for your student to participate!
Students will learn, practice and play "Nine Men's Morris" - an ancient board game combining the speed of checkers, the strategy of chess, and the simplicity of tic-tac-toe.
"Nine Men's Morris" is an easy game to play, but a difficult one to master.
It sharpens critical thinking skills in a fun way.
It facilitates small-group fellowship through dialogue, interaction, and healthy competition.
It provides a structured, flexible activity that can keep students engaged at any time of these upcoming long Summer days.
During the lab's 8 weeks, students will have the chance to participate in ...
Please consider sponsoring student participation!
WHY: See below ...
We are hosting an online Board Gaming Lab & Tournament during Summer 2020 - and would love for your student to participate!
Students will learn, practice and play "Nine Men's Morris" - an ancient board game combining the speed of checkers, the strategy of chess, and the simplicity of tic-tac-toe.
"Nine Men's Morris" is an easy game to play, but a difficult one to master.
It sharpens critical thinking skills in a fun way.
It facilitates small-group fellowship through dialogue, interaction, and healthy competition.
It provides a structured, flexible activity that can keep students engaged at any time of these upcoming long Summer days.
During the lab's 8 weeks, students will have the chance to participate in ...
- Live online "Nine Men's Morris" LEarning sessions with Coach Derrick Brown.
- Real-time online practice matches with other campers to qualify for bi-weekly tournaments (SEE #4 BELOW).
- Self-paced "film sessions" (students can review completed games to analyze and develop in-game strategies).
- 3 bi-weekly online tournaments (tournament winners will receive gift cards).
Registration & Payment
Please register students for our program by ...
- Completing this application (SEE BELOW) (powered by Google Forms)!
- Making payment via PayPal (using the payment link above or below the embedded application form).
About Derrick Brown (Standup Storyteller)
I am Keisha's husband, and Hannah's father.
I am a “standup storyteller.”
I fuse rap, spoken word (poetry), oration (traditional public speaking), singing, and teaching into messages of hope, healing, and change that I write, direct, and produce to help people who help people.
Everything must change - and stay changED.
Tradition begins and ends with change.
Change begins with me and the renewing of my mind ... then continues through efforts to effect small-group discipleship (equipping others to equip others) with audiences that respect and embrace mentoring, mediation, and problem solving as tools of change.
I am the product of my mentoring relationships, peacemaking (and peacekeeping), and problem-solving ability.
My education began when I finished school.
After school, I enrolled in a lifelong curriculum that includes classes in ministry, entrepreneurship, stewardship, literacy, numeracy, language, self-identity, self-expression, and analysis / synthesis.
My projects execute a ministry that has evolved from wisdom earned through lessons learned.
I want to share this wisdom to build teams of "triple threat" fellows - mentors, mediators, and problem solvers.
We will collaborate in simple, powerful ways that allow us to help people who help people.
I now know that power is work done efficiently (with wise and skillful use of resources, interests, communication, and expertise).
I am a “standup storyteller.”
I fuse rap, spoken word (poetry), oration (traditional public speaking), singing, and teaching into messages of hope, healing, and change that I write, direct, and produce to help people who help people.
Everything must change - and stay changED.
Tradition begins and ends with change.
Change begins with me and the renewing of my mind ... then continues through efforts to effect small-group discipleship (equipping others to equip others) with audiences that respect and embrace mentoring, mediation, and problem solving as tools of change.
I am the product of my mentoring relationships, peacemaking (and peacekeeping), and problem-solving ability.
My education began when I finished school.
After school, I enrolled in a lifelong curriculum that includes classes in ministry, entrepreneurship, stewardship, literacy, numeracy, language, self-identity, self-expression, and analysis / synthesis.
My projects execute a ministry that has evolved from wisdom earned through lessons learned.
I want to share this wisdom to build teams of "triple threat" fellows - mentors, mediators, and problem solvers.
We will collaborate in simple, powerful ways that allow us to help people who help people.
I now know that power is work done efficiently (with wise and skillful use of resources, interests, communication, and expertise).
