I said I'd save the world...

My class and the other teacher in my classroom are pretty much rockin'. And just when the excitement surrounding the class starts to die out, it booms. And when I say boom, we are talking like slam-in-your-face-this-is-waaay-bigger-than-we-ever-expected kinda boom.

Let me explain...

Rainbow Station was asked to present a 13 minute presentation as one of the leading innovative business as the Richmond Chamber of Commerce (alongside business like BioTaxi and The Martin Agency). The presentation is to be on the inspiration of the innovation, what kind of innovations come from that inspiration and what impact the innovations make.

Well as you read before about being exactly where I am meant to be, our innovation is obviously the 7 Habits of Happy Kids. They are life lessons, teaching children (basically from the first moment that can speak) to be leaders in their own right. In some cases, such as the Diaper Drive (or another class at a different school organized and raised money through a Trike-a-thon for St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital) they are teaching children about the world around them, learning compassion and understanding that generally aren't usually considered age appropriate emotions.

What makes this innovation even more amazing, is that it isn't just the kids that are impacted. The children are impacting their TEACHERS, parents, siblings, extended families, too. They are impacting their local communities and even other communities around the country which lends itself to economic impacts as well.

This is a small seed that is blossoming in ways that can't ever be measured, in some cases no one will ever even realize.

These children will have these habits or paradigms or tapes playing in their minds about how to approach people and conflicts and life in general. They will be better people because of it and with this amazing wildfire catching on, they will start changing the world. 

Three teachers from all of the Rainbow Station schools were selected to assist our 8 preschoolers and 8 school-agers prepare and help Gayle, the brains behind all this innovation, deliver this 13 minute presentation to over 200 people. Oh, did I mention we have 2 weeks, which is apparently A LOT of time for things like this! (Ironically enough, we are presenting on our graduation day, June 23. Details to follow because it will be streamed online live!)

I said when I was about the same age as these kids, that I wanted to save the world. This might not save the world but it is the step in the right direction and I am so excited to be a part of it.

[This is me with my amazing teacher at our Diaper Drive Bake Sale. She is the best teammate I have EVER had. This school year, would've only been half as successful if it weren't for her! :)]