Saturday, November 9, 2013

Alternative Mix It Up Lunch

Mix it up Lunch is a national campaign started ten years ago by the Southern Poverty Law Center.  The goal of the program  is to cross and or question social boundaries in the lunch room once a year, by asking students to talk with someone they don't usually sit with.  Building relationships between students is a way to increase social awareness of others and helps to reduce the friendship barriers and conflicts that are sometimes created when students have set ideas about others.   On Wednesday we mixed it up at lunch in a different way at LMS.  I invited the Male Athletes Against Violence and other Athletes to join us for lunch.  The fabulous University of Maine Students from across sports disciplines visited with OUR students at different tables to get them talking.  The Leonard Middle School Students loved it and we will be repeating the event, so expect updates.
Alternative Mix it up Lunch