This summer, Zoeanna has had the honor of
earning her yellow belt in Shorinji Kempo.  One of her
mother's friends has been training her and her mother
in Kempo, and when the opportunity to test for her
yellow belt came up in July, she leapt at the chance.


In addition to performing the physical requirements,
she had to count to ten in Japanese and answer several
questions, along with writing two paragraphs about
Kempo. 

It was a fantastic learning experience, and she is
very proud of her accomplishment!  Anyone interested
in participating in Kempo training may call Nicole
Heath at 1-(509)-230-9305 for more details.

Here are her short essays:
1.Why I want to do kempo.

     I want to do kempo because it is good to be able
to protect yourself. It is also good to be able to
strike back, should you be attacked. It's good
exercise. Kempo makes me more confident that if I get
attacked I can escape. I like learning Japanese
because it is a very cool language. Training for kempo
is fun.         
 
2. ken Zen ichinyo *
     Working with both mind and body together, if I
get attacked my mind will be clear and my body will
also be working properly. And it's not just my mind
controlling my body, it's my mind and body working
together. In Harry Potter, one of their defense
against the dark arts teachers only let them read
books about how to cast spells and didn't let them
practice casting them. And that's why I think that it
is very important that your mind and body are one.   
    

*Ken Zen Ichinyo is one of the characteristics of
Kempo.  It means "Mind and Body are One"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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You have met Keston & Sadie Meyer in previous articles on this website, as well as at homeschool skate.  This summer they will both be very busy continueing their studies, but in fun ways that will help with their career choices.  Who said an education is all work and no play?

 

Keston graduated high school in July, almost a year early.  He says he will always consider himself to be a homeschooler.  He is continueing to study ballet at Brindusa - Moore Ballet Academy LLC in Pocatello during the school year.  This year he auditioned for several summer intensives.  One of which is the Salzburg International Ballet Academy in Austria.  He received a scholarship for the tuition to SIBA, and is in the process of trying to raise funds for his airfare, room, food etc.  Salzburg is where Mozart wrote most of his music.  Keston plans to give a presentation for the home school kids when he returns.  You can read more and see more pictures on his website at www.freewebs.com/idahodanseur  Trivia question for the day: What do you call a male ballet dancer?  A danseur. It is french and pronounced Don-soor.

 

The picture here is of Sadie and Keston after the Rotary Club / Brindusa - Moore Ballet Academy production of Nutcracker.  Keston danced the parts of the Nutcracker doll, Spanish pas de deux, and Danish pas de tois.  He will also dance two parts in the upcoming production of the ballet, Cinderella. Infact, the academy is getting more and more homeschooled students all the time.  We will have more information about the ballet Cinderella later.

 

Sadie is seen in the picture wearing her gear for the many jobs she did during Nutcracker.  She did sound tech, pyrotechnics, called light cues, props cues and acted as stage manager during the performances.  Because of this she was wearing two headsets with microphones to call cues to the light technicians as well as to the stage crew.  She impressed the technicians from ISU enough, that they recommended her for an internship.  So after an interview with the head of the department at the new performing arts center, Sadie was accepted for an internship.  This summer she will work in the theatre department at ISU and learn things like set construction, light design, sound design, props and even some costuming.  And best (or worst) of all, she will have to learn to walk on the "cat walks" which are cages suspended high (really really high) above the stage.  She isn't sure if she is afraid of heights or not, but figures she will learn to get past it if she is.  Sadie is looking forward to sharing her experiences with everyone when she is finished.