Wellness Institute Update
Hey gang it’s been a few weeks so I’m here with an update. As you were warned, the schools are a bit slow in the fall because they concentrate on ISTEP, but we have made some headway in our project. Right now, three of the seven school districts in Delaware County have asked to be involved in the digital wellness project. We are giving the rest of the schools until Friday September 21 to let us know if they want to be included. So we can make concrete plans very soon. Until then I thought I’d share some of the available programs to showcase, and after the 21st we’ll give you more specifics for each participating school.. Also please remember that if you have questions about this project contact me Curt Sutterfield at ctsutterfiel@bsu.edu, leave me a comment on this post, or call me at (317) 908-1700.
Programs for potential stories:
A high school student to incoming freshmen mentoring program
Time to teach (a new approach that focuses on student behavior and how to discipline)
An elementary schools food drive
School fitness and walking clubs
Family Swim Nights and adult recreation programs
School recycling program
Cafeteria changes and improved nutrition options for breakfast & lunch
Community service projects by middle school students
posted by Digital Curt @ 10:49 AM
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Thanks, Curt...
I was just e-mailing the class about this. You will be hearing from us soon.
- Dr. J
Can we have the names of the schools put with their appropriate stories?
Eventually we will need contact information for those schools too.
Thanks for your help. We are getting a lot closer now that we have some potential stories.
One of our class groups might be able to use this:
Schoolhouse Walks
Municipalities try to encourage students to walk to school
Cities across the U.S. are turning their attention not only to greener schools, but to how students get to school. Forty years ago, half of all students walked or bicycled to the schoolhouse. Today, that number has dropped to 15 percent, while 60 percent of youths are toted in a car. The shift, brought on by fears of traffic hazards and stranger danger, has contributed to increases in other problems: obesity rates, traffic congestion, vehicle accidents, and air pollution around schools. In an effort to encourage students to transport themselves to school with their own two feet, many municipalities are seeking funding for more sidewalks, safer bike lanes, and other pedestrian-friendly measures, while parents are organizing walking versions of carpools. One potential downside: Groups of walking kids may be highly susceptible to homework-eating neighborhood dogs.
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