Growing Minds and Muscles
My idea is to take an extremely long class period and turn it into a dual tutoring and sport specific activity/nutrition period.
About You
Section 1: About You
First Name
Michael
Last Name
Hopping
Website
School or Organization
Banneker High School
Country
United States
Section 2: About Your Organization
School/Organization Name
Benjamin Banneker High School
School/Organization Website
School/Organization Phone
770-969-3410
School/Organization Address
5935 Feldwood Rd, College Park GA, 30349
School/Organization Country
United States
Your idea
Are you a
Teacher
How does your innovation currently get kids (or how might it get kids) engaged in physical activity? How would your idea or project potentially be implemented during the school day?
This will, not only get kids engaged in physical activity, but also motivate them to perform better in their respective classes. It would be implemented during our extended 4th period, which runs from approx. 12 p.m. to 1:40 p.m.. We would allow for the regular class time and then split the students up at 1 p.m. to participate in, either tutoring, or football (sport specific) based physical activity, depending on each students specific needs. The program will consist of three sport specific conditioning days (Mon, Wed, and Thurs), one nutrition day (Tues), and a non competitive and competitive game day (Fri).
(1) The conditioning days (Mon, Wed, and Thurs) will be moderate conditioning, using specific skills from the sport being performed.
(2) The nutrition days (Tues) will provide the students with a base of knowledge on how to eat a healthier diet with the possibility to implement days in which a chef would come in to show them how to prepare certain easy, affordable, and healthy dishes themselves.
(3) Non-competitive and competitive game days (Fri) will allow the students to choose what level they would like to participate in and allow them to participate in actual game situations.
Name Your Project
Growing Minds and Muscles
How many children does this program currently or plan to serve? How much time does each child spend daily/weekly engaged in physical activity? (150 words max)
This pilot program is intended to involve the entire 9th grade class with the possibility of expanding it to the entire school depending on its effectiveness. Each student depending on availability will be engaged in a minimum of 160 minutes of physical activity along with a 40 min nutrition class each week, on top of their regularly scheduled physical education classes.
Describe Your Idea
My idea is to take an extremely long class period and turn it into a dual tutoring and sport specific activity/nutrition period.
Tell us the story behind the social innovator. (150 words max)
Being a teacher for nearly eight years in the Bronx, NY and currently College Park, GA I have seen a scary trend of teenage obesity and lack of physical activity. This has grown in the past few years from a problem worth look at to an epidemic in need of action. We as educators need to take the first step in ensuring that our students, not only achieve academically, but also gain the knowledge to live a healthy and physically active lifestyle.
 | 132 weeks agoMichael Fry said: Boxers and basketball players both use jump rope for conditioning and developing reflexes and speed. You might think about adding it to ... about this Competition Entry. - read more > |
| 137 weeks agoMichael Hopping said: Thank you for your input and I completely agree with the earlier the better in the case of teenage obesity and physical inactivity. ... about this Competition Entry. - read more > |
| 137 weeks agoCynthia Drayton said: Hi Michael,I really like your idea of combining coaching and mentoring/tutoring and scheduling it into the school curriculum so that ... about this Competition Entry. - read more > |
| 137 weeks agoMichael Hopping updated this Competition Entry. |
| 138 weeks agoMichael Hopping submitted this idea. |
