School Systems
This group serves as a resource to schools and school administrators as they promote increased physical activity and improved nutrition in schools. The School Systems Working Group provides technical assistance and information to various schools and systems at several levels (eg, individual charter schools, public and parochial schools).
Co-Chairs: Jane Mentzinger and Amy Skeen, MSW, LCSW
Minutes from previous working group meetings can be found in the Archives section below.
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| March 17, 2010, 1 - 5 p.m. |
| Event name: CLOCC Quarterly Meeting |
| Location: Conference Center at UBS Tower, 1 N. Wacker Dr., Chicago, IL |
| For more information call 312-573-7764 |
| March 17, 2010, 11:45 am-12:45 pm |
| Event name: School Systems Working Group Meeting |
| Location: USB Tower, 1 North Wacker, 2nd floor, Chicago , IL |
| Description: The SSWG will be meeting before the CLOCC quarterly meeting. |
| For more information call 312-573-7766 |
| March 22, 2010, 4-6 pm |
| Event name: Fresh from the Farm Teacher Training |
| Location: Lincoln Park Whole Foods, 1550 N. Kingsbury St., Chicago, IL |
| Description: Learn how to implement the Fresh from the Farm program in your school! Contact Courtney Woods at courtney@sevengenerationsahead.org for more info. |
| For more information visit courtney@sevengenerationsahead.org |
| March 23, 2010, 3:45 - 7 p.m. |
| Event name: Healthy Teacher Network Workshop #2 |
| Location: Humboldt Park Fieldhouse, 1400 N. Sacramento, Chicago, IL |
| Description: The event includes a Resource Fair (featuring healthy eating and physical activity program providers), a panel presentation entitled "Promoting Healthy Food in Schools," interactive breakout workshops, and a healthy meal demonstration and tasting to conclude. Raffle prizes and 3 CPDU credits will be awarded to all participants the end of the workshop. RSVPs are required for all attendees. For more information or to RSVP, please contact Anna Barnes, abarnes@childrensmemorial.org or 312-573-7766. |
| For more information call 312-573-7766 |
| May 04, 2010 |
| Event name: Illinois School Wellness from A to Z Conference |
| Location: Decatur Conference Center and Hotel, Decatur, IL |
| For more information visit http://take.actionforhealthykids.org/site/Clubs?club_id=1121&sid=1040&pg=event |
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Working Group Resources
The Healthy Teacher Network is a group of teachers from across Chicago learning how to promote healthy eating and physical activity in their classroom and school from professionals in the field. The goals of the Healthy Teacher Network are to: provide tools are resources for teachers interested in promoting healthy lifestyles, support teachers currently advocating for healthy lifestyle programs, curriculum, and policies in their schools, promote healthy lifestyles for students and highlight the unique role of schools, and share cutting edge topics and practices in obesity prevention as it relates to schools.
On November 24, 2008, the School Systems and Government Policies and Programs Working Groups co-presented the Physical Activity in Schools Meeting. This powerpoint was given by the keynote speaker, Charlene R. Burgeson, Executive Director of the National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE).
This brochure summarizes the knowledge on how child overweight, specifically nutrition and physical activity, impact academic performance.
This brochure was developed to support classroom teachers who would like to incorporate student physical activity into their school day. It was originally created to support Chicago Moves Day, but is useful for year-round in-classroom activity breaks.
- CELSS (Continuing Education and Local Support for Schools) Resource Manual
As part of the CELSS project, a manual was created for schools that included many resources to promote healthy lifestyles in the classroom. This manual is available for download by chapter:
