Mover Monday | A Sudden Display of Vulnerability

Happy Monday, MTDubberz! This week's Mover Monday features three great PeaceMovers and their classroom experiences. Take a snapshot look into three different classrooms spread out across the east coast! Enjoy!   

PeaceMover Paula Olson has a successful Share Out with her third and fourth graders at Center City PCS, Shaw Campus! 

Before the Share Out, my students came to me very nervous to perform in front of their peers and families. A normally seemingly overconfident group, I was taken aback by their sudden display of vulnerability. My students normally take any opportunity in class to "rush their youth" by expressing actualities or opinions beyond their years. This reminded me that indeed they were all still children, going through periods in which they question their self-confidence. It also reminded me why I choose to do this, reinforcing the importance of Move This World and the need to foster this sense of self-efficacy and self-esteem in children while creating opportunities for kids to be kids.  Before the performance began, I was able to speak to my students and encourage them to be confident in themselves. They decided they were able to do their speaking parts, and they ended up performing amazingly. I was really proud of the students and ended the semester on a great note.

PeaceMover Alejandra Paucar reflects on her experiences working with seventh and eighth graders at New World Prep Charter School in New York.

The boys were really killing it today with the dances! We were going over the hub dances and after a while of running those dances, they asked if we could do some free-style dancing. When I put on a favorite song, they all got in a circle and started to take turns dancing. Some of the boys were incredible, and all boys were confident in their abilities. All of them cheered on and laughed with each other, regardless of skill level. It was a really great session. 

PeaceMover Tim Webster finds a way to make an impact on his students' everyday actions. Check out these kindergarteners and first graders of Staten Island Community Charter School applying MTW concepts beyond their MTW sessions!  

Several weeks ago I introduced a "time-out" gesture as a way for one student to stop another from talking to him or her at an inappropriate time.  It is a way of saying, "I'm not ignoring you, but let's talk later." The teacher of this class said the students were using the gesture last week during their state testing.  It's nice to hear that what we do is branching out beyond our sessions.

Thumpin' Thursday | We Are Young

Hey MTDubberz! Hope everyone has been having a wonderful week! Here's a few songs that keep us upbeat all week long! Hopefully these bumpin' tunes brighten your day :) What songs make you smile? We would love to hear what songs you groove to and add them to our playlist!

Fall Out Boy - Save Rock and Roll 

PUT3SKA - Manila Girl

Fun. - We Are Young 

Thumpin' Thursday | Daylight

Hey MTDubberz! Check out what we've been thumpin' to this week! What songs do you have on repeat? Feel free to leave a comment; we would love to know! Have a great rest of the week, MTDubberz! 

Bingo Players - Rattle 

Harry Belafonte - Day-O

Quincy Jones - Ai No Corrida 

Maroon 5 - Daylight 

Thumpin' Thursday | By Your Side

Hey MTDubberz! Check out what we've been thumpin' to this week! How about you? We would love to hear what you're listening to to get in the groove!  Hope everyone is having a wonderful week and hopefully these trendy tunes brighten your day :)

Sade - By Your Side 
Ed Sheeran - Kiss me
Breakbot - Baby I'm Yours
Love of the Brave - Le Champs de L'Amour
Calvin Harris - I Need Your Love 

Mover Monday | A Message for the Summer Interns

Hey MTDubberz! At Move This World, we celebrate all our milestones with movement. Our Spring 2013 interns developed movement to celebrate new followers on our various social media. Here they are showing the movement accompanied with a message for the new Summer 2013 interns! Enjoy!

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