How to start a Rubik's Cube club?

[splhc1298]

I starting cubing after this Christmas and I bring my cube to school everyday. I think i started this trend that has reached a lot of sophmores at my high school. So many people bring their cubes to school now.

I talked to some people and they thought it would be a good idea to start a club at school. I think it would be awesome.

But i do not know how to start a club or know the chances of them approving. What are your thoughts on this? If you were in high school, would you join this club?

(Sorry if this is the wrong forum section.)

 

[mcciff2112]

I would join a club if my school had one and i even considered starting my own. The thing is, I think there are about 5 people in my school that can solve one, 2 being me and my friend. If there are a lot of cubers in your school, then I would say give it a shot. Talk to someone at the office or even the principle and see if the club would be allowed. Try it out. If it doesn't work then you can just get rid of the idea but there's no harm in trying.

 

[KubeKid73]

I would join a club like that.

 

[anderson26]

I don't see a reason to get your principle involved. Just get all the cubers together at lunch and go find an empty room and cube there.

 

[fanwuq]

I have made such a club. The members aren't as close as in some of the other clubs. I'm sure that most of the members do not know each other. There are the on/off cubists and the people learning how to solve the cube. I think it really helps to have a hosting teacher who's been cubing longer and is more addicted to cubing than I am. We are both quite inconsistent with our teaching methods; sometimes I try to adapt the method to the student, but I end up confusing them by showing them way to many different shortcuts and methods. Overall, it's just a place for me and the teacher to talk about cubing, buy cubes, and teach random people who show up to learn to cube or get faster.

We aren't the people to ask. Ask teachers at school if they want to host such a club. Get students interested in cubing. Then fill out forms to get the club approved.

 

[JLarsen]

I'd join and go, even though I doubt I'd like the people. I would just be weary of me being the fastest one, and everyone else not being dedicated at all. Spending my time off helping/teaching others just isn't as fun as I'd like. The fastest kid besides myself is around the 40's and hes considered the cube nerd of the school. It's kinda sad.

Edit: If there was even one kid i liked who was sub 20 there I'd join in a heartbeat.

 

[Poke]

I have a school 0f 200 people... so not really enough space for that. Plus, there is only 1 other person I know of that can even solve a cube. I wish we could get this type of thing going, that would be awesome.

 

[Bryan]

I don't see a reason to get your principle involved. Just get all the cubers together at lunch and go find an empty room and cube there.

Being an official school club could have many advantages. You might have some funding, you'll be able to use a room without getting kicked out, etc. Of course, there might be some hassles to forming one, but that's the downside.

 

[Brian Le]

I made one but due to lack of participation, it got disbanded. So if you want to make one, go ahead, but it may not be worth it. I too, started the trend at my school but it quickly died out.

 

[splhc1298]

Sweet. thanks for the replies. Im going to ask my friends if they want to go to the office with me to ask. But being so late in the school year, it might be better to do it next year... Especially bc i plan on being sub 25 then : )

 

[ISuckAtCubing]

there is not a lot of cubers in a school, yes a lot of people wants to learn how to solve one, but most of the people are not like us patient enough to learn the whole cube, most people would give up at the cross, so it is really hard, only few people might be really addicted to cube

 

[splhc1298]

there is not a lot of cubers in a school, yes a lot of people wants to learn how to solve one, but most of the people are not like us patient enough to learn the whole cube, most people would give up at the cross, so it is really hard, only few people might be really addicted to cube

that is true, but surprisingly i have started about 4 kids into cubing and they can actually do it now and they got their friends into it. its like a chain reaction.

 

[Gparker]

theres about 5 kids in our school and a teacher. we have over 1000 kids in our school,,,

 

[abr71310]

Hmm, my school is ~1600 students, grades 9 through 12.

Since I'm in Grade 12 and only became a speedcuber since Dec. of 2008 (really late, I know!!), I doubt there's any time left to make a solid cubing club that people would follow, despite there being a LOT of interest (from a lot of grade levels) in making one.

Hopefully when I get to university I can talk to the student association and get a cubing club / competition hosted there..

 

[moogra]

Running a club is hard work. Do it if you'r eup to the job.

 

[KeanuNu]

I actually got one started.

I submitted a form to the school during the time that the clubs were being processed. It went through and was approved, so now there shall be a Rubik's Cube Club at Sylvan Hills High School.
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