NORMAL IN SCHOOLS

NORMAL In Schools (NIS) is a national nonprofit arts-and-education organization that educates about the devastating impact of eating disorders, the therapeutic impact of the arts, and related issues such as body image, self esteem and family communication.

Programs include: Live tours of the NIS program (a Jonathan Larson award-winning rock musical followed by a talkback with expert panelists), NIS Curriculum, INSIDE OUT (Celebrating inner beauty through theatre, music and art), SELF ESTEEM STOMP (a family event with an interactive experiential “playground”), TEAM NORMAL (education for athletes and sports teams) and (coming soon) the online NIS Program.

Join or sponsor the SELF ESTEEM STOMP — a family event to educate about self esteem. Sunday, October 24th at Alverno College in Milwaukee, WI!!

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NORMAL in Schools (NIS) will kick off its first annual 5K family walk/fundraiser, Self Esteem Stomp, at 10 a.m. Sunday, October 24, on the campus of Alverno College, 3400 S. 43rd St., Milwaukee.

The Self Esteem Stomp is the first annual family event of its kind designed to help the entire family learn about self esteem while having fun. The event will begin with a casual, family-oriented 5K walk followed by interactive outdoor activities including live music, drum circles, yoga and art.

Local school groups, sororities, community clubs and individuals and student organizations from middle, high school and colleges are encouraged to register for this all-day event.

Because lack of communication is too often “normal” in families, NIS’s programs encourage individuals to be ‘abnormal’ — to share their true feelings, allow for mistakes and imperfections, discontinue seeking external validation, and embrace self-love, self-gratitude, and self-worth.

Part of our mission is to promote healthy self esteem in individuals of all ages – but particularly young people. This first annual Self Esteem Stomp is a perfect way to make this topic fun for the entire family.

Proceeds from “Self Esteem Stomp” will be used to help NORMAL in Schools create a cutting-edge, online DVD film version of its award-winning educational program to enable access to a worldwide audience reaching beyond students and educators to include patients in recovery, families, clinicians and athletic teams.

Robyn Hussa
Founder and President
NORMAL In Schools
917-771-4977

NIS Program
– WINNER 2010 Champion in Women’s Health Award, Wisconsin Women’s Health Foundation

– KEYNOTE PRESENTER 2011 Wisconsin School Counselors Association (WSCA) annual conference in Steven’s Point, WI

– KEYNOTE PRESENTER 2010 American Association of University Women district meeting in Elm Grove, WI

– RECURRING PRESENTER Wisconsin Psychological Association annual conference

– RECURRING PRESENTER Aurora Behavioral Health as part of NEDAwareness

– INVITED PRESENTER 2009 Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland

– KEYNOTE PRESENTER 2009 EAPA (Employee Assistance Professional’s Association’s annual conference)

– KEYNOTE PRESENTER 2009 Peck School of the Arts — High School Theatre Day, University Wisconsin – Milwaukee

– KEYNOTE PRESENTER 2008 Wisconsin State PTA conference in Green Bay, WI

– FEATURED PRESENTER 2007 National Eating Disorders Association annual conference

NORMAL The Musical
THE AWARD-WINNING 75 MINUTE SCRIPT AND SCORE
– Jonathan Larson award for excellence in musical theatre
– PRESENTER at the 2007 EDTA International Thespians Festival in Lincoln, Nebraska
– PRESENTER at the 2009 International Fringe Festival (High School Theatre Festival) in Edinburgh, Scotland

THE AWARD-WINNING 30 MINUTE SCRIPT AND SCORE
– WINNER at each sectional competition in the Wisconsin State High School Theatre Festival
– INVITEE to the State Championship
– WINNER – Critic’s Choice at the Wisconsin State High School Theatre Festival – State Finals
– WINNER – Outstanding Acting Ensemble, Outstanding Direction and Outstanding Actor for the actresses playing the roles of Kayla and Polly at the Wisconsin State High School Theatre Festival – State Finals at University of Wisconsin- Whitewater
– WINNER – Best Play at the GI Play Festival in Nebraska (Kearney High School production

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