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Bay Area
District "Champion for Fitness"


The Redwood City School District created fun and interactive ways for students to increase their physical activity and healthy eating choices throughout the ‘08-‘09 school year through the efforts of their Wellness Coordinator, principals, dedicated teachers, parents, Redwood City School District’s Wellness Council and their community.

The District has built “Make Time for Fitness” running/walking tracks at each school. Some teachers use the course for 10 minutes after recess or lunch and have the students walk/run as many laps as they can. They compare how many laps they have done previously. They beg for the opportunity to do laps. The Make Time for Fitness courses are so popular that some teachers are finding it difficult to find a time when they can use it. One school continues to use it for a school-wide “Morning Stretch.”

The District’s Wellness Council developed a FitFun Game Guide so that PA was integrated with other curriculum throughout the school day. RCSD has successfully trained all K-5 teachers and have started implementation.

The District provided nutrition workshops for low-income parents like: Family Fun Nights, School Wide Breakfast Events, Parent Diabetes Education, Latino Family Health Series, Educational Theatre Programs addressing healthy eating and physical activity, PA/nutrition presentations at ELAC meetings.

To highlight PA, health and sports 4th grade students had the opportunity to take a field trip to Kids Are Giants Too event held in May at AT&T Park where more than 1,000 fourth grade students and chaperones participated. The theme of the corresponding activity book and of the day at the ballpark was Eat Healthy Stay Active and Be Tobacco Free. Students got to hear the same message from a Giants pitcher and trainer in person.

Throughout Redwood City School District 211 K-5 teachers taught Dairy Council of California's nutrition education curriculum in the 2008-2009 school year and approximately 5,485 students received nutrition education. Dairy Council's nutrition education curriculum highlights the importance of eating a healthy breakfast, getting 60 minutes of daily physical activity, and makes strong home and parent connection. Dairy Council also provided resources and tip sheets in Spanish and English for Physical activity/nutrition presentations at English Language Advisory Committee (ELAC) meetings and Redwood City Wellness events.

These are only a few of the many reasons Redwood City should receive a Champion for Fitness Award!




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