OK, it’s my own fault, I admit it. The last few weeks my son, daughter and wife were all sick. First my wife caught a cold/cough thing, then my daughter got it, then my son came home with some kind of 48 hour flu bug. All the while I rolled along feeling just fine. I got cocky, too. 

“Wow, this is amazing!” I said. “It’s usually me that gets sick. Must be that new healthy diet I’m on along with all the working out I have been doing!”

Wow! What a jerk! And now I am paying for it. I feel terrible. Headache, fever, runny nose, cough, etc. etc. etc. I should be home but here I am at the office, trooper that I am, probably ensuring that everyone else in the office will be sick next week!

Well, this got me thinking about kids, and how they are always getting sick because so many germs are traded around in schools. And this got me thinking, as always, about school assembly programs!

You see, kids get sick, but many have no idea what goes on in their bodies when that happens. We have a program called Bodyworks which is perfect for this. This is a truly great school assembly program. Not only is it a dynamic and entertaining theatre, but it also covers human anatomy in a way that is fun for kids. Through the use of huge cartoon-like three-dimensional mockups, it teaches students exactly how their heart, liver and kidneys work and how the body uses the bloodstream to fight off disease and infection. And all throughout there is a wonderful message against substance abuse.

Now I know, that at least in Michigan, where my kids went to school, the elementary standards required by the state had kids learning about human anatomy 2 or three times over the course of a K-5 education. So we have had this program performing Michigan school assemblies quite often. I expect other states have similar curriculum requirements.

This year Robert Pirtle is the most able presenter of Bodyworks. Schools on the East Coast will be able to look forward to hosting a program from Robert between New Years and mid April. Midwest school assemblies will be available starting in late April and continuing through the end of the school year. This is a great assembly and one you should consider bringing to your school. Hopefully, some lucky Dad will also attend, and learn enough to avoid my sniffling, sneezing , miserable current condition!

Geoff Beauchamp is the Regional Manager of Mobile Ed Productions where "Education Through Entertainment" has been the guiding principal since 1979. Mobile Ed Productions produces and markets quality educational school assembly programs in the fields of science, history, writing, astronomy, natural science, mathematics, character issues and a variety of other curriculum based areas. In addition, Mr. Beauchamp is a professional actor with 30 years of experience in film, television and on stage. He created and still performs occasionally in Mobile Ed's THE LIVING LINCOLN