Zumba over the last twelve days was filled with excitement and energy! We were able to provide students with an experience that tested their coordination and physical stamina through a medium of music and play. For some, it challenged their comfort levels, and for others, it was another opportunity to practice dance and movement in similar or new way compared to their own dance experiences.
Learning was visible throughout this residency. Sometimes it was immediate when a student, who hid in the back of the gym last year during dance, placed himself front and centre by the second Zumba class; or when, in a grade six class, the entire front row was filled with boys eager to be the leaders of their class; or the group of grade 4 students who made each dance their own through expression of and “attitude in” their movements. These are only a few examples of the amazing things that happened in the gym.
At other times, the learning was not as evident at school, but transferred to home. A grade 4 student came back after the first weekend and declared that she was now enrolled in a Zumba class outside of school. Also, a kindergarten mom told of how her son all of a sudden started dancing around the house performing moves that she had not seen before; yet, at school, he portrayed himself as an uninterested and sometimes bored. This last example is a good reminder of how various experiences help shape our students in positive ways even when we do not actually “see” it at school.
The culmination of our experiences was amplified in our last classes when parents joined their children to dance. Many students expressed how they enjoyed spending that time with their parents because they do not often get to do that.
Here are a few quotes by students on their Zumba experience:
“I liked that it helped improve our stamina.”
“We liked that we were always active.”
“I liked dancing with our parents.”
“We all had fun together!”
Thank you to parent council for all the effort and time you put in to fundraising so that students at Edgemont can have these experiences. It is greatly appreciated!
Learning was visible throughout this residency. Sometimes it was immediate when a student, who hid in the back of the gym last year during dance, placed himself front and centre by the second Zumba class; or when, in a grade six class, the entire front row was filled with boys eager to be the leaders of their class; or the group of grade 4 students who made each dance their own through expression of and “attitude in” their movements. These are only a few examples of the amazing things that happened in the gym.
At other times, the learning was not as evident at school, but transferred to home. A grade 4 student came back after the first weekend and declared that she was now enrolled in a Zumba class outside of school. Also, a kindergarten mom told of how her son all of a sudden started dancing around the house performing moves that she had not seen before; yet, at school, he portrayed himself as an uninterested and sometimes bored. This last example is a good reminder of how various experiences help shape our students in positive ways even when we do not actually “see” it at school.
The culmination of our experiences was amplified in our last classes when parents joined their children to dance. Many students expressed how they enjoyed spending that time with their parents because they do not often get to do that.
Here are a few quotes by students on their Zumba experience:
“I liked that it helped improve our stamina.”
“We liked that we were always active.”
“I liked dancing with our parents.”
“We all had fun together!”
Thank you to parent council for all the effort and time you put in to fundraising so that students at Edgemont can have these experiences. It is greatly appreciated!