CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) – A Charleston County physical education teacher hopes to expand her students’ sports skills.
Jenna Lamb teaches Physical Education at Julian Mitchell Math and Science School.
“I love the impact that the students have on me coming to school each day with a learning mind and wanting to learn new things in my classroom,” Lamb says.
She teaches the majority of her lessons outside.
“We do not have a gym here at Mitchell Elementary. So, I teach on a basketball court outside,” Lamb says. “I just adapt to that environment. I do have an empty classroom for rainy days or when it is too cold here in Charleston. I think just adapting to being outside and giving those kids fresh air during my time has also improved with their mental health and learning throughout the day.”
While outside, Lamb says she enjoys teaching her students new skills within sports, something she looks forward to with every new class.
“I like to introduce new things every single year to my students and with pickleball becoming very popular, I thought tennis would be a good opportunity to show my students a lifelong activity that they can do once they leave my classroom,” Lamb says.
She is looking for a set of tennis rackets for her classroom, hoping to create a space that encourages teamwork, physical skill and friendship.
“I think that it will enhance their skills, not only to learn tennis skills, but then they can also just work as a team or individual and just really build a community once they go on in life,” Lamb says.
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