High Point Students Take Part in Girls on the Run Fall 5K

High Point Elementary students last month gathered at Atlantic Station for the Girls on the Run of Atlanta Fall 5K.

Students worked closely with teacher volunteers for weeks prior to the race, training in local neighborhoods to prepare for any type of terrain. The mission of Girls on the Run is to inspire girls to be joyful, healthy and confident using a fun, experience-based curriculum, which creatively integrates running.

The organization promotes running as a way to provide girls with the tools to celebrate their bodies, honor their voices, recognize their gifts and activate their personal power.

Girls on the Run is a positive youth development program for girls in third through eighth grades.

It teaches life skills through dynamic interactive lessons and running games. The program culminates with the girls being physically and emotionally prepared to complete a celebratory 5k running event.

The goal of the program is to unleash confidence through accomplishment while establishing a lifetime appreciation of health and fitness.

Photo: student Cecile Charron followed by her mom, Brittany. Credit: High Point Elementary School