What is Terrific Kids?

2010 Ed Mena Terrific Kid of the Year

Terrific Kids is a student recognition program that promotes character development, self-esteem, and perseverance. Students work with their classroom teacher and establish goals to improve behavior, peer relationships, attendance, or schoolwork. Students then work toward achieving the goal during a specific time period. The teachers and principal determine the best schedule for recognition. Some schools recognize Terrific Kids during each grading period; others recognize students more often. At the end of the designated time period all students who achieved their goals are recognized as Terrific Kids. Recognition includes being pinned as a Terrific Kid; a pizza, ice cream, or other food-themed party; and presentation of certificates, and other giveaways.

What is the role of the sponsoring Kiwanis family club?
A sponsoring club helps support the Terrific Kids program at the school. The club plans Terrific Kids parties, provides recognition, and establishes partnerships with local community businesses to secure support for the program. Sponsoring businesses have the option of providing coupons, giveaways, or food for Terrific Kids parties.

How does the program help teachers utilizing the program?
The Terrific Kids program provides teachers with a tool to reward students for special achievements that may otherwise go unnoticed.

TERRIFIC is an acronym meaning:
Thoughtful Enthusiastic Respectful Responsible Inclusive Friendly Inquisitive Capable

PHOTOS: Terrific Kids Events, sponsored by  Kiwanis Club of Fort Lauderdale

2010 Ed Mena Terrific Kid of the Year

At a ceremony held at the Croissant Park Elementary School, Jim Martin awards a deserving student, Enrique Santiago, the 2010 Terrific Kid of the Year award.







2010 Ed Mena Terrific Kid of the Year

At a ceremony held on May 20th at the Harbordale Elementary School, Jim Martin awards a deserving student, Carolina-Perez-Molina, the 2010 Terrific Kid of the Year award.

    ECAS is a K family project. It was started by G. Harold Martin, with the approval
    and support of our club.

    Kiwanis, Circle K and Key Club all adopted ECAS as a project at national
    conventions.

   Our club actually owns the copyright on the Every Child a Swimmer, Inc. logo and
continues to support it (actually every member of the club falls under the criteria for member of  ECAS) as a club
project.

The Fort Lauderdale Kiwanis have continued their partnership with Broward County to continue monitoring and picking up misc. trash which accumulates on and along the easements of SW 4th Avenue (between SW 7 St. and State Road 84) in Ft. Lauderdale. This partnership entails having a crew from Kiwanis involved in a cleanup at least once every three months.

Street Clean-up
Saturday, January 21st, 2012

Street Clean-up
Saturday, January 8th, 2011

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