Thank you to everyone who joined us for the first speaker of the Lunch and Learn series. Hanna Attafi, a certified yoga teacher, mindfulness facilitator, and former CCSD teacher provided us with ways to incorporate mindfulness into our daily lives. As the busy holiday season approaches and then onto the second semester of the school year,…
AWAKENING: MOTION is about equality in mobility. Everyone — whether you take the bus, walk, ride a bike or drive a car — has the right to get from Point A to Point B safely, affordably and with dignity. Charleston’s Upper Peninsula is home to six neighborhoods with 3,100+ residents, 1,500+ housing units and 500+…
Deninufay African Dance and Drum Production’s mission is to uplift and encourage youth to be awesome one dance at a time. They have worked with Engaging Creative Minds, performed at various festivals, offer classes for kids, and can be booked for school or afterschool events to perform or teach students the various dance styles. What…
Disadvantaged children fall even further behind in academics during what has been termed the ‘summer slide’. According to the National Summer Learning Association: Most students lost 2 months of math skills with low-income students losing another couple 9 in 10 teachers spend at least 3 weeks re-teaching material at the start of a new school…
According to the National Afterschool Association “80 percent of what we know is acquired through listening, which is closely connected with reading comprehension. There is also a strong connection between increased physical activity and improved brain function.” The Walking Classroom is a unique approach to learning that combines physical activity with active learning via podcast. Students…
Empowered Minds, formerly known as Yoga Kidz, is bringing yoga and mindfulness to the classroom. They believe in ‘teaching kids specific tools, creative techniques and daily practices to lay the foundation for attentiveness, stability and curiosity upon which all learning rests. In a world where stress, technology and distraction grow ever more pervasive, teaching our…
With the holiday season about to begin why not focus on activities that provide children with a little bit of introspection, focusing specifically on ways in which they are thankful. Here are 2 great activities to try with the younger kids. First, create a gratitude tree. Students get to color the tree to their hearts…
James Island Elementary School’s Patrick Harrison recognized a new approach to getting kids outdoors in an afterschool setting. The retention pond near JI Elementary offered a perfect opportunity for the creation of the Fishing Club, now in its 6th year. The Fishing Club isn’t limited to the actual act of fishing only however. The…
Just as they sang in Mary Poppins, ‘Let’s Go Fly a Kite’! On a windy afternoon why not introduce an activity that allows for creativity as well as spending some time outdoors. For both activities encourage your students to take a plastic bag from home, providing an alternative use for it other than being thrown away.…
The San Francisco 49ers has been offering a STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts, and Mathematics) afterschool program to kids in the Bay Area since 2014. While at the football stadium students get a tour learning about structural engineering and irrigation practices. Students learn the physics behind the motion of a football with ample opportunity…