Henry County schools lead by example with health and wellness
For the past 12 years, the Henry County school district has put a strong focus on staff and student wellness.
Scott County school seeing gains in the classroom with extra recess
The teachers at Lemons Mill Elementary (Scott County) have seen a big change in their students since they added an extra recess for the 2016-17 school year.
Host a healthy end-of-year celebration
As students get ready to enjoy summer break, remind them of the healthful habits they’ve developed during the school year by hosting a healthy end-of-year celebration.
Sparks receives SHAPE America Southern District award
Jamie Sparks, the school health and physical education network director at the Kentucky Department of Education, recently received the SHAPE America Southern District Taylor Dodson Young Professional Award.
KAHPERD announces 2015-16 award winners
KAHPERD recently recognized teachers and physical education and health college students for their outstanding work and contribution to the health and physical education field.
Fayette health and PE teacher wins two KAHPERD awards
Angela Stark, the health and physical education teacher for the School for the Creative and Performing Arts at Bluegrass (Fayette County), has received two state-level awards from the Kentucky Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (KAHPERD). She was named Secondary Physical Education Teacher of the Year and accepted the Distinguished Service Award during its annual conference Nov. 13-15 [...]
Learn how to get students to eat better and stay active
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Make your school a healthier place for everyone
Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child model calls for schools, families and communities to work together to create healthier school environments.
Learn how to create a healthy school community
RMC Health, a professional development organization, has released a tool to assist schools in transforming into healthy school communities.
Bullitt teacher named elementary PE teacher of the year
Dennis Minnis Dennis Minnis, a physical education teacher at North Bullitt High School (Bullitt County), has been named the 2016 Elementary School Physical Education Teacher of the Year by the Kentucky Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (KAHPERD). Minnis spent 12 years at Bullitt County’s Maryville Elementary School before moving to North Bullitt High this summer. [...]