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St. Maarten Academy launches “Fitness Friday Project”.

sxmacademyfitnessfriday25112012CUL DE SAC:--- On November 23, 2012, St. Maarten Academy launched its "Fitness Friday Project", an initiative born after winning the interscholastic "Flash Mob" competition earlier this year.

As pledged in the online 'Get Fit' video, the school has started utilizing the $2,000 grand prize winning to bring fitness in a fun way to both students and staff. The Flash mob winnings will go towards paying the instructors of "Fitness Friday". The project will run the course of this school year with the projection to continue into the following academic year.

Close to 100 students, teachers and other staffers gathered in the school's courtyard after classes Friday afternoon for the first Zumba session under the guidance of Ms. Maribel Posteina. They were decked in white T-shirts designed by students Claudia Simms, Chakeame Arrindell, Shawn Peterson, and Nakisha Williams, in collaboration with the school's Art Department.

"We will be inviting different fitness instructors and/or our gym teachers to facilitate various classes, such as, Zumba classes, Hip Hop classes, Yoga, aerobics and the like," said Head of Student Care Department and School Psychologist, drs. Tallulah Baly-Vanterpool.

Teachers were especially encouraged to join the project as a way of raising the consciousness of students to be fit. "When students and staff get together in other ways than in the classroom with a common goal, it fosters camaraderie, teamwork and school spirit between teachers and students," said Baly-Vanterpool.

"Fitness Friday" will be held every two weeks and there will be various fitness classes open to students and staff from 2:30pm - 4:00pm.

Aside from "Fitness Friday", the 'Flash Mob' cash prize will also be used to finalize the installation of a sound system in the school's gym by purchasing a player that can accommodate both CDs and iPods and the necessary accessories, such as cords, plugs and cordless microphones.

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