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New
Dimensions Soccer is a Learning Organization styled after the model developed
by the Center for Organizational Learning at M.I.T.'s Sloan School of
Management which draws the blueprint for an organization "…where people
expand their capacity to create the results they truly desire," detailed in the
book The Fifth Discipline; The Art and Practice of the Learning
Organization.
Ours is an outreach program that is, at its heart,
multicultural and generative. Multicultural in the sense that we strive to
connect with refugee, immigrant children and their families new to St. Louis
from such war-ravaged countries as Liberia, Somalia, Afghanistan, and Russia,
to name a few. Generative in the sense that we work to help build life skills
for the underprivileged, assimilate immigrants, and expose hometown children to
cultural diversity. We have witnessed unparalleled growth in the two (2) short
years of our existence, starting with 4 teams in June of 2005, to over 120
teams in September of 2006.
How Does New Dimensions Create the
Future We Desire?
 …by providing a fun playing atmosphere
that both reduces the stress of performance on children by limiting coaching
and parental voices during play and thus, bringing forward the active
creativity of the player in smaller-sided games (4v4). This is the single most
important barometer of success, in our eyes.
…by
promoting inclusion of all cultures interested in our model toward the
goal of fostering tolerance and acceptance.
…by
providing growth-promoting activities that can serve to impact the quality of a
life.
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Examples
of the Above…
The St. Louis International Youth Soccer Festival
An Emerging International Cultural Exchange Program
Counseling Programs
and Essay Contests
Like-Skills Workshops
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IN the
NEWS
Carolyn
Blank Visits New Dimensions Soccer Program
by Staff Report - Saint Louis
Athletica
04/20/2010 - 07:12 a.m.
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Our Mission is the betterment of our community
thru the vehicle of athletics, learning, and acceptance.
Our Philosophy can be summed up in the
following four (4) statements…
“It’s not about
winning, it’s about learning.”
“We’re playing soccer, but
we’re really celebrating diversity.”
“Let the game be the teacher.”
“It’s like playing soccer in the park, only
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