7/1/09 Western YMCA Stats

Here are the stats from the 7/1 Western YMCA session.

11 year olds:

Comics collected: 157
Attendance: 16
Student efficiency: 9.81
Maximum possible: 128
Lesson efficiency: 1.23

12-14 year olds:

Comics collected: 251
Attendance: 20
Student efficiency: 12.55
Maximum possible: 140
Lesson efficiency: 1.79

10 year olds:

Comics collected: 374
Attendance: 16
Student efficiency: 23.38
Maximum possible: 112
Lesson efficiency: 3.34

The 10-year olds set a new record for most comics ever collected in a single session, beating the previous record of 373 set July 22, 2008, by the kids at the Collegiate YMCA.

6/25/09 Allegheny Stats

Here are the stats from the 6/25 Allegheny YMCA session.

8-9 year olds:

Comics collected: 86
Attendance: 6
Student efficiency: 14.33
Maximum possible: 42
Lesson efficiency: 2.05

10-11 year olds:

Comics collected: 127
Attendance: 7
Student efficiency: 18.14
Maximum possible: 49
Lesson efficiency: 2.59

6/24/09 Northland Stats

Here are the stats from the 6/24 Northland Library session.

Comics collected: 87
Attendance: 8
Student efficiency: 10.88
Maximum possible: 56
Lesson efficiency: 1.55

6/24/09 Western YMCA Stats

Here are the stats from the 6/24 Western YMCA session.

10 year olds

Comics collected: 244
Attendance: 10
Student efficiency: 24.40
Maximum possible: 90
Lesson efficiency: 2.71

The 10-year olds were the most productive group of children I've ever worked with. Their student efficiencies were some of the highest ever measured in comic project history.

11 year olds

Comics collected: 199
Attendance: 14
Student efficiency: 14.21
Maximum possible: 98
Lesson efficiency: 2.03

12-14 year olds

Comics collected: 218
Attendance: 18
Student efficiency: 12.11
Maximum possible: 144
Lesson efficiency: 1.51

6/22/09 Collegiate Stats

Here are the stats from the 6/22 Collegiate YMCA session.

10-13 year olds:

Comics collected: 144
Attendance: 13
Student efficiency: 11.08
Maximum possible: 52
Lesson efficiency: 2.77

6/18/09 Allegheny Stats

Here are the stats from the 6/18 Allegheny YMCA session.

9-10 year olds:

Comics collected: 94
Attendance: 9
Student efficiency: 10.44
Maximum possible: 81
Lesson efficiency: 1.16

11-12 year olds:

Comics collected: 124
Attendance: 10
Student efficiency: 12.4
Maximum possible: 90
Lesson efficiency: 1.38

6/17/09 Northland Stats

Here are the stats from the 6/17 Northland Library session.

Comics collected: 125
Attendance: 12
Student efficiency: 10.42
Maximum possible: 120
Lesson efficiency: 1.04

6/17/09 Western YMCA Stats

Here are the stats from the 6/17 Western YMCA session.

10 year olds:

Comics collected: 196
Attendance: 17
Student efficiency: 11.53
Maximum possible: 136
Lesson efficiency: 1.44

11 year olds:

Comics collected: 222
Attendance: 21
Student efficiency: 10.57
Maximum possible: 189
Lesson efficiency: 1.17

12-14 year olds:

Comics collected: 251
Attendance: 23
Student efficiency: 10.91
Maximum possible: 230
Lesson efficiency: 1.09

6/16/09 Collegiate YMCA Stats

Here are the stats from the 6/16 Collegiate YMCA session.

8-9 year olds:

Comics collected: 128
Attendance: 10
Student efficiency: 12.8
Maximum possible: 90
Lesson efficiency: 1.42

10-13 year olds:

Comics collected: 138
Attendance: 13
Student efficiency: 10.62
Maximum possible: 117
Lesson efficiency: 1.18

6/15/09 Collegiate YMCA Stats

Here are the stats from the 6/15 Collegiate YMCA session.

