Lesson 2: Keeping Our Promises

Rain, rain, go away!

That’s what we felt like signing on Friday afternoon. The wet stuff failing from the sky kept us inside in classroom #5. But that didn’t detour us. We still went through with our Girls on the Run lesson where we talked about promises and what they meant to us. Coach Connie started by reviewing a list of Girls on the Run promises, which many of the girls knew by heart since they are past GOTR participants! Hearing them say which promise was their favorite was music to our ears. We heard “always be honest” from many of the girls as well as “always do my schoolwork” (which we know makes parents happy too!)

Coach Jenn lead us through some warm ups inside (lots of fun movements to get our blood flowing). Funny thing is that the girls didn’t realize they were even exercising. As Coach Jenn was talking to them about the promises, she was asking them to mimic her movements. She had the girls doing knee lifts and back kicks and all sorts of stuff. It was almost like watching a Simon Says game…but without the trick commands!

Coach Connie took the girls into the hall way (and after chasing Mr. Newman and Mr. Barger out of the way ), we did a fun activity that included running laps. Each time Coach Jenn or Coach Connie yelled “Go,” the girls would run to the nearest station to complete a list of activities. Some were physical, and some required them to think about the Promises we had just covered.
Before we knew it, our hour was up, and it was time to say good bye. Fun sure does fly when you’re moving and grooving in Girls on the Run!

See you on Tuesday.