Health & Wellness: Don’t just sit this summer — be fit

Daily Herald - Amy Osmond Cook "With Memorial Day on [...]

May 25th, 2016|Categories: Child Development, Children, Exercise, Fitness, Food, Health, Nutrition, Physical Activity, summer, Vacation|Tags: Education, School|

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Physical Fitness and Sports: 14 Ways for Kids to Increase Physical Fitness and Awareness

U.S. Dept. of Education - Staff Writer "May is National [...]

May 11th, 2016|Categories: Childhood Obesity, Children, Fitness, Health, Overweight, Physical Activity, Sports|Tags: Education, School|

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Playgrounds for All

The Atlantic - Gail Cornwall "On a crisp, sunny Saturday [...]

May 7th, 2016|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, California, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Fitness, Learning, News, Playing, San Francisco, School, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Go Outside and Play: Tips to Get Kids Moving

Live Science - Cari Nierenberg "Making fitness a regular part [...]

May 5th, 2016|Categories: Fitness, Health, Outdoors, Parenting, Parents, Physical Activity, Physical Education, Playing, Recess|Tags: Education, School|

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5 Facts That Show the Dismal State of School Exercise Programs

Time - Alice Park "The latest report from health experts [...]

April 11th, 2016|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Performance, Accountability, Athletics, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Exercise, Fitness, Learning, News, Physical Activity, Physical Education, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Kids need an exercise plan, right? Wrong. Here’s what they really need.

The Washington Post - Valerie Strauss "I was in the [...]

April 3rd, 2016|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Child Development, Childhood Education, Childhood Obesity, Children, Current Events, Education, Exercise, Fitness, Learning, News, Playing, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Physically Unfit Teens More Prone To Develop Type 2 Diabetes

Chronicle Council - Adam Martin "Scientists from Icahn School of [...]

March 10th, 2016|Categories: Diabetes, Fitness, Physical Activity, Teens, Weight, Youth|Tags: Education, School|

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CrossFit for Kids? Experts Weigh the Benefits and Risks

Live Science - Cari Nierenberg "CrossFit is the high-intensity training [...]

March 2nd, 2016|Categories: Child Development, Childhood Obesity, Children, Exercise, Fitness, Health, Motor skills|Tags: Education, School|

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Watching Recess Go to Pieces

The Huffington Post - Shira Hirschman Weiss ""So," I ask [...]

January 21st, 2016|Categories: Academic Performance, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Fitness, Recess, Social Skills|Tags: Education, School|

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Amy Donaldson: We need to find more time for play in schools

Deseret News - Amy Donaldson "...if everyone agrees that play [...]

January 14th, 2016|Categories: Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Fitness, Playing, Recess, School, Sports, Teamwork, Teens|Tags: Education, School|

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