RATIONALE
Jump with Jill addresses an urgent need to connect with kids when it comes to overall health, exercise and nutrition. Nationwide, 17% of kids are obese (BMI over the 95th percentile) and only one out of three kids meet basic fitness requirements. Body dissatisfaction is the norm, rather than the exception. Kids spend nearly six and a half hours per day consuming media, witnessing over 40,000 commercials per year, most of which encourage them to remain inactive and continue consuming. With all the noise, today鈥檚 media-savvy kids have become increasing difficult to reach. But Jill Jayne turns the media machine on its head to produce interactive media that gets kids engaged, moving and learning.
Our recipe for success is:
3 theories of effective nutrition education
5 tools of mass media
1 unique, interactive teaching style
Mix until Jump with Jill
THE LIVE SHOW Jump with Jill is live rock 'n roll concert for elementary-age kids that teaches nutrition through music and dance. The show is available for schools, conferences and events nationwide. With microphone in hand, Jill mobilized kids through music to empower their minds with the knowledge and their bodies with the strength to confidently make healthy choices while maintaining their coolness. The interactive experience not only makes eating breakfast and drinking water cool, but helps increase retention of these important health messages. Since Jump with Jill's inception four years ago, Jill has performed nearly 600 shows for almost 100,000 kids all over the United States.
The show covers:
* The definition of energy and exercise
* How to do exercises that are fun
* The importance of choosing foods that make the body healthy
* How to choose healthy foods including label reading and food facts
* Body acceptance and empowerment
* Recognizing that cartoon characters and celebrities are sometimes used to promote unhealthy foods
* How to identify foods high in calcium and why these foods are cool
* The importance of water
* What unhealthy ingredients are in popular foods that makes them taste so good
* Why eating less processed foods is better for your body and for the earth
The show is both educationally sound and completely rock and roll.
PARENT WORKSHOPS A sure way to successful eating habits in children is getting parents involved. Bring the whole family to an after hours Family Fun Night or workshop with The Rockstar Nutritionist. Jill can perform the show in it's entirety for kids and families, or do a more intimate, hands-on workshop that involves healthy snack making. SONGWRITING WORKSHOPS
To increase the impact of the live show, consider booking workshops for small groups of students. In the songwriting workshops, students spend time in small groups with Jill to investigate the secrets of their favorite pop songs. For longer workshops, students will review the production side of the music-making process including recording live voices and instruments, mixing, and mastering. In any length of workshop, students will generate their own pop song using what they learn. Schools may choose these topics in advance to enhance current learning objectives or studnets may generate them in the session. Songs can be performed by the students in front of their student body in conjunction with the Jump wtih Jill performance. The workshop is available at a minimum of 45 minutes or up to 4 hours. Ideal for grades 4 and 5.
  Listen to kids from our workshops singing their creations CONFERENCES AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR ADULTS Jill is a popular speaker on her work as a Rockstar Nutritionist, helping parents, teachers and health professionals expand the boundaries of nutrition education. Jill's most popular topic title, "Nutrition Education through Entertainment" has been performed for professionals around the country including the Texas, Arkansas, Florida, Wisconsin and Tennessee Dietetic Associations, Action for Healthy Kids in Wisconsin and Illinois, Eat Smart New York, and the American Dietetic Association Food and Nutrition Conference and Expo. Description: Jump with Jill is a live rock 鈥榥 roll show and audio CD that teaches nutrition through music and movement. Come rock songs from the show with Rockstar Nutritionist, Jill Jayne, MS, RD, and learn about the science behind her translations of nutrition facts into rock operas. Expect to leave with pointers on cross-curricular teaching, kinesthetic learning, and a celtic punk song about water stuck in your head. Objectives: Participants will gain knowledge and skills to: *Use compelling health statistics to sell nutrition and fitness *Apply behavior change theory to enhance teaching style *Expand the boundaries of nutrition and physical activity education by discovering new ways to educate through entertainment ADD ONS AVAILABLE FOR THE LIVE SHOW * Live show + evening parent assembly
* Live show + copies of CD for each teacher
* Live show + workshops for small groups of students
* Live show + discounted CD price for students and parents
* Teacher in-service + wholesale CD price for conference attendee goodie bag | 
