[Artemisia] Uprising question

[Mike]

Okay, I've been waiting for the post-event smoke (okay, laundry) to clear
somewhat before I tried to compose a reply. 

First off, the high points of the entire event for my kids were the boffer
fighting and kids court.  Regarding those two events, I'd like to publicly,
loudly, enthusiastically commend M'lord William and the young gentleman I
know only as Rat.  

William did a wonderful job keeping the boffer fun and not so life-or-death
while still teaching the fundamentals of SCA combat.  He showed a great
sensitivity in the approach he took working with each age group, and even
each child.  He made my kids first experience with boffer 100% fun.  Which
is impressive when you consider they both lost.  So, for that I thank him. 

Rat added the one thing the Children's court was missing - a child herald!
He did a great job under the, um, gentle tutelage of their Majesty's herald
(whose name escapes me).  Rat's own quick wit and knowledge of court
etiquette made more of an impression on my kids than any amount of "grown
up's talking" could.  I hope someone local to him has the time to nurture
one of Artemisia's budding crazy peo... uh, I mean Heralds.

The only things I'd suggest, is that Children's Court be careful not go too
long (this court was probably about the longest I'd go) and that the adults
be mindful of talking to the kids rather than over them.  I understand that
this was the first court and a certain amount of "This is our kingdom's
future" is a necessary part of that.  We should all be careful it doesn’t
turn into Parent's Court.  Just something to keep an eye on.

All in all, I have to say it was a brilliant idea, well executed and the
kids and I look forward to it again next year!

Mauda




----Original Message-----
> From: artemisia-bounces at lists.gallowglass.org [mailto:artemisia-
> bounces at lists.gallowglass.org] On Behalf Of Charles Demery
> Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2006 11:26 PM
> To: artemisia at lists.gallowglass.org
> Subject: RE: [Artemisia] Uprising question
> 
> All arrived safely at home...
> 
>      As for childrens court, I believe deeply that it should be a staple
> at
> uprising... My daughter attended uprising with us, her first event I might
> add, and she has not stopped talking about childrens court, or the event
> for
> that matter. She has been going on and on about His Royal Highness and his
> antics, the hokey pokey, a light saber and more....
>      It gives the children a chance to not only recieve any recognitions
> they may be deserving of, but also makes them the center of the "show". It
> puts the spotlight on them and makes them feel special. My daughter had
> loads of fun, yet the childrens court was the highlight for her, and that
> to
> me speaks loudly that it is something that should remain a staple for
> uprising!
> 
> In Service,
> Lord Cormac mac Ruadri'
> Defender of the Keep
> Man at Arms to is Excellency Sir Uggedei
> 
> 
> >From: "Lynette Stumpp" <pandabr at srv.net>
> >Reply-To: Kingdom of Artemisia mailing list
> ><artemisia at lists.gallowglass.org>
> >To: "Artemisia mailing list" <artemisia at lists.gallowglass.org>
> >Subject: [Artemisia] Uprising question
> >Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2006 17:34:24 -0600
> >
> >Greetings to one and all,
> >
> >I hope all of you had a safe journey home and are recovering from
> Uprising.
> >
> >We did something new this year that I would like to get opinions on. I
> >believe it should be a permanent part of Uprising but would like some
> >feedback to insure that others agree.
> >
> >We held our first ever Children's Court on Saturday afternoon. The
> children
> >seem to enjoy having a court just for them and I personally had fun with
> >it. I would like to know from those who had children attend, who attended
> >themselves and everyone else who has a comment is whether or not you
> think
> >this should become a permanent feature to Uprising. If you do not wish to
> >post your comment publicly you can respond privately to pandabr at srv.net
> >
> >Thank you.
> >
> >Baroness Antoinette
> >Barony of One Thousand Eyes
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