The Zumba fitness club I sponsor is really starting to take off. We had about twenty girls today participate and finally were able to hook our student instructor up with loud enough music. If you haven't heard of Zumba, you should really try it out! It is a Latin-based dance fitness class that can burn up to 500 calories per hour. The club at my school was started by a senior who is now a certified instructor. The student and I have a goal to teach nutrition to the girls participating as well. It is such an awesome thing to be a part of. Today we had students and teachers dancing (finally I got some to join me!). We had girls of all shapes and sizes and all of them had a blast, regardless of the fact of if they were doing the correct moves. The best thing about the club is that the girls are getting healthy and having fun. I know if I tried to get most of the girls there to run laps around the track, they would have laughed and walked away, but with the dance moves and the student instructor, the girls are really dedicated to this exercise. We have another meeting tomorrow, so another chance to get my body burning some of my holiday calories!
Oh yeah, and my actual teaching is going well too! I am teaching my booty off right now trying to get all my kiddies ready for semester exams that will be here in two and a half weeks. Today we learned about new vocabulary and grammar and the thing my students found the most fascinating was the back pocket on my new Athleta sweater! I told them it was for snacks when I got hungry for some chips.. :)
2 comments:
Kudos to Senorita Kinsey....you are doing such great things and you are such an inspiration to all those kids. Just think back when we were younger and, how we didn't realize it at the time but, our teachers influenced us to be who we are today.
Your dedication to the kids you teach and your motivation to always strive to new goals makes you an phenomenal teacher!
That zumba class sounds awesome. What a fun thing to do with the kids. I am thinking of taking a class after Jack is born. Not at a high school, though. with my coordination I'll end up on some you tube video!
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