A Teacher’s Challenge
Two high school students from Ohio get challenged by their teacher to give out YOU MATTER Wristbands at school. Now they are challenging you to do the same thing. Are you ready? Check out their short video…
A YOU MATTER Wristband Challenge from Every Monday Matters on Vimeo.
Ripon Elementary Rockers
We were just sent these great photos from the After-School Program at Ripon Elementary School in California. They have been one of our very first schools to start our YOU MATTER Curriculum.
Here they are listening to, creating, and appreciating music. Thank you Oscar and all of your amazing team… and, of course, your students. You matter.
Rock on….
Chicago Public Schools Matter
We are excited to share that Chicago Public Schools have started 50 of their Middle Schools on our YOU MATTER Curriculum. Thank you Mandee and Erica and the rest of the Chicago teachers. You Matter.
Chicago Public Schools Matter from Every Monday Matters on Vimeo.
Gurrie Middle School Does It Again
The Every Monday Matters Club at Gurrie Middle School is making a difference again.
Check out their newest video, called “Right Now.”
Lincoln After School Matters
One of our schools is definitely goin’ for it. Check out this video they just sent us. Watch out CNN… The “We Matter News” at Lincoln Elementary in Manteca, CA is on the rise.
We Matter News from Every Monday Matters on Vimeo.
Gurrie Middle School Rocks
Gurrie Middle School in La Grange, IL has not only started an Every Monday Matters Club, but they have already taken action. Check out this video they put together. We will let it do all the talkin’. Pretty awesome stuff.
Keyes Elementary Student Video
The students of Keyes Elementary in Northern California are making their Monday’s matter. They surprised us by sending us this video that they created. They are clearly taking our YOU MATTER curriculum to a whole new level. We might be biased, but we think that is pretty awesome.
Thanks Keyes Elementary. You matter!
EMM Launches YOU MATTER K-12 School Curriculum
For the past 6 months we have been writing our YOU MATTER K-12 School Curriculum. Seven K-12 schools from Stanislaus County, CA have been piloting the curriculum for 3 months now and the results have been phenomenal. These students have already had a significant impact on their schools, communities, and families. And they are just getting started.
Now it’s time to spread the word.
March 1st marks the official launch of the curriculum. We already have over 40 schools signed up…and the list keeps growing. If you are a student, is your teacher on the list? If you are a teacher, has your school signed up? If you are a parent, does your child’s teacher know about this?
To get started or get more information, email/call us at:
contact@everymondaymatters.com
(310) 704-7040
We look forward to working with your school and your students.
YOLO MIDDLE SCHOOL MATTERS
As many of you know, we have written school curriculum for grades K-12. We have been “testing” the curriculum with an great group of schools up in Stanislaus County, CA. The pilot group of 15 schools has been dotting the i’s and crossing the t’s for us, and we are amazed at what they have already done. Here is just one example from Yolo Middle School.
Hello from Yolo Middle School in Newman!
We started our EMM last week on Friday (because every Friday matters, too!). We started by collecting all the garbage from one school day. The custodial staff helped by collecting and placing it in the student quad for everyone to see. It was a central location that all students have to walk by as they come on campus. It was set out bright and early, and we created posters with the data from the binder you gave us. You will see in the pictures how we set it up. My daughter took the pictures and I video taped the reactions from students and teachers. It really created an awareness as to how much garbage is produced in one day!
The principal announced the display over the p.a. during morning announcements, so that students could take a closer look on their way to and from classes. He also announced the (approximate) total number of garbage bags that the five schools in our district would create in one year…40,500!
When it was time to clean up, students from Mr. Poggi’s class came to help load up my truck to take the bags to the dumpster. The students were disgusted that the bags were dripping with milk and gnats were swarming about. On Monday, I visited their classroom and we brainstormed on ways to reduce some of the “yuck” in the garbage. Students came up with the plan to work in the cafeteria during lunch time, helping to educate the other students on disposing of their lunch waste. We will have one garbage can for students to dump their food waste into. A table will be set up between garbage cans for collecting unopened milk (which can be re-served) with a bucket to pour the opened but unfinished milk into, which can later be poured down the drain. The students will help others stack their trays neatly, which will then be placed into a garbage bag to reduce the amount of bags used. Finally, the students will record how much garbage has reduced during this process. They will monitor the cafeteria daily, and as time progresses, they will scale back and observe, seeing if the students are able to keep up on their own, with less supervision. We will place challenges out to the students of both lunches, offering snow cones to the lunch group that can continue what we’ve started without needing to be hovered over.
Thank you so much for your inspiration. The project has been a huge learning experience for all of us.
Thanks,
Yolo Middle School
Raul, The Janitor
Just recently we were contacted by Ms. Lieber, a second grade school teacher at Cowan Avenue School. Ms. Lieber brought Every Monday Matters into the classroom and shared the book with her students. She decided to put a little twist on one of the days in book and have a “Thank A Janitor” Day. Very cool.
So Ms. Lieber and her students invited Raul, the school’s head janitor into class for a day of “getting to know you.” The students spent over an hour asking Raul questions. “Where are you from?” “How did you get such a great job?” “How can we make your job easier?” According to Ms. Lieber, “it was something really magical. Everyone was really moved by the experience.” But it doesn’t stop there.
In the weeks following their day in the classroom, Ms. Lieber has seen changes in both Raul and her students. According to her, Raul comes to work with a bigger smile on his face now and seems to enjoy his job more. And, probably more amazing, she now sees her students helping him during their recess and telling other kids to make sure they don’t litter because they don’t want to make Raul’s job any more difficult.
Lastly, the students then wrote thank you notes to Raul and we are lucky enough to be able to share a few of them with you.
Thank you Ms. Lieber for being such an inspiration to your students, your co-workers, and Raul. You are making a big difference. You Matter.
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