Physical activity : Making the case for kids moving more.

What is Physical Activity? Making the Case for Kids Moving More What is Physical Activity? You may be wondering, What is physical activity? PA is a bodily exercise that enhances or maintains physical fitness and overall health or wellness. We think of exercise as burning energy or calories. For [...]

The New Rules – Playground Monitors Emphasize Behavior Expectations

 January 2005 The new rules and behavior expectations. New behavior expectations state, "go down the slide only on your bottom." Corvallis Gazette-Times As a second-grader slips down the covered slide at Philomath's Clemens Primary School on his tummy Thursday morning, school behavior assistant Cheri Stouder blows her whistle. Stouder has been watching [...]

Peaceful Playground painted at Yulee School for Physical Education Classes

Peaceful Playground painted at Yulee School - September 2010 News Leader - Yulee, FL "Peaceful Playgrounds will provide our students with wonderful age appropriate activities during their physical education time." "It's fun for parents, teachers as well as the students and we look forward to the Peace Playground kick-off involving the community this Friday," said Yulee [...]

Case Study Could Shape Physical Education Across the Nation

A professional perspective based on Case Study: Lessons from Los Angeles, in the Journal of Public Health Policy (2009) For years physical educators across the country have advocated for daily physical education for their students. Legislators have joined the bandwagon and passed legislation mandating physical education for most K-12 grade students throughout CA and across [...]

By |2021-06-16T21:11:06-07:00December 9th, 2012|Featured Articles, PE|0 Comments

Schools Role in the Childhood Obesity Crisis

Schools Role in the Childhood Obesity Crisis Let's Move - Active Schools During President Obama's first term, First Lady Michelle Obama unveiled her strategy for tackling the nation’s childhood obesity crisis. Mrs. Obama’s initiative is called Let's Move, and includes a website with tools and background on [...]

Nutrition in Schools – Childhood Obesity

There is a public health crisis facing the United States and many countries around the world. Unlike so many public health crises resulting in disease, it can't be cured by an inoculation. The disease has reached epidemic proportions and is called childhood obesity.  We need to address nutrition in schools before its too late. 20% [...]

School Gardens: Schools Teaching Organic Gardening

Schools Teaching Organic Gardening In this article, we will look into the movement that is transforming the nation’s schools, the “Local Food Movement” via school gardens. Americans are facing epidemic levels of childhood onset of diabetes, a disease which in many of these children is preventable. Local schools are implementing gardens which allow for hands-on-learning [...]

By |2022-11-06T13:07:16-08:00December 6th, 2012|Featured Articles, Nutrition|0 Comments

10 Tips for Healthy School Lunches

Ideas for  Healthy School Lunches [jwplayer config="Large Player" mediaid="4534"] 1. Serve a Hot Meal Schools across the country are beginning to prepare hot meals on site making available healthier choices thus eliminating or reducing fried foods and junk food from school grounds. The problem, however, is that healthy foods can take longer to eat and [...]

By |2022-12-20T22:42:08-08:00December 6th, 2012|Featured Articles|0 Comments