I am a physical education teacher at our school, which is in conjunction with the juvenile detention center that houses incarcerated youth. I provide physical education opportunities for students from ages 12 to 19, both male and female. I am providing ways during class to get them active, increase endorphins and influence them through a positive activity to make good choices. My students are children who need positive examples, physical activity, a place to release energy and make healthy choices.
My Project
These spin bikes will provide a opportunity for students that they have never had. We will use the spin bikes during our physical education classes to create healthy workouts. While increasing stamina and core strength we will also be improving their heart and lungs, relieving stress and toning muscles. We will be stimulating endorphins within the body which will trigger a positive feeling within the body. When students feel better about themselves they make better choices.
These students need to be more active and this will be a fun, new, exciting way to help get them to be more active and make better choices.
More than a third of students from low‑income households
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more
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