Did you see the What If PSAs on KCPT about fruit kioske, Nutranet, PE4life, and the Walking School Bus? Learn more about these local initiatives by clicking here!
To learn more about the national intiative, 'Rethinking School Lunch', from the Center for Ecoliteracy, click here.
If you are a champion of healthy eating and organic produce why not get together with your child's school to organize and implement an "Edible Schoolyard"? Information and tips for this project can be found here.
The CDC provides downloadable brochures for teachers and principals that encourage them to make a difference by promoting physical activity and building healthy schools for their students. If you would like to print a brochure and send it to your childs' school, click on the following links. For a teacher's brochure, click here, and for a brochure for a principal, click here.
Encourage the teachers in your child's school to participate in the "Log It" program sponsored by PE Central. Using pedometers, students log the miles they walk each day, and log how many miles they accrue. The goal is to log enough steps to have walked across the entire country!
Make sure that your school participates in the "Get Active, Stay Active" program that promotes a healthy lifestyle for middle and high school students. Students can qualify for prizes by keeping an electronic fitness journal and participating in the President's Fitness Challenge.
Ask if your school has heard of the "SPARK" program. Spark stands for "Sports, Play and Active Recreation for Kids". It's a great PE program for elementary, middle school and high schools.
Help your child's teacher to organize a "Be A Smart Shopper!" field trip, is designed to reinforce the nutrition and healthy lifestyle education curricula taught in schools. At your local Hen House Market, this field trip encourages students to become passionate about incorporating health and wellness into their day-to-day lives. Students learn life-skill nutrition lessons in a fun and real-life environment through the use of hands-on activities and discussion.
Give this great handout to your child's teacher called "Games Without Borders" - It will give him or her some great ideas for kids games from around the world.
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