{"id":3862,"date":"2013-05-23T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-05-23T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1millionbestdownloads.com\/family-healthiest-schools-healthy-ideas-for-your-school\/"},"modified":"2013-05-23T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2013-05-23T00:00:00","slug":"family-healthiest-schools-healthy-ideas-for-your-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/1millionbestdownloads.com\/family-healthiest-schools-healthy-ideas-for-your-school\/","title":{"rendered":"Healthiest Schools: Healthy Ideas for Your School"},"content":{"rendered":"
From Health magazine<\/a><\/p>\n Lessons from the garden<\/b> Fitness all day long<\/b> Healthier rewards<\/b> Walking the walk<\/b> Healthy homework<\/b> PE made extra fun<\/b> Make your own school healthier<\/b> Healthy Schools Campaign, Chicago IL<\/a> Healthy Schools Network, Washington DC<\/a> Coalition for Healthier Schools, Washington, DC<\/a> Alliance for a Healthier Generation, New York, NY<\/a> Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, Washington, DC<\/a> Collaborative for High Performance Schools, San Francisco, CA<\/a> American School Health Association, Kent, Ohio<\/a> Action for Healthy Kids, Chicago, IL<\/a>
Creekside Elementary, Colorado<\/i>
On Wednesdays, students enjoy lunch made, in part, with food from the school's own organic garden—and it's a zero-waste affair: Everything from food scraps to dishes is reused or recycled.<\/p>\n
Brader Elementary, Delaware<\/i>
This school keeps active, from a.m. three-minute exercise routines to cycling on stationary bikes in the library and common learning areas.<\/p>\n
Alma Schrader Elementary, Missouri<\/i>
Citizenship awards aren't a donut or pizza anymore at this school. Instead chosen kids eat a healthy lunch at tables dressed up with china, cloth linens, and stemware.<\/p>\n
Coopers Elementary, North Carolina<\/i>
Kids who walk at least a mile a day can win parties and T-shirts. Last year 650 of the school's 661 students walked 125 miles.<\/p>\n
Burlington-Des Lacs Elementary, North Dakota<\/i>
Healthy habits go home with kids in activity bags containing CDs and portable exercise equipment.<\/p>\n
Blackstone Academy, Rhode Island<\/i>
This charter high school taps local resources, including a rock climbing gym and nearby nature trails.<\/p>\n
Check out the following organizations that promote healthy practices in schools nationwide.<\/p>\n
Advocates clean environments and green building practices in schools, and partners with American School & University magazine to award stand-out schools each year with the Green Cleaning Award for Schools and Universities.<\/p>\n
Builds coalitions and fights for new education, health, and environmental policies to protect children.<\/p>\n
A coalition of 200 organizations coordinated by the Healthy Schools Network to provide a forum and platform for school environmental health.<\/p>\n
A partnership between the American Heart Association and the William J. Clinton Foundation working to stop childhood obesity and inspire kids to develop lifelong healthy habits.<\/p>\n
Recognizes food service professionals who are improving the healthfulness of school lunches with its annual Golden Carrot Awards.<\/p>\n
Facilitates the design and construction of energy- and resource-efficient schools in an effort to increase student performance while protecting the environment.<\/p>\n
Supports coordinated school health programs and provides professional development opportunities for school administrators and health educators.<\/p>\n
Addresses the childhood obesity epidemic by working with volunteer teams nationwide to improve nutrition and increase physical activity in schools through programs like Game On! The Ultimate Wellness Challenge and ReCharge! Energizing After-school.<\/p>\n