Building Better Brains: Health and Wellness
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Goal:
To inform the school community of the value of health and wellness, specifically
good nutrition, physical exercise and adequate sleep. Our goal is to
provide information about current research findings and provide plans to implement
programs that will allow students to perform at their highest levels.
Component Managers:
Donna Owen, Victor Steffen
Component Committee Members: Shelli Wilson, Donna Schulte, Genie Willhite |
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Current initiatives that the committee is developing
and implementing:
"Breakfast in a Bag"
Students need a nutritious breakfast in order to provide their brains and bodies
with adequate fuel for learning.
Investigating school starting times
Continue the investigation into the change of starting times for all grade levels,
especially starting high school at a later time.
A 20+ member committee has been formed to investigate the starting times.*
Brain Gym Activities
Implement “Brain Gym” activities at all grade levels, especially
middle and high schools where physical activity is limited because of not having
recess.
Web resources related to brain research and the Health
and Wellness component:
Breakfast in a Bag- nutrition and learning
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/service/learnpub.htm
Investigating School Start Times
Starting Times Research Powerpoint
Brain Gym Activities
http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/oxfordbraingym/Research.htm
http://www.braingym.org/BG_Research.pdf (download pdf)
Official Brain Gym web site
http://www.braingym.org/
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