Month: October 2019
On October 22, SHAPE America and Gopher kicked off the 2nd annual Big Feats Virtual Race, a six-week physical activity challenge designed to engage students, parents, teachers and the …
As health educators, we know the importance of teaching decision-making skills to promote health literacy. We want students to understand that choices in life come with consequences. The big …
As you may be aware of, SHAPE America’s new service-learning program, health. moves. minds., has launched across the United States! I was thrilled to pilot the program for the …
Starting October 22, SHAPE America will kick off its 2nd annual Big Feats Virtual Race, a community-based event that gives you the opportunity to raise money for health and …
Since it was built in 1970, General John J. Stefanik School in Chicopee, MA, has seen thousands of students in grades K-5 come through its doors. These students — …
Last spring, Archbishop Bergan Elementary School was lucky enough to be chosen as a pilot school for SHAPE America’s new service-learning program, health. moves. minds.™ This was a tremendous …
The majority of K-12 students fail to meet national recommendations for physical activity – and there is a growing focus on increasing movement during the school day. Successful programs …
My formal experience with equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) goes back more than 10 years, but my personal connection to it spans a lifetime. When I was in third …
In the spring of 2019, my school was one of 21 pilot schools selected to participate in SHAPE America’s new service-learning program — health. moves. minds.™ In April …
As a health and physical education teacher, I always followed my peers’ advice of emphasizing the 3 R’s of education: relevance, relationships and rigor. First, I knew I had …
