The boys school held a fun run today....all 280 kids running around the building in laps to equal a mile. There was a rock band, a percussive band, and an African drumming band to cheer on the runners, as well as a ton of families there to cheer on the kids. The PE teacher, school nurse and a school social worker began a program a year ago called Move it! Move it! It happens 3 times a week and kids run to gather up miles. They get little prizes along the way for their running accomplishments and to keep motivation high. Both of my boys are running regularly and each are just about to hit a new milestone...Kuba, 25 miles, and he'll get a special t-shirt, and Anders 75 miles and he'll get to go for ice cream to the local ice cream shop with 2 teachers of his choice. All of this supports being active in a very healthy way. It's so exciting for sure and I love the enthusiasm that has built up at the school about running!
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