Jennifer Wolfe, Brett Wilfrid, and Joanna Whitrock

The team’s innovative teaching idea, “Kinesthetic Learning Lab,” focuses on teaching comprehensive brain health. With the financial support of the Voya grant, the Kinesthetic Learning Lab (KLL) will provide exercise space and equipment to teach the students at Sandburg Elementary how to physically manage their brain health. Students involved in the project will also learn the importance of proper nutrition and how to feed their brains. The program focus will address the health needs of all students as a way to level the playing field for all children. According to the team, KLL students will not be graded, but they will be encouraged to be the best they can be for their own lifelong benefit. The team hopes this approach will enable students to return to class reenergized, emotionally regulated and ready to internalize core content.