The Worksheet offers some suggestions for possible clubs. Each group of students should meet to determine their mission and common goals, a name for their club and a logo. Then each group writes a charter which specifies their goals, decision-making procedures, meeting times, and so on. Upon completion, each group member signs the charter. To help your students write their charters, the Worksheet provides links to a number of Web sites that contain examples, ranging from the U.S. Constitution to policy documents from national organizations.
Students use the form provided on the Activity page to post their club charter online.
Each week students from each of the clubs can make a short announcement of their clubs' recent activities. In this activity, you helped form a new club. In doing so, you explored the nature of organizations and the development of their rules. Working with other students, you also created a charter for your club and posted it on our Web site.