Original Program Characters
I AM 4 Kids is a turnkey interactive learning package taught in schools, churches, and youth groups. It teaches children in third through fifth grades how to create empowering identities for themselves. An empowering identity helps children to make better decisions for themselves when confronted with the tough choices today’s kids face on a daily basis. In short, it teaches them how to be their own role model!
Alex
Alex is an athletic 4th grade boy with blond hair and blue eyes. He’s outgoing & funny. He likes to “do” stuff and is always moving. He’s a natural leader and encourages other kids to work together.
Nika
Outgoing and independent 5th Grade African American girl who is paralyzed from the waist down. She’s a great student who loves both listening and playing music. She is extremely talented on guitar, piano and drums. Her identity will be a very upbeat song about how she can, and will, overcome any obstacle in her way.
Inad
3rd grade Middle Eastern girl. She loves fashion and everything that goes with it. She’s traditional with a touch of independence and western influence. She’ll express her identity through designing and making clothes that express who she is while respecting her culture.
Kenji
Shy but eloquent 2nd grade boy who is hard of hearing. Kenji has a gift with words and a vocabulary well beyond his years. He loves to read. He’s a magnificent creator of stories, but doubts his abilities. Through the process, he will learn to have greater confidence in himself.
Romina
3rd grade Hispanic girl. She is very artistic and is always drawing, painting or sketching. She has a very colorful personality, but doesn’t like people to see her art. She worries what people might say.