We began class with a mini "Olympics." We had the boys run a 100m race twice (they all beat their first time!) and then we had them run a 100m relay. Those were two of the events that Jesse Owens won at the 1936 Olympics, as we had discussed the previous week.
After letting the boys get some water and have some play time, we began class in our usual manner, skipping the workout because the boys were exhausted.
We reviewed the previous week's information about the rise of Nazism and Hitler, and then shared the story of Helmuth Hubener, an incredibly brave boy who followed his conscience in a courageous way. Feeling that their teachings were not correct, he dropped out of the Hitler Youth program. He then started listening (illegally) to the radio. As he learned the truth about what his country was actually doing and going through, he began making and distributing flyers to inform the public.
For this crime, he was eventually arrested. In an effort to protect his friends who had been helping him, he took all the blame. Although he was only 16 he was tried as an adult and was executed. He was the youngest German to be executed for such crimes. His courage and integrity are amazing to me for someone so young.
After this we played hide and seek with the boys.
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