Photo story: Brandywine students learn to make exercise fun

Published 9:06 am Thursday, January 25, 2018

By Emily Sobecki

NILES — Students at Merritt and Brandywine elementary schools got excited about exercise Wednesday afternoon as they participated in a Jump with Jill dance movement program.

The program aims to teach youth about exercise and nutrition through raps and dance movement. Both students at Merritt Elementary and Brandywine Elementary got to participate in the program Wednesday. Students pictured are from Merritt Elementary.

Donna Lee, the physical education and health teacher for Merritt and Brandywine Elementary Schools, brought the program to the school after discovering Jump with Jill at a physical education conference in Lansing.

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