Healthy Schools
Food, fitness, happiness
Rural districts get creative about health, Washington notices
Washington notices Colorado’s creative ways to improve health in rural schools. The president of the Colorado Legacy Foundation is in Washington this week to share stories with federal officials.
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Fifth-graders learn to be healthy consumers
A new program in Colorado aimed at teaching fifth-graders to make healthy food choices is modeled after Ski Country USA’s popular fifth grade passport program.
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Ask an Expert: Healthy, fun school treats for kids
A mom wants to get some help with fun, healthy snacks for her kids after-school and also to share at end-of-the-school-year parties. Get some tips, including how to make a pepper in hummus look like a swimming octopus.
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Looking for healthy summer camps?
With so many summer camps to choose from, how do you decide which ones are best for your kids? Well, here’s a new way to think about camp…which ones promote health and wellness? Check out this list and add your own suggestions.
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Eat Your Radio teaches kids about food, and journalism
If this isn’t creative we don’t know what is. KGNU radio in Boulder teaches kids about nutrition and journalism through Eat Your Radio. The food part of the lesson is courtesy of the Integrated Nutrition Education Program.
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