Ideas for the New Year

We have been tossing around ideas to start in the New Year.  One idea that keeps coming up is Verbal Judo.  We have done a lot of research on bullying and would really like to help our kids be better prepared to deal with the bullies in their lives.  Another concept that we have been building into our classes is fitness.  We have increased our own fitness levels and the fitness levels of our students.  We will continue and increase our fitness goals in the New Year.  Hand in hand with fitness is nutrition.  We have improved our nutrition and now we need to bring awareness of nutrition to our students.  We have monthly lessons that we are working on improving the overall lesson and information to be shared.   The life skill lessons are divided into 12 months.  January's skill is focus, February is discipline, March is respect, April is family, May is academic, June is attitude, July is confidence, August is choices, September is goals, October is fitness, November is teamwork and December is manners.  Each skill is discussed with examples and practice during classes.  Each skill is encouraged to be displayed at our dojang, at home, at school and everywhere that the student goes. We try to relate each skill to home life, school and life beyond the dojang.