| Financial Forces | Belly Brain | Art Attack | Big Decisions

Amazing qualities of the people that make up the ATA community are apparent, not only through the breadth of knowledge, but also through the generosity of giving and sharing.  This semester CP students are gaining valuable information from guest instructors, John Spencer, Dio Miranda, Linda Racino, and Susan Steffes.

Financial Forces

ATA patron, John Spencer, offers his expertise and passion by teaching an upper level course on Finance and Economics.  Students are learning 1) practical tools to manage personal finances and 2) basic concepts of corporate financing and accounting principles.  Covering topics as differentiating between wants and needs, ways to acquire and finance each; appreciation and depreciation; assets and liabilities; risk, interest, and present value; annuities, bonds, leverage buyouts and venture capital, and IPO’s.

Lookout world… ATA CP is producing business leaders with knowledge AND compassion.

Belly Brain

Striving to get the most out of the student-athlete by teaching them the best practices to feed the body, Dio Miranda, CHEK certified trainer and nutritionist, shares his expertise and passion by teaching self-awareness through the belly-brain connection.  Students’ food choices affect performance in all aspects of daily life:  1) the body through athletic fortitude and stamina; 2) the mind through electrical stimulation and hydration; and 3) the spirit through attitude and compassion.  Using the results of a self-test questionnaire, students now know their metabolic type, along with instructions of how to best support it with suggested foods and quantities for eeach meal.

Art Attack

As a reinforcement, students hand painted plates designating the percentages of their metabolic type.  Linda Racino, from Art Attack in the Galleria, brought her studio to ATA CP so that students could create their own plates.

Big Decisions

CP parent, instructor, and physical therapist, Susan Steffes, is teaching BIG DECISIONS; a 5 week educational unit covering reproductive anatomy, healthy relationships, se* and its consequences, why abstinence is the best choice for teenagers, prevention of se*ually transmitted infections and pregnancy, and setting and communicating healthy boundaries.  Students in this class are participating in lively activities and discussions to reinforce topics every child (and adult) should be able to discuss respectfully and knowledgably. You may visit the Big Decisions website to learn more about the curriculum.

It takes a village.  ~Carol

 

PLEASE NOTE: If you are interested in sharing your expertise and working with the students of ATA CP, please contact me.  We are looking for people who are excited about what they know and do and would like to pass that on to the next generation.