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St. Brigid School's Karate Kids

Ten Saint Brigid School (SBS) students received certificates of completion from West Hartford’s Villari’s Martial Arts Studio. Students participated in a martial arts fundraiser for Saint Brigid School.

 

The fundraiser was held after school in the gymnasium twice a week for three weeks. Students paid a one-time fee to participate and all the proceeds went to SBS.

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Additionally, on Friday, January 31, 2014, Villari’s will host a special one-night women’s self-defense fundraiser to benefit Saint Brigid School. The cost is $30 per person. Senior citizens are encouraged to participate. The event is open to the public. Gifts certificates are available at Saint Brigid School.

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During the course of the program, students were taught the basic principles of “respect, self-discipline, and self-control” through the ancient Chinese martial arts form of Shaolin Kempo Karate. The classes were led by Villari’s Martial Arts fourth-degree black belt instructor, Christopher Olson. Under his direction SBS’ students learned the fundamentals of Shaolin Kempo Karate self-defense techniques, which are: Karate, Kung Fu, Jujutsu, and Chin-na.

 

“As a school, we are always striving to provide our students with additional opportunities for enrichment. Villari’s basic principles of respect, self-discipline, and self-control mirrors St. Brigid’s expectations of our students,” stated Principal Shevon Hickey. “This was the perfect fundraiser and the students loved it.”

 

“I used to take martial arts, so I was happy St. Brigid provided us with the chance to expose our daughter to one of my passions, too,” stated Victor Ortiz, an SBS parent of second-grader Cynthia Ortiz.  “This was such a creative fundraiser. Our daughter loved it! Actually, she enjoyed it so much we enrolled Cynthia in Villari’s Martial Arts program for children.”

 

Saint Brigid School is proud to celebrate 50 years of strong academics, Catholic values and enriched cultural diversity.  SBS is a full-time faith based educational program committed to educating the needs of students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade. St. Brigid is located at 100 Mayflower Street in West Hartford, Connecticut. For more information or to arrange a tour call: (860) 561-2130, ext. 104, or visit us at www. saintbrigidschool.org.

 

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