School teachers dance for students and charity after losing bet

This is what happens when elementary school teachers lose a bet to their students.

According to CBC News, the Peace and Development Club at West Royalty Elementary School in Charlottetown, P.E.I., challenged the student body to sell pieces of a 'peace' puzzle in order to raise money for charity. Each piece was "filled with messages about peace and goodwill" and donations were to be given to the organization, Free The Children.

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To encourage students to push through the last week of fundraising, the faculty and staff at West Royalty promised that if all of the 'peace' puzzle pieces were sold, the teachers would put together and release a music video featuring their dance moves.

"Oh, the students were beyond excited with it, they really seemed to enjoy it," Vanda Deighan, a teacher at West Royalty, said. "It was a blast for us, we had a great time practicing and coming up with unique ideas and fun ideas."

Selling all of the 'peace' puzzle pieces during the allotted one-week period culminated in a $1,500.00 donation for Free The Children and also helped the students learn a few important lessons.

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"Children in other countries, they're starving and they're dying because they don't have medical care," one student said. "We have hospitals, and we have schools, and we can do stuff that other people can't," Grade 5 student, Bila Gaite, also added.

Students watched the video of their teachers rocking out to LMFAO's "Party Rock Anthem" at a school assembly last week and enjoyed seeing them let loose and have a good time.

"[It's] really fun for the kids," Grade 5 student Lauren Harper told CBC. "They love to see their teachers making fun of themselves."

Given the success of the teacher's dancing incentive, the staff at West Royalty have already begun brainstorming new ways to motivate their students to raise more money for charity in the future and have received a lot of positive feedback since the story's release.

"You all 'rock,'" one viewer wrote. "What a great way to inspire the kids [and let] them know that you can laugh at yourselves. [It's] one lesson these kids will carry for the rest of their lives."

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Free The Children, an organization established by brothers Craig and Marc Kielburger in 1995, aims to "inspire young people to develop as socially conscious global citizens and become agents of change for their peers around the world."

To learn more about Free The Children and their efforts, head here.

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