However, I am more excited for a new program that I am trying to start. Through a fundraiser, I am hoping to raise enough money to purchase Snow Shoes so that our students can enjoy an outdoor winter activity. Throughout Physical Education, students are provided with an array of outdoor activities, however, as soon as the weather turns cold the program moves indoors. Living in an environment that has four seasons, I feel that it is important for the students to understand that winter time does not mean a time to stop physical activity.
I am extremely passionate about health and wellness, especially for my students. I often get teased at school as being the "food warden" because of the constant patrolling of the cafeteria and emails that I send out to the staff. But I am proud to say that I have helped establish an after school yoga program for staff, which even has a staff member who retired last year. I think that it is important to simply make people aware. Aware of their personal choices, of physical activity opportunities, and aware that each has the opportunity to make a change.
I am currently enrolled in the Sports Administration and Coaching program and I am also seeking a supervisors certification. I love being in the classroom and hope to teach for some time, but my desire is to fulfill a supervisors position so that I can reach more students.
On a personal level, I graduated from MSU with a B.S. in Physical Education and Health, started teaching in Kinnelon in 2004 and have been in the same school from the start. I coach soccer in our middle school and lacrosse in our high school. I enjoy participating in many different activities and recently tried cross country skiing. Definitely a tough workout. I also spend a lot of time cycling, both on the road and a discipline called cyclocross. I cant really describe it but here is what it looks like:
