Challenged by the federal
government all the way down through Wayne County RESA, school and City
officials gathered with young children at Johnson Early Childhood Center Monday
to do something you don't see everyday -- create a "flash mob."
A flash mob is a large gathering
of people, who perform usual or seemingly random acts before dispersing. Flash
mobs are created for video opportunities, and are usually done to create a buzz
around a specific cause or campaign.
This was no different. Wayne
County RESA had challenged school districts throughout the county to create
their own "flash mob" video clips, which will be submitted to RESA
and forwarded to the federal government, all in support of the anti-obesity
campaign by First Lady Michelle Obama.
Included are photos of the
school’s “Playground Flash Mob” effort.
Johnson houses 10 Great Start Readiness Program classrooms, funded by a
State of Michigan grant to provide preschool for 4 year olds who qualify.
The best video will be included
in future videos supporting the anti-obesity campaign, which Mrs. Obama has
headlined. It’s called the “Let’s Move” campaign. April is the “Month of the
Young Child.”
Two different gatherings of
Johnson Early Childhood Center children were filmed, along with Mayor Rick Sollars,
City Council Chairperson Linda Parker-Craig, Councilman Tim Woolley, Treasurer
Edward Bourassa, Clerk Cindy Bower, teachers, members of the Board of Education
(Debbie Stellini and John Reilly), Supt. Diane Allen and Asst. Supt. Teresa
Winnie. State Sen. Hoon-Yung Hopgood also attended.
Here are some quotes from the
children:
“We did the freeze dance!” said
Leah Pinchot. “It’s funny when we freeze. First I can’t stop moving. Then I
freeze!”
“We did a lot of dancing,” Brooke
Pawlowski said. “That dancing was pretty cool. I really liked it.”
“We did the freeze in the
sandbox.” Said Peyton Locklear.
“I liked to freeze on the bike,”
said Allen Moldovan.
We'll forward more information on
this campaign as it becomes available.
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