Body/Recreation

Why is personal health important?

Care of the physical body is valued and seen as the ultimate tool to be developed and maintained through nutritious food that will help them feel better in all departments of their lives. Recognizing proper nutrition will assist in developing a student's ability to absorb the information they receive.

A steady routine of exercise can become a habit for children. Discovering forms of physical exercise that will benefit them throughout their lives rather than leave lasting injuries. Children can be taught to recognize the fact that the physical body may have to serve its owner for another seventy to eighty years and ought to be treated well. Good diet, right exercise, regular exposure to sunlight and fresh air: These can develop the body as a tool for the long-range efficiency of the whole being.

Yoga, calm focus and quiet time for contemplation are encouraged. Dance, movement and art as forms of self-expression or creative play are a part of the everyday routine. Teachers nurture the natural creativity in students and the desire for fantasy and imaginative play as an avenue to unexplored capabilities.

"The whole being needs to be fed- bread for the body, knowledge and wisdom for the soul, atmosphere and consciousness for the spirit." -Ernest Holmes, Founder of Science of Mind