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Adapting Physical Activity to Address Special NeedsKendale Lakes Elementary School - Miami FloridaFinding a way to adapt physical education classes to promote the participation of all students, in particular, those with chronic health conditions or special needs, is crucial in developing a high quality program.
Parent Involvement Leads to Wellness Council SuccessShue-Medill Middle School PTA - Newark, Deleware; Ada Merritt Elementary PTA - Miami, Florida These schools received a 2010 PTA Healthy Lifestyles Grant.
“Health Idol” Contest Lets Students ShineAbraham Lincoln High School - San Francisco, CaliforniaAn annual competition that is held over ten weeks started as a way to get students and staff moving and has turned into a program that extends even beyond graduation.
Finding Time for Extra ActivityMedina Valley High School - Castroville, Texas Churchill County Junior High School - Fallon, Nevada
Alternative School Takes Advantage of Bike Trails, ParksHarbor Alternative High School - Altoona, Iowa For students at Harbor Alternative High School, the town of Altoona is their gymnasium.
Bananas Over Books- A New School FundraiserKennedy Elementary School - Green Bay, Wisconsin An annual bake sale held at Kennedy Elementary School was supposed to help raise additional money for class field trips. This year, wanting to try a new kind of fundraiser that did not revolve around unhealthy foods, teacher Kimberly Reyneabeau came up with a new idea- Bananas over Books!
Dynamic Food Service Team Recognized for Healthy ChangesPrince George's County School District - Prince George's County, MarylandThe food service team at Prince George’s County School District is thrilled that all of their hard work this year paid off with very positive feedback from state reviewers during the School Meals Initiative review.
Be Well Book- Real People with Real SolutionsWarstler Elementary School - Canton, Ohio The Be Well book, created by the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation and the Alliance for a Healthier Generation, offers “real people with real solutions.”
Funding Wellness with Coordination, CollaborationWest New York, New JerseyAs districts across the country are looking for ways to cut more from tightening budgets, West New York has found a way to collect over one million additional dollars to help them fund their programs.
Dallas Schools Focus on Nutrition Education, Parent Involvement and Staff WellnessJohn F. Kennedy Learning Center - Dallas, Texas Salazar Elementary School - Dallas, Texas Sam Tasby Middle School - Dallas, Texas
Staff Wellness Program Succeeds with Achievable GoalsBumpus Middle School - Bumpus Alabama The strategy in designing a school employee wellness program that faculty and staff would want to join was to keep it simple and positive.
District Focuses on Success to Engage SchoolsElizabeth School District - Elizabeth, New Jersey The schools in Elizabeth have embraced the Healthy Schools Program and have moved quickly towards success because they have an administrative team that is extremely supportive.
JAMmin’ Minutes to JAMmin’ Stations- One School Raises the BarPulaski Elementary School - Wilmington, Delaware Every morning after announcements the music starts and everyone moves together.
Staff Take Wellness Challenge OfflineSeward Elementary School - Seward, Alaska The wall of the staff lounge at Seward Elementary is home to a very large chart, which is a log of the staff’s physical activity.
Fruit Popsicles Score Big at Football GamesSouthern High School - Durham, North Carolina “Do we want to be part of this childhood obesity problem or do we want to make a difference?” This is how Karen Price, administrative assistant and school wellness council chair, replies when someone questions the changes she has been trying to make at Southern High School.
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