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Posted by Deb Bixler
Debbie Banana And The Mad Scientist is a Fun Assembly
Most of you know that my speaking services have dual interest. I speak as much on health as I do on home business cash flow. Today I presented the hilariously funny school assembly Debbie Banana And The Mad Scientist 4 times! The Coudersport Elementary School in Coudersport, PA invited me to present two assemblies to the students and two to the parents coming this evening to the parent-teacher night. Debbie Banana teaches the kids that they will grow up to be healthy when they eat 5 fruits and vegetables a day. The Mad Scientist teaches them what is really in that box of macaroni and cheese. The evening events were a short adult version of the same assembly, so that the parents are also experiencing what the kids learned.
The Assembly Impacted Their Lives
Even though the day was really long, this was a unique experience that I really appreciated. Most of the time when I present in schools, I do the assembly, talk briefly to the kids and leave. Today I have had the privilege of spending the entire day here. During the afternoon at the school I really became aware of how much impact the program has on the kids. I had many students come up me and high-five me. (The program teaches five fruits and veggies and that there are 5 ingredients in wholesome homemade macaroni and cheese.) A small shy girl from the kindergarten level who came back in the evening with her Dad hesitantly told me that she ate carrots for a snack. I had several kids actually say that they would never eat macaroni in a box again for the rest of their lives. In the evening parents were coming to the workshop early because their kids had been talking so much about the assembly. I really enjoyed being involved in the whole day at Couldersport Elementary School and receiving all of the positive feed back.
Emotions Create More Learning
The drive home was long and the moon hung over the highway like a wedge of orange hanging in the sky. I had a lot of time to think. When presenting to adults, I know that participation creates more learning. Debbie Banana And The Mad Scientist is not your typical boring school assembly. Kids have fun, laugh and get involved. Everyone shops or buys with their emotions. I realize now how effective this program is due to the emotional involvement that the children have when participating in the event. Everyone learns and invests in life based on their emotions. Like a home party, when an assembly engages the kids, they have fun in school and become emotionally involved. This creates an immediate impact in their lives now and for the future. My mission is to change the way kids eat now and into the future. I made good progress toward that goal today.
Prioritize Your Health
I am impressed with some of the schools and school principals like Mrs. Sherry Cowburn at Coudersport Elementary School that prioritize the healthy education of the children. Unfortunately, many Americans, as well as schools, only give lip service to a desire for health. Money, prestige, and education are useless when you give away your gift of health. When more schools begin to really prioritize wellness education, maybe we will begin to overcome some of the obesity issues in the US.
