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Movement & Health offers homeschooled kids ages 5-12 a variety of experiences in physical education, sports, nutrition, body wellness and related crafts over the course of the 8-week program.

Each week will include a different area of focus that is geared to the program’s age range. These may include:

• Basic fitness
• Sports training
• Introduction to a sport
• Stretching fundamentals
• General health
• Yoga and mindfulness
• POUND, a fitness class using drumsticks!
• A related craft may be included in a class.

Session 4: March 17 – May 5

Day & time: Mondays, 11:00 am – noon.

Program fee: $80 for the first child, $40/sibling. Scholarships available for income-eligible families – scholarship form available online or at front desk).

Pre-registration is required for the full 8-week program. Inquiries and registration: please call our front desk at  540-825-0000 or email prfc@culpeperwellness.org.

Parents are welcome to stay during the program. Seating and restrooms are located in our lobby area.

Photos from our previous 2024-2025 sessions

Session 1: August 19 – October 7

Session 2: October 28 – December 16

Nutrition session! Assembling whole wheat wraps with hummus & veggies and plant-based chocolate mousse with Food for Life instructor Eileen Moore

Our ongoing January 13 – March 3, 2025 session features the following activities:

Yoga & mindfulness with instructor Eileen Moore.

Fitness class with instructor Merrill Simpson.

Fitness bootcamp with personal trainer Francesca Rojas.

Wellness activities with Suzanne Wirtz.

Heart health with American Heart Association HeartCorps service member Keona Salcedo.

Fitness class with instructor Merrill Simpson.

Healthy eating with Food for Life instructor Eileen Moore.

POUND, a high energy exercise class for kids to let their inner rock star loose! Instructor Karen Irvin guides the kids through movements incorporating drumming with bright green drumsticks to build strength and cardio fitness.

Our program instructors:

Karen Irvin: A POUND Pro group fitness instructor, Karen is certified to work with all ages from preschoolers to older adults and share the benefits of movement and music. In this fun class combining drumming with fitness, she looks forwarded to teaching kids how to let their inner rock star loose!

Keona Salcedo: Keona is with our parent organization, Culpeper Wellness Foundation, on a year-long internship to manage programming to support community heart health, such as blood pressure screenings, health-focused discussion groups and more. She has a BA in public health and is pursuing a Masters of Public Health.

Eileen Moore: Eileen is a certified yoga teacher and Food for Life instructor. Her experience includes teaching children with special needs and working as a speech pathologist. She also has directed a preschool and owned a business offering art instruction as an after-school activity.

Francesca Rojas: Personal trainer Francesca loves to help people feel good about themselves and assist them with goals such as weight loss and gaining strength. Her training certification included coursework in aerobic fitness, weight training and lifetime fitness and wellness.

Merrill Simpson: Merrill has been a certified fitness instructor and personal trainer for over 20 years. Her classes support heart health, mobility and strengthen with movement set to a high energy soundtrack.

Suzanne Wirtz: Suzanne has managed the nutrition and health portion of our program since it started in 2019 and is a whiz at developing crafts that illustrate wellness in a fun way. Painting with broccoli, anyone?

Rebecca Bennett: Rebecca has been teaching in our tumbling program since early 2022, sharing her love of tumbling with kids as young as 18 months and with intermediate and advanced level tumblers.

Jessica Bottary – The lead attendant for our Kids Corner child care program, Jessica has been working with kids for more than 12 years. She loves doing activities with kids, particularly crafts, and using crafts in support of learning whenever possible.

Kat Blanco – Kat is a certified pickleball coach who teaches youth and adult to play this popular court game.