G.Y.M. Connections!
Teaching Great Young Minds™
(Elementary & Middle School)

The G.Y.M. Connections program introduces teachers to a variety of new activity
content and unique instructional formats which are specifically designed to maximize learning, increase activity time, and keep students on task. In addition, G.Y.M. Connections kinesthetically integrate core academics (social studies, language arts, math, science, nutrition, cooperative social skills) within the scope of movement and physical education. We can cover all content areas during a training -or focus on just one.

A G.Y.M. Connections workshop attends to ensuring all students enjoy the learning process and have numerous opportunities to learn and practice physical and cognitive skills in an active and high energy environment. We will practice aligning materials with the state and national content & performance standards. Teachers will utilize assessment procedures and methods designed to monitor and make certain that all G.Y.M. Connection lessons are making learning happen!

A G.Y.M. Connections workshop will help you:

• Employ instructional strategies to better optimize skill competency, enhance fitness and maximize learning outcomes.
• Satisfy state and national content and performance standards.
• Integrate core academic subjects (math, science, social studies & language arts) with physical education content.
• Understand assessment as a means to enhance learning.
• Provide opportunities for your students to have tons of fun, feel great about themselves, and use their newly acquired skills to be healthy each day for a lifetime.

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Nutrition Integration with Bon-á-PE! ®
A Physical Education Eatery Serving Up Fun Fitness Fare!
(Elementary School)

The Bon-á-PE ® Movement Café is where all the ingredients of wellness come together. Our mission is to encourage children to improve their consumption of vegetables and fruits, and to teach children to look for foods low in fat and sugar.

Your students will dine on expertly prepared physical activity dishes that will serve them for a lifetime. Our award winning, critically acclaimed recipes are easy to prepare in your own gyms. You need not be a Cordon Bleu or Iron Chef. Simply mix in your touch of the proper instructional ingredients, add a dash of developmental appropriateness, and toss in a pinch of PE love…. and PRESTO! So thank you for dining with us today. Go ahead and whip up a feast of heart healthy helpings, fine fitness fare, and enjoy your meal of movement munchies.

A Bon-á-PE ® workshop will help you:

• Learn a variety of Bon-á-PE ® activities and games designed to create nutritional awareness and knowledge.
• Understand how to create a nutrition friendly instructional environment.
• Coordinate Bon-á-PE ® strategies with other areas of the school environment.
• Employ Bon-á-PE ® activities to satisfy state content & performance standards.

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Fitness Lab Interval Training
Improving All-Around Fitness in Today's World!
(Middle & High School)

The Fitness Lab Interval Training workshop will help your teachers manage a safe and effective Fitness Lab in your school or activity center. This program focuses on Interval Training in a modern fitness center environment. This will help students feel comfortable and work effectively as they transition into common fitness center routines.

Teachers completing this workshop will understand how to set-up and manage interval training sessions, utilize portfolio assessment tools, access lessons on mental fitness, goal setting, nutrition and fitness concepts, and more!

A Fitness Lab Interval Training workshop will help you:

• Manage a Fitness Lab Environment
• Satisfy state and national content and performance standards
• Utilize portfolio assessment tools
• Understand assessment as a means to enhance learning
• Provide opportunities for your students to have tons of fun, feel great about themselves, and use their newly acquired skills to be healthy each day for a lifetime

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