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African Children's Choir – Using the Power of Music to Change Lives
The African Children’s Choir is made up of children from the continent of Africa who are 7 to 10 years old. They have incredible voices and spirit that amaze audiences everywhere they go! And they go lots of places. All around the world. And not only do they travel a lot, but they perform for…
PS22 Chorus – 5th Graders Use the Gift of Music to Help and Inspire
The PS22 Chorus, from Staten Island, New York, is made up of about 60 to 70 5th grade students. Students are chosen to be in the choir after auditions each year. They practice twice each week. On the surface, they sound and look like many other school choruses around the world. But, in reality, they are actually…
Isaiah Austin and Owen Gray – Bound by Courage, Purpose and Attitude
Isaiah Austin, one of college basketball’s top players, and Owen Gray, a 13 year old basketball player from Texas, have an unlikely bond. Not only do they share a love of basketball, but they recently learned that they both share the same medical condition, Marfan Syndrome, a genetic disorder that affects about 1 in 5,000 people. Since Marfan…
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Welcome! We are thrilled to learn of your interest in the InspireMyKids community! You can learn more about us here. You are joined by thousands of educators each month in over 100 countries around the world who use IMK to provide engaging, thought-provoking stories, quotations and activities to energize both core learning curriculum and character…
Inspiring Role Model Videos of the Week – 3/17/2013
Check out Savannah Maddison Ogden, an inspiring 11 year old girl from South Florida who started Savannah’s Soldiers letter writing campaign to help soldiers overseas. Savannah came up with this great idea after she found out that her best friend’s dad was being deployed and now it has spread to impact hundreds of kids and…
Chi Chi Monet – 9 Year Old Rapper With a Great Rap!
Chi Chi Monet is a 9 year old singer and rapper from the Washington, DC area who is using her musical talent to inspire other kids to make good choices. She focuses on issues like Bullying, Stranger Danger and Eating Well. Chi Chi became interested in music when she was just two years old. Her…
Birch Community Services – Giving New Meaning to the Word Community!
In the early 1990s, Barry and Suzanne Birch learned from friends that bread was going to waste at some establishments in their area. Knowing that this food could feed the poor, they began picking the bread up and distributing it to those in need. Before they knew it, their house was full of bread and they were serving dozens…
Anne Frank – The Ultimate Spirit of Courage and Hope
In many ways, Anne Frank was a typical teenager – she went to movies and for ice cream with friends, she got good grades except in math, and she liked boys. And in one other very significant way, she was a typical teenage girl……..she kept a diary. However, the diary Anne kept was anything but typical. You see,…
Getting Started for Teachers
Here are tips on how to get started using inspiremykids in your classroom and with your children. The people, stories and causes highlighted on our site can be used in many ways in the classroom, whether to support Character Education, Service Learning, Reading, Writing, Technology or Communication curriculum. Explore content based on the pillars of…
Feedback from the Education Community
Educator Website Feedback InspireMyKids was recently reviewed and highlighted as a Featured Site here by the outstanding and free teacher resource website, TeachersFirst.com. Among the practical ways their editors envision using InspireMyKids in the classroom: “Share stories from the site on your interactive whiteboard or projector when learning about character traits such as sportsmanship, perseverance, and…
