Authored by Ashley Edmondson, Let’s Go! Cumberland County Coordinator Public Health Program The Opportunity Alliance Let’s Go! Cumberland County Applauds Gorham School District to Celebrate with Physical Activity! At Village, Narragansett, and Great Falls Elementary School in Gorham, Maine you will find kids smiling, laughing, and having fun at classroom celebrations – using activities that… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Schools
Great example of how anyone, anywhere can adopt the 5-2-1-0 message to promote healthy eating and active living.
Authored by Mary CluleyPhysical Education TeacherNotre Dame Catholic School, Wichita Falls, TX I was surfing the web this summer looking for new ways to support my students’ healthy behaviors. I came across the Let’s go! website and decided to adopt the 5-2-1-0 message. It is wonderful in that all students can memorize it very easily…. Read more »
RSU 20 Celebrates ‘Harvest Week’ with Taste Testings
Authored by Barbara Crowley RSU 20 School Health Coordinator Linda Hartkopf helped elementary school children in RSU 20 celebrate ‘Harvest Week’ recently, with taste testings at Nickerson and East Belfast Schools. At Nickerson, she met with 1st and 2nd graders to explore the difference between raw, mashed and cooked apples and squash. Students were encouraged… Read more »
You Asked for it, you Got it: New Let’s Go! promotional items available for purchase!
Authored by Karen Schebaum You love the 5-2-1-0 message and want to spread the word. You helped make the healthy choice the easy choice for kids in your community, and now you want to shout out, “It’s the FUN choice too!” Let’s Go! heard you loud and clear and are happy to announce that we… Read more »
Let’s Go!’s Newest Featured School – Kennebunk Elementary Students Get “Money for MyPlate”
Authored by Van Beckman, Let’s Go! York County Incorporating nutrition education and physical activity into a single school day can be a challenge for some schools, but one York County teacher has found a way to work both into the same lesson. Diane Dyer, PE instructor at Kennebunk Elementary and “Redy” Award-winning Let’s Go! champion,… Read more »