This villain is known as childhood cancer, and you can help us make a difference.
Every day during Challenge Week, students will learn what it takes to be a Hero through simple fitness activities and short lessons. We provide resources to help your school have a fun and successful event.
As students complete challenges, they can earn prizes, and team captains can earn rewards for their school or organization.
Accept the challenge to become a St. Jude Hero, and you'll help ensure that families never receive a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing or food.
St. Jude patient, Julia. Read her story.
5 DAYS, 5 WAYS
to be a Hero for the kids of St. Jude
Day 1 Strength
Strength isn’t just physical, it’s mental too! You can be strong by being optimistic and standing up for others.
Fitness activities can include:
- pushups
- power squats
- crab walk
Day 2 Agility
Mental agility is about being adaptive to new situations and being flexible when change happens.
Fitness activities can include:
- jumping jacks
- frog leaps
- fast feet
Day 3 Willpower
Real heroes focus on what they want and work hard to make it happen! That’s heroic willpower!
Fitness activities can include:
- a run/walk
- balance
- hero planks
Day 4 Kindness
By helping others and showing respect, we can all be heroes. Kindness makes the world a better place!
Fitness activities can include:
- sit-ups
- relay
- leap frog
Day 5 Bravery
Being brave means always doing the best you can, even when you’re scared or nervous.
Fitness activities can include a mashup of all the week's exercises.
