Middle School Students Take On 30-day Challenge

Middle school students in P.E. are beginning to take on the 30-day challenge, a challenge in which each student selects a physical challenge, a hobby, or another task that they will strive to accomplish every day for 30 days. “Students are being challenged to take 30 days and invest themselves in something and then track their progress and see how far they can get in 30 days,” says teacher Sam Dossick. The eighth graders have begun the challenge, while sixth and seventh graders will begin the challenge in the coming weeks. “My hope is that students will be able to step back and say ‘Wow, that’s amazing what I can do in 30 days,’ and in the future they can continue with the challenge.”

 

Students have chosen challenges such as playing the violin, throwing a football back and forth with a friend, cutting sugar out of their diets, and stretching. Students are also journaling about the challenge, spending time reflecting on their progress. Says eighth grader Lucy U., who has selected to stretch for the splits every day, “After one week, I can notice a difference because when I went to dance class I was more flexible and it surprised me because I’m not usually very flexible."