Sometimes it takes a little cold water to get your point across. So that’s just what the administrators at Village Elementary School in Hilton did to illustrate responsible risk taking to their students – had buckets of cold water dumped over their heads!
The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge was part of the school’s first assembly of the year – each of which will illustrate a different International Baccalaureate (IB) learner profile trait. The 10 traits are what IB students strive for in their education. According to the learner profile, responsible risk taking is “approaching uncertainty with forethought and determination; and working independently and cooperatively to explore new ideas and innovative strategies. IB learners are resourceful and resilient in the face of challenges and change.”
Before Principal Tracie Czebatol and Assistant Principal Brian Lumb took the live challenge, students watched a video of their teachers taking the challenge over the summer at different locations – by their backyard pool, on a boat, in front of their school – just to name a few.
Students are being asked to complete a form for their teachers outlining a responsible risk they will be accomplishing during the school year.
The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge has been raising awareness about the disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis by challenging people to record and post on social media a video of themselves dumping ice water on their heads and challenging others to do the same. In addition to raising awareness, the Ice Bucket Challenge has raised $113.3 million to support the fight against ALS.
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