YAN-KOLOBA:
No Better Way to Break Cultural Barriers; No Better activity to Build Cultural Bridges.

150 PAGES – 8 ½ x 11

TESTIMONIALS

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

PREFACE

INTRODUCTION

THE YAN-KOLOBA MINDSET

CHAPTER I                WHAT IS YAN-KOLOBA?

1. Yan-koloba: Not only a game
2. Yan-koloba: A metaphor for life
3. Yan-koloba: A philosophy

CHAPTER II.              YAN-KOLOBA:  HISTORICAL BACKGROUND

1. Yan-koloba and storytelling
2. Yan-koloba and African Oral Tradition
3. Yan-koloba in traditional African villages
4. Yan-koloba in modern African villages

CHAPTER III.             HOW YAN-KOLOBA BENEFITS YOUR TEAM

1. Object of the Game
2. How success is defined in Yan-koloba
3. Features and benefits
4. Multiple Uses  

CHAPTER IV              YAN-KOLOBA: ITS EFFECTIVENESS

1. The initial open-ended question
2. The research
3. The extended research
4. The four themes associated with Yan-koloba effectiveness

CHAPTER V.              THE GAME COMPONENTS AND EDITIONS

1. The Game components
2. The Game editions 

CHAPTER VI.             FACILITATING YAN-KOLOBA

1. Preparation
2. Room setting options
3. Your role as leader or facilitator
4. Getting Started

CHAPTER VII.          YAN-KOLOBA VARIATIONS

    78 Variations and ways to play Yan-koloba

THE LEARNING VARIATIONS    

Facilitating the Learning Variations

    35. High L -Right as Learning Variation
    36. High L - Left as Learning Variation
    37. Second Double Tapping L - Right as Learning Variation
    38. Second Double Tapping L - Left as Learning Variation

CHAPTER VIII.          DEBRIEFING: YAN-KOLOBA IS MORE THAN A GAME

1. Question and response
2. Expansion of the response
3. Short stories

A.  CONCENTRATION—ATTENTION—FOCUS

Participant’s Response:  “Yan-koloba develops concentration/attention/focus.”
Short story: ADD students’ focus more during the Game than on tests 

B.  FUN and TENSION RELIEVER

Participant’s Response:  “Yan-koloba is a lot of fun!”
Short story 1:  “…A devastating divorce is ruining my entire life.”
Short story 2:  Yan-koloba in the high school cafeteria.
Short story 3:  Yan-koloba at a family reunion

C.  DIVERSITY AND ACCEPTANCE

Participant’s Response: “Yan-koloba enhances diversity and acceptance.”
Short story 1:  “I am blind…and I can play this game.” 
Short story 2:  “I thought my Boss didn’t like me.” 
Short Story 3:  Yan-koloba in an Extended Living facility: “I can’t move this arm.”
Short Story 4:  Yan-koloba: Bridging Intergenerational Gaps

D.  TEAMWORK AND LEADERSHIP

Participant’s Response: “Yan-koloba develops leadership skills.”
Short story:  Yan-koloba and student mentorship and leadership program

E.  WHAT’S IN A NAME?  SELF-ESTEEM

Participant’s Response: “Yan-koloba boosts players’ self-esteem.”
Short story.  “You did not call my name.”

F.  WHAT’S IN A NAME? RESPECT AND RESPONSIBILITY

Participant’s Response: “Yan-koloba teaches respect and responsibility
Short story 1.  Students call themselves Papas and Mamas
Short story 2.  “Calling names; No name-calling.”

G.  TRUST

Participant’s Response: “Yan-koloba develops trust among players”
Short Story:  “This [block] is mine!” The Kindergartner insisted

H.   PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS AND CREATIVITY

Participant’s Response 1: “Yan-koloba develops problem-solving skills.”
Participant’s Response 2: “Yan-koloba develops problem-solving and Creativity.”

150 AFRICAN PROVERBS AND QUOTES Related to Traditional African Wisdom, all designed to TEACH and LEARN in any multicultural environment.