Mr. Dara - Health

I decided to focus much of this year on Social and Emotional Learning. I wanted to help these students understand emotions and where their feelings and confidence comes from. I know a lot of coaches involved in this understanding. One of them is Mavis Karn. She wrote a letter to her students that were incarcerated juvenile students. This letter has become fairly famous and you can read the whole thing next time you're in the gym as it's posted on two posters on my office door. This letter was the foundation for her book, "It's That Simple". I reached out to friends and family to raise money to purchase these books for the middle school students. This book will be the focus of our Health Class for the next few months. Please feel free to check out the GoFundMe I used to help raise the money. 

https://gofund.me/c8ba035a

Here are the link to the program I was able to purchase with the money from the Fundraiser  : 
https://sparkcurriculum.org/product/preteen-10-13-online-membership/

Here is the link to the book : 
https://www.amazon.com/Its-That-Simple-Manual-Beings/dp/B0BSLNW8SY/ref=sr_1_1?crid=34F3CLHXLXJXX&keywords=it%27s+that+simple&qid=1680493758&sprefix=it%27s%2520that%2520simple%2520%2Caps%2C76&sr=8-1

My name is Mr. Martin Dara. This is my first year at Long Beach Catholic. I am extremely excited for the opportunity this year. I will be teaching Middle School Health this year. We will cover a wide range of topics including communication, nutrition, mental health, physical health, and social & emotional skills. I want this class to not be overlooked as just a special, but to have a positive impact for these students and to help them understand the way we work and how to thrive as humans. 

If there are any questions or if you are looking for any additional resources please feel free to email me at mdara5601@lbcrs.org. 

Below are some webistes that have various information about health and what we will be covering this year!

Healthy Lifestyle Choice
Action For Healthy Kids
Food Group History

PECentral has many more links that provide various amounts of information for everyone.