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Growing an Eco-Friendly Family activities: turn packaging items like cartons or plastic sleeves into new art projects -- instead of sending them to a landfill; sew an old pillowcase into a new tote bag; use it to replace plastic bags when you shop; walk, don’t drive, to the neighborhood playground; set up a recycling station in your home; and, read books with an eco-friendly theme with your children.
At Kiddie Academy, Earth Day,
kindness, and manners -- all aspects
celebrated this year on April 22,
of good citizenship that are core to the
is more than a global campaign to
education-based childcare provider’s
raise awareness about protecting the
curriculum.
environment. Earth Day is also an
To help parents foster their children’s
opportunity to reinforce the importance of values such as respect, sharing,
eco-education at home, Kiddie Academy offers the following ideas for Earth Day
“As you work these activities into your family schedule, be sure to explain to your children why these activities are important and how they are good for our planet,” said Claire Haas, vice president of education for Kiddie Academy. “It’s important to do more than talk to your children about being good citizens of the earth; you also need to be a ‘green’ role model. Children learn from the actions of those around them, and imitate the actions and the attitudes of the adults in their lives.” Contact: www.kiddieacademy.com
Elements Therapeutic Massage Partners With iMassage, Inc. According to Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals (ABMP), each year around 60,000 therapists enter the field while 50,000 existing practitioners leave the profession, with the average career span being around six years. This statistic inspired Eric Stephenson, Director of Education for imassage, to take action. “Our company was founded in 2007 to address the issue of career longevity for massage therapists,” says Stephenson. “Everything we do within imassage supports this mission: the higher purpose behind what we do. Elements shares this
purpose and we are working together to provide the highest quality work environment for massage therapists within Elements’ 120 franchised studios nationwide by focusing on career longevity and continuing education.” “I see a lack of emphasis on optimal body mechanics and ergonomics within massage schools along with a general business naiveté amongst practitioners,” he says. “This becomes even more problematic with the lack of a supportive work environment to sustain therapists’ health and well-being.” The partnership will include continuing
education initiatives for franchise owners and therapists in video as well as hands-on formats with a larger scope to shine a light on the issue within the profession. According to Stephenson, “The vision for the partnership is to make working at an Elements studio the equivalent of ‘getting your Master’s degree’ in massage therapy. Whether you are a therapist for Elements for six months or six years, working at an Elements studio will not only make you a better therapist but a better person.” Contact: www.imassageinc.com info@imassageinc.com 859-338-4418
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