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Becky G Inspires Kids on Career Day with Iconic Latinas and New Song

[HPP] Becky GJanuary 21, 202616 min
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Celebrity Substitute for Career Day

  • πŸ’‘ Becky G serves as a celebrity substitute teacher for Career Day at Dos Puentes Elementary School in Washington Heights.
  • 🎯 Her goal is to help students dream big and imagine their futures, focusing on what it means to be an iconic Latina.
  • 🧠 Becky G shares personal insights, including her early career as a form of escapism and growing up in a large family.

Inspiring Iconic Latinas

  • πŸ”‘ Becky G introduces students to several iconic Latinas who achieved great things across various fields.
  • ✨ These figures include Dolores Huerta (activist), Diana Trujillo (space engineer), Selena Quintanilla (singer), and Rita Moreno (EGOT winner).
  • πŸ’¬ She explains concepts like activism and the significance of achieving an EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony).

Students' Dreams and Aspirations

  • 🌱 The students reflect on their own career aspirations, sharing diverse dreams like becoming a teacher, ballerina, veterinarian, ice skater, or principal.
  • πŸš€ Becky G encourages them to act the part of their future selves, emphasizing the power of manifestation.
  • πŸ‘ One student, Alma, demonstrates impressive knowledge of Latin American history and figures like Gabriela Mistral.

School Surprises and Manifestation

  • 🎁 The show surprises the school with a new mural and film equipment for their end-of-year assemblies, replacing old methods.
  • 🎭 Students then engage in an activity where they dress up and act out their chosen future careers, from bakers to principals.
  • βœ… This exercise reinforces the idea of manifesting dreams by embodying their future roles.

"Hora de Brillar" Music Video

  • 🎀 The lesson culminates in the creation of a music video for Becky G's new song, "Hora de Brillar" (Time to Shine).
  • 🌟 The song and video celebrate self-expression, pride, and the joy of dreaming big.
  • πŸ’– Becky G emphasizes that it doesn't matter if you fall, as long as you get up and keep going to reach your goals.
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Career DayIconic LatinasSelf-expressionDreaming bigActivismSpace engineeringMusic careerEGOTDolores HuertaDiana TrujilloSelena QuintanillaRita MorenoMusic video productionHora de BrillarLatina representation
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