Eastern Missouri Gold Award Girl Scout Creates Unique Brain Break Hallway Activities for Local Elementary School
Hooray for Kids Day, held annually on August 4, celebrates kids and their unique perspectives of life and encourages everyone to share in the joy, curiosity and innocence of childhood. Lauren Rosenbaum, a 2023 graduate of Lindbergh High School, set out to improve local children's well-being and mental health throughout their school day to earn the Girl Scout Gold Award.
After recognizing that not every student benefits from the same classroom environment, Rosenbaum was committed to helping students find mentally stimulating outlets throughout the day so they could maintain better focus on their schoolwork. To earn the Girl Scout Gold Award, Rosenbaum created unique brain break hallway activities for the students at Concord Elementary School. Now, the students can expend excess energy and refocus when moving from one room to another.
Rosenbaum led a team of volunteers to cut out patterns and activities and taped the pieces to the school hallway. Rosenbaum then recorded an informational video about her project and donated the extra materials for teachers to create more brain break hallways in the future.
“After completing my Gold Award, I am now confident that I can plan, budget, create and lead a team of individuals to carry out my ideas,” said Rosenbaum. “I believe the Gold Award project can instill confidence in a young woman’s abilities and allow them to pursue many different unique opportunities in the future.”
The Girl Scout Gold Award – the highest award in Girl Scout – is earned by Girl Scout Seniors and Ambassadors, girls in 9th-12th grade, who dedicate more than 80 hours identifying a need in their community and providing lasting solutions to issues in their neighborhoods and beyond. Gold Award Girl Scouts truly are the world changers, rock stars, role models, and real-life heroes we all look up to.
