RunningBrooke
Many local parents will tell you that local students are going a bit stir-crazy.
RunningBrooke, which in part teaches teachers to incorporate movement into learning at school, pivoted to offering a new program called Move2Learn-At-Home.
The foundation of RunningBrooke is that when simple, movement-based activities are integrated into the day, kids feel better and they learn more effectively.
Now that everyone is under a stay-at-home order, the RunningBrooke team quickly pivoted from “teaching” teachers in classrooms to “teaching” parents how to incorporate quick bursts of physical activity in tight spaces.
The newly-implemented Move2Learn-At-Home program offers a full menu of movement-based activities critical to burn off energy, increase focus and prime kids for learning.
In the last 10 days,RunningBrooke distributed Move2Learn-at-Home toolkits to 250 grateful families (at no cost to parents).
Working in tandem with Alexandria City Public Schools, the organization created a series of videos and daily programs so students have access and freedom to feel better, do better, and learn better every day with their virtual classmates.
In an effort to make these as widely-accessible as possible, RunningBrooke videos can be viewed on ACPS-TV, RunningBrooke’s YouTube channel, multi-“classroom” Zoom fitness sessions, the RunningBrooke website and on social media platforms.
ACPS Superintendent Dr. Gregory Hutchings said in a statement, "Being out of school should not keep our young people from staying healthy and engaging in physical activity each day. RunningBrooke has consistently embraced ACPS and we are grateful that they are continuing to support our students in new creative ways at this critical time.”
