Monday, May 17, 2010

Really? Kids Getting Other Kids to Stay After-School

Believe It!

Vanessa Jaquez, THINK Together Site Coordinator at Walnut Elementary (Baldwin Park, CA), posted this video to YouTube. The THINK Together after-school program at Walnut Elementary hosted a "Bring a Friend" event, the first Friday in May, that featured the program's Tae Kwon Do partnership. It looks like all the students were having a lot of fun and getting some good exercise too! Thanks for sharing the video with us Vanessa. Congrats on a very successful event.

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3 comments:

Vanessa SC for Walnut said...

Way to go WALNUT! This was a very fun day, can you believe that the following friday they all wanted to come back? Thanks Kat for all your help that day. We had 48 extra students that day to add to our normal 94.

Donna said...

This was a wonderful idea! Great job!

Tia Dwyer said...

Awesome job Walnut! We are very proud of all of you!

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