Advocacy in action!

A group of students in Chicago, Illinois are taking on food provider giant Aramark (you guys remember them from The Great Cafeteria Takeover HBO documentary we watched?) They said they’re tired of being served unappetizing food that isn’t fresh and healthy, and are doing something about it.

As you know, Aramark is a HUGE company, so their fight won’t be easy. You can help them out by signing their online petition. And stay tuned… I have a feeling their advocacy is going to be inspiring students all over to do the same.

 

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PhysEdSummit2017

Another fun session with the amazing crew at #PhysEdSummit! Here’s a video of the presentation if you missed it, and the link below will take you

PEACH 2016- Health

Click on the links below for more info, lesson plans, and project ideas! Google Doc for shared resources Tentative Agenda and Resources Welcome and Intros

Tech Balance

Did you know that the average American teenager processes 3700 text messages a month? News Clip: MSN Maybe it’s time to put down the phone and actually

Cyberbullying Resources

The best way to deflect cyberbullying? Through positivity. Now it’s time to create your own positive prevention… Student Rubric: Bullying- Positive Prevention Some examples from the StopBullying.gov Tumblr