Publications
Common Threads will be facilitating a crash course in nutrition for teachers through a series of hands-on activities that translate back to the classroom and support HSA and Common Core standards.
As educators we know that bullying, harassment and isolation can have devastating effects on a young person's academic and socioemotional success in classroom and beyond. LGBTQ youth are at higher risk for these and many other negative outcomes.
Healthy kids are better learners! One of the best things elementary classroom teachers can do to improve student test scores is to integrate movement into the core subjects. A large percentage of children are kinesthetic learners and every child benefits from quick, brain-based energizers.
Overview of USDA Smart Snacks in School standards, why vending matters to staff and students, how it’s being accomplished through FitArlington's Healthy Vending Initiative, and the dangers of energy drinks (using National Soda Summit resources.
In this informative and collaborative session, participants will learn about the physical education and physical activity components of the Healthy Schools Act and the far-reaching benefits of physical activity for students.
You don’t always know who it is: which student had their first drink over the weekend? While you can’t always know exactly who, we do know that more than 70% of DC students have had at least alcoholic drink by the time they leave high school.
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