Smarty Pants Yoga

Smarty Pants Yoga is an after-school program that aims to mold elementary-age girls into confident leaders. Each one-hour session upholds this mission by fusing literacy enrichment, physical fitness, and social-emotional mentoring. Across eight weeks, girls read stories about female protagonists who navigate relatable challenges. Girls then reenact each plot line through yoga, internalizing lessons on character traits such as honesty and integrity. Unlike most after-school programs, SPY works to elevate the wellness of the whole child: mind, body, and spirit. MIND: Each storybook is aligned to the student’s grade level and is developmentally appropriate BODY: Each yoga sequence emphasizes body awareness and safety SPIRIT: Each storybook propagates the character attributes and conflict-management skills established in the Illinois Social Emotional Learning Standards.