Episode #801 - November 1st, 2023
This week on Education Counts Michiana… a field of dreams - Challenger Little League, Operation READ in Warsaw, mass CPR training for South Bend Community School students and a look at anxiety and mindfulness and the benefits of curiosity.
Original Airdate: November 29, 2023
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Challenger Little League South Bend provides opportunities for children and adults with mental and physical challenges to play baseball. Players enjoy getting exercise, socializing with teammates, and most importantly, having fun. The league is also a resource for families to share knowledge and build connections.
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- Brian WrayPresidentChallenger Little League South Bend
- Christa CrawfordParentChallenger Little League South Bend
- John DavisParentChallenger Little League South Bend
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Suzanne Crouch, Lee Snider, DeeAnna Muraski, Leslie Tharp, Megan Menzie, Madi Bird, Michele Payton
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Operation Read provides free books and tutoring for those in need. The
program covers the full life-cycle by providing books to newborns at
the hospitals and memory and puzzle books to senior citizens. Giving
the community access to books encourages the life-long love of
learning through reading.
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Guests:
- Suzanne CrouchLieutenant GovernorState of Indiana
https://www.in.gov/lg/ - Lee SniderPrincipleNorth Webster Elementary School
- DeeAnna MuraskiExecutive Director/CEOOperation Read
https://www.operationreadusa.org/ - Leslie TharpLibrarianNorth Webster Elementary School
- Megan Menzie5th GradeNorth Webster Elementary School
- Madi Bird3rd Grade TeacherNorth Webster Elementary School
- Michele PaytonMusic TeacherNorth Webster Elementary School
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The Save a Life - St. Joseph County program empowers local communities through CPR training. Hundreds of eighth-grade students learned how to perform CPR at Four Winds Field as part of a mass training event. The students also received training kits to take home and share their knowledge with other community members.
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Guests:
- Marty KennedyInnovation FellowenFocus
- Dr. William SarnatFounding PartnerSave a Life - St. Joseph County
- Nicole MedichDirector of School LearningSouth Bend Community School Corporation
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Fear, anger and uncertainty can create stress in adults and children. Child psychologist, Margaret Ann Jessop, PsyD teaches families how anxiety, anger, and the stress responses work. In a newly released book, Jessop extends the Hornet and Hippos collection to demonstrate how curiosity can open a world of wonders.
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