8-9 year olds:

Comics collected: 82
Attendance: 9
Student efficiency: 9.11
Maximum possible: 81
Lesson efficiency: 1.01

10-13 year olds:

Comics collected: 138
Attendance: 12
Student efficiency: 11.5
Maximum possible: 108
Lesson efficiency: 1.28

Session Cancellations

A nasty cold has managed to knock me out for this week. As a result, the 6/29 & 6/30 Collegiate YMCA sessions, 7/1 Northland Library session, and 7/2 Allegheny YMCA sessions are all cancelled. I'm not canceling the 7/1 Western YMCA sessions because they're my hardest working group.

6/23/09 Session Postponed

Due to a change in the site's schedule, the 6/23 session at the Collegiate YMCA is tentatively scheduled to take place Thursday, 6/25, in the afternoon. This is a one time alteration.

6/22/09 Collegiate YMCA Session Report

As expected, the round robin writing activity went well. There were 13 kids in all, as I only had 1 group of the older kids. There were too few younger kids to have their own group, so I didn't work with them this time. Stats will be posted soon.

6/22/09 Collegiate YMCA Session

This session takes a break from the normal routine and has the kids doing a Round Robin Writing activity. The activity has kids only doing one panel of a comic, then passing it to the right for the next person to finish, and so on. The idea is to tell a story as a group. I've used it before with success and I think the kids will enjoy some group work.

6/10/09 Western YMCA Session Stats

Here are the stats from the three Western Area YMCA groups on 6/10.

10 year olds:

Comics collected: 248
Attendance: 12
Student efficiency: 20.67
Maximum possible: 108
Lesson efficiency: 2.30

11 year olds:

Comics collected: 170
Attendance: 14
Student efficiency: 12.14
Maximum possible: 140
Lesson efficiency: 1.21

12-14 year olds:

Comics collected: 217
Attendance: 16
Student efficiency: 13.56
Maximum possible: 160
Lesson efficiency: 1.36

These are phenomenal numbers, especially from the 10 year olds. The 11 year olds were the poorest performers, which agrees with their ambivalent attitude toward the project. The older and youngest children seemed to earnestly enjoy themselves, in comparison.

6/18/09 Allegheny YMCA Session Report

The 6/18 session went well. There were two groups: 8-9 and 10-12 year olds, with 9 and 10 kids in each, respectively. I may have made the difficulty a little high for them, so I'll ratchet that back next week. I also made contact with the Citipark's Roving Art Cart, who expressed interest in adding the comic project to their program. Hopefully I can find the time! I'll post stats soon.

6/19/09 People's Oakland Session Canceled

Due to the high probability of inclement weather, the 6/19 session at People's Oakland has been canceled. Most of the members will be staying home, so it's unlikely anyone would be there for it. Like Baierl, the first session will be next week.

6/18/09 Allegheny YMCA Session

The 6/18 session at Allegheny will focus on layouts. Unlike the other YMCA sessions, Allegheny uses a building owned by the Pittsburgh city parks instead of their own.

Comics used:

Annie
Diesel Sweeties
Geeks Next Door
Goats
Krakow
Nothing Nice to Say
Penny & Aggie
Scary Go Round
Sparkling Generation Valkyrie Yuuki
Shortpacked
Tsunami Channel

6/17/09 Northland Library Session Report

The 6/17 Northland Library session was plagued by inclement weather: I had to drive through a severe thunderstorm on my way there, causing a delay to the beginning. Fortunately, 12 students were still waiting for me. I lead them through a simple layout activity. Unlike my other groups, most of the kids were artists, not writers. I'll be adjusting future lessons to work more on art and storytelling over comic mechanics and basics.

6/17/09 Western YMCA Session Report

The 6/17 Western YMCA session was even larger than anticipated! Originally, I was told to expect 15, 20, and 25 as the maximums for the three age groups. However, in this session, I had 17, 21, and 23 students, respectively. I'll be adjusting my preparations to account for these large numbers. The kids all enjoyed the activities; the younger kids adapted very well to the multi-page comics, so I'll be continuing that next week. I'll post stats soon.