Outside of the gym, you can find me in schools, with principals, teachers, and kids (my favorite!). I spent 8 years as a first grade teacher, and have spent the last two years working for an educational nonprofit. In my role, I have the unique opportunity to work and partner with schools across the Tri-State area in order to produce strong student outcomes across academics, character, and the high quality work that is produced not just in the classroom, but out in the broader community in order to help kids advocate and contribute to a better world. After all, kids have the potential to change the world! It’s our job to help show them they can do more than they think possible, and create those conditions in our schools.

Below, these brilliant kids (who are now getting ready to start middle school) are all smiles after presenting their learning around astronomy patterns and narrative poetry to parents, the school community, and some local authors we invited into our classroom! Feel free to ask me about these little people anytime :)

It is with the biggest heart and great joy that I share our Back to School Give Back for the month of August! CrossFit Petram is teaming up with Elite Feet and other local businesses to support students in their return to school. Over the next few weeks, we will be collecting unused backpacks and school supplies at the gym. You can find donation bins at the gym to drop your supplies in. The goal here is to support FIFTY students. That means collecting a minimum of 50 unused backpacks to share with our community. Not quite sure what else to donate? See below for a list of helpful items:

Pencils (2 packs, unsharpened)
Pink Erasers (1-2)
Colored Pencils (1 pack)
Crayons (1 pack)
Scissors (1 pair)
Glue Sticks (1-2 packs)
Folders (2)
Composition Notebook (1)

The backpack and school supply giveaway will take place on Sunday, August 29th from 4:00 - 6:00 PM at Elite Feet. We will be dropping donations off the morning of the event, which gives us three weeks to collect! So, lets come together, Petram style, and help our local students return to school in style!

Big Hugs,

Coach Kady

Giving Back: Back to School Edition!