R.E.A.L. Program (Real English for Active Learning) Baseball Program
What is R.E.A.L. Baseball Program?
A student-centered English as a Foreign Language (EFL) - English for Specific Purposes (ESP) program for MLB baseball players developed through the Whole Brain Teaching (WBT), a research based system that utilizes all areas of the brain to engage students through highly interactive fun activities and instruction to guarantee rapid acquisition of English.
Benefits of our R.E.A.L. curriculum include:
- Life-like conversations to maximize participants’ interaction and participation in social settings: at the airport, at the fast food restaurant at the bank, on the bus…
- Baseball English vocabulary and expression learning through visuals, role-plays, Total Physical Response (commands), baseball-related-model conversations…
- On-the-field practice- Baseball English practice sessions on the field
- Online player progress tracking for program administrators in D.R. and U.S.A.
- Player access to online Moodle platform (online learning management system)
- A communicative-based methodology which uses videos, dynamic exercises, CDs, chants, songs, games and group projects
- Player English training in any part of the U.S.A. through our partner Higher Standards Academy, LLC (integrated curriculum with US, computer games, virtual classes, online learning, statistics for individual player baseball and English progress)
Our R.E.A.L. Baseball Program stems from thirty years of experience in the field of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) and ESP in the Dominican Republic and countless hours dedicated to listening and walking alongside baseball coaches, administrators, and players. R.E.A.L. considers the need for personalized attention and emphasizes the motivation of participants to guarantee English acquisition. We dedicate many hours of pre-work onsite destined to gather information that will guide the syllabus to realistically address your demands.
R.E.A.L. baseball programs, in addition, consider:
- native language literacy and educational levels of participants
- proficiency levels
- socio-cultural realities of local and international latino players
- creation of educational environments that lower anxiety (affective filter) of players
- constant positive reinforcement
- implementation of motivating activities
- empathic accompanying of each individual player
- careful selection of material to adapt to required needs
- a hands-on / on-the-field approach of instruction (work done on the baseball field)
- selection of instructors based on needs and proficiency levels
LEP and ALPHA SPANISH PROGRAMS
Our competency-based “LEP” (Lecto-Escritura y Progreso) Spanish program aligned with local Ministry of Education curricula, was tailor-made for MLB teams to improve Spanish for Latino players, who in general, possess low academic achievement in their native language. Divided into blocks – 4-6th grades, 7-9th grades and High School, LEP aims to improve players’ academic level in their native language. Players are challenged and engaged through hands-on practices (readings, sentence construction, oral group discussions, grammar-oriented exercises, writing, orthography practice, and other activities) related to sports and many other topics that motivate participation. We firmly believe that students learn by doing!
Some topics covered are:
- Biographies – sports and famous people
- The News – reading newspapers, sports magazines, articles…
- Following instructions
- Public speaking
LEP programs are all supported with online links to help players become life-long learners non dependant on direct instruction. Players are supported through videos, PPT presentations, additional readers, games to increase critical thinking skills and other online material.
“Alpha”- considers students who lack basic literacy skills in their native language. Alpha also considers the use of strategies to increase self-esteem in this population. Material for each program is selected considering academic levels and communicative needs in Spanish.
Easy as 1-2-3 Math Program:
Aligned with major competencies outlined by local Ministry of Education curriculum, our tailor-made Math program has been designed to review major academic topics to helps players manage day-to-day situations involving numbers. Divided into Elementary, Middle School and High School levels, Easy as 1-2-3 Math Program has been contextualized to players to review basic math operations to help them function better in social settings in topics related to:
- money
- banking issues
- selling and buying
- statistics
- basic geometry
- basic to advanced math operation practice
- critical thinking skills related to numbers
Achieve Workshops and Coaching Programs
Tailor-made workshop program prepared to increase individual and team potential through engaging and life-changing interactive sessions. Workshops help develop essential competencies required by leaders and followers by:
- helping athletes take responsibility of their lives
- increasing players’ maturity through reflection
- guiding players so they can find their identity and their vision, mission, and values
- offering tools to help leaders maximize their potential
- developing inner strength and self-confidence
- offering alternatives to help players face life’s adversities both on and off the playing field
Achieve workshops are dynamic and use a hands-on strategies and techniques through games, videos, roundtables, art, appreciative inquiry, discussions, exchange of experiences, problem solving, role playing, simulations, exploration of knowledge, action, and constant interaction between participants to increase learning and knowledge construction. Achieve workshops are:
- Adapted to teams’ needs
- Practical
- Flexible
- Aplicable to day-to-day activities
- Adaptable to your schedule
- Accompanied with the use of modern materials
- Communicative and use up-to-date methodologies to engage participants
- Motivating
- Adapted to your payment Schedule
- Defined by program administrators
Workshops and personal accompaniment are offered in:
- Leadership
- Conflict Resolution
- Decision-taking
- Public Speaking
- Communication skills
- Life and Professional Coaching
- Personal growth
- Developing assertiveness
- Motivation
- Managing difficult people
- How to influence others
- Stress Management
- How to make sound decisions
- Basic oral communication skills
- Silencing my internal voice
- Focusing on my goals
- Constructing self-trust
- Overcoming anxiety
- When perfect is not good
- Resiliency- overcoming adversity
- USA culture
- Financial management
- Self-esteem
- Goal setting
- Discovering my values and grow
- Etiquette: basic introduction to living with others
- The mental game
- Teen spiritual growth
- Other workshops based on needs detected
You decide the ACHIEVE workshops to be integrated into your selected programs creating a holistic educational approach to education! You select the Programs, we deliver!
Benefits:
- Curriculum alignment and continuity in USA: We offer continuity through Higher Standards Academy, LLC
- Online Grade book
- Progress Report measures for administrators and coaches: Baseball and Social English, Spanish, and Math
- Can-Do assessment: Baseball and Social English
- Material written especially for your players needs
- Holistic approach to help player grow on and off the field
- On-the-field sessions
- Player tracking for traveling players with our US partner
- Individual and group coaching:
Benefits for Administrators:
- Grade book access: attendance, grading consideration, reports…
- Academic reports (every 1.5-2 months or as determined by administrators)
- Constant personal and e-mail communication through coordinators
- Systematic follow-up visits by program Supervisor
- Copies of Awards given to individual participants
- Behavior report and other information requested y administrators
- On the field visit by supervisor to prepare hands-on material for participants before program
- commences
- Formal and informal meetings scheduled by program supervisor or upon request
Program Length:
As solicited by administrators.
