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Fremont Elementary has a lot to celebrate this summer. They are currently in first place in the California Governor’s Challenge Program out of 232 schools participating in the Los Angeles area. They have managed to maintain a participation rate of 100%! The Governor’s Challenge is an annual contest among K-12 schools that encourages students, teachers and parents to be physically active. Efforts toward the Governor’s Challenge also contributed to Fremont Elementary attaining the Bronze National Recognition Award with the Healthy Schools Program.
Students are turning in their monthly activity logs, becoming more active in afterschool activities and participating in a running club. Claudia Ramos, Fremont’s Governor’s Challenge coordinator, has noticed that students are more active, making better food choices and having a more positive attitude towards a healthier lifestyle. The Governor’s Challenge is just one way that is helping staff and students move more and eat healthier foods. Teachers participate in the Network for a Healthy California’s Harvest of the Month program which provides teachers with opportunities to promote healthy eating through staff development, classroom cooking and school gardening projects. The teachers have even traded in ice cream parties for yogurt, granola and fruit parties!
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