Combining a love of organic gardening, healthy living and volunteerism, Lauren Peters successfully initiated a “Brain Break” activities program in the Holbrook Public Schools. Brain Breaks are short movement activities built into the instructional day to energize children and increase their ability to focus and retain knowledge. Encompassing “Just Move” activities from the Fuel Up to Play 60 organization and exercises from her personal yoga practice, Peters applied the characteristics she had observed in her NPC instructors to capture the children’s attention and introduce the program. After helping one child who was having difficulty participating with his classmates, “I realized how much I wanted to be in a helping profession.” Leaving the school after the introductory session, she was told how much the children and teachers enjoyed the new “Brain Breaks.” “I was able to see how much of a difference this, and other programs like this, could make for children,” she said.
Posted on: Mon, 05 Jan 2015 22:09:00 +0000
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