{"id":2227,"date":"2015-10-14T11:27:49","date_gmt":"2015-10-14T15:27:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.faithlafayette.org\/school\/?p=2227"},"modified":"2015-10-14T11:27:49","modified_gmt":"2015-10-14T15:27:49","slug":"minds-in-motion-denise-fox","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.faithlafayette.org\/school\/minds-in-motion-denise-fox\/","title":{"rendered":"Minds in Motion: Denise Fox"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Group\"<\/a>Have you ever walked through the halls of Faith Christian School early in the morning and found yourself walking through a maze of students doing various activities? You may have felt like you were doing your own sort of maze to get to your destination. Each day the lower elementary students participate in Minds in Motion (a.k.a. Mind Maze) for approximately 20 minutes. You may catch a student learning how to jump rope, maneuver a scooter on their belly, bounce and catch balls off of a wall, and even see students standing on their heads. You may question, why do the elementary students do this on a daily basis? Does this actually help our students\u2019 academics?<\/p>\n

\"HeadOur teachers have seen great success with this program. The basis of the program is that students who are struggling in school academics are often the same students who lack basic balance, timing, mobility, rhythm, and eye tracking skills. Through Minds in Motion we are striving to strengthen each of these areas with various exercises. We have seen change in students overall attentiveness, coordination, and tracking skills since implementation three years ago. Students are also able to learn social and leadership skills as they work with a different grade as their \u201cbuddy\u201d for Minds in Motion.<\/p>\n

Here are some comments from our first and third grade buddies about Minds in Motion.<\/p>\n