This two-day program starts with Juggling for Success™
All the students learn to juggle with nylon scarves, experience the lessons of persistence, confidence, and concentration, and exceed their own expectations. They learn why exercise is important for personal well-being and how it can be fun. In the assembly, at the end of the day, they promise to get plenty of sleep, eat a balanced diet, drink mostly water, and stay physically and mentally active in order to maintain personal health.
Everyone comes back to the gym or cafeteria one grade level at a time where the same instructor now leads the learning and fun activities of Climate Change is Elementary™. In the afternoon assembly, everyone promises to help the planet get healthy and stay healthy. They make the connection between personal health and planetary health, between food grown in a healthy environment and the health of their own bodies, between clean air and their own exercise and breahting, and between clean water and keeping their bodies clean inside and out.
"My Earth My Health" is held on the second evening. The first half focuses on personal health and the second half on planetary heath. First, every student gets up and performs their new juggling skills while parents look on in amazement. Then students teach their parents to juggle with nylon scarves, and parents take the stage to the applause of their kids.
Parents and students work together on their Family Sustainability Plans, and pledge to work on solving local, state, national, and planetary problems. There are five mandated hugs in this exciting evening of togetherness celebrating family, community and life-long learning. The energy, dedication and teamwork continue via a novel social networking website.
