Physical Activity BRIGHT IDEAS

Listed below are BRIGHT IDEAS about Physical Activity. You can view all of the Physical Activity BRIGHT IDEAS by Submit Date, Academic Year Implemented, Title or Organization. Click on the title to read the bright idea.

Superintendent Challenge Winner -- Improving Physical Education

Who	:	North Cow Creek Elementary District
Where	:	school
When	:	2003-2005 Academic Year
Submitted On	:	August 24, 2005

After realizing its P.E. program was inconsistent, the North Cow Creek Elementary School District embarked on a two-year effort to improve it, resulting in the adoption of a policy that will completely overhaul and improve physical activity options for students, staff and the community.

Redding School District’s Health & Fitness Focus

Who	:	Redding School District
Where	:	school
When	:	2004-2005 Academic Year
Submitted On	:	August 16, 2005

The goal of this program was to train teachers on SPARK, a physical education curriculum, so teachers would use it with their students.

San Jose Unified School District

Who	:	Healthy Start Program
Where	:	school
When	:	2004-2005 Academic Year
Submitted On	:	August 12, 2005

This nutrition and physical activity project exposed students to increased opportunities for physical activity through a pedometer challenge. Students also were provided with healthy fruit and vegetable snacks.

Superintendent Challenge Winner - Columbia School District

Who	:	Columbia School District
Where	:	school
When	:	2005-2005 Academic Year
Submitted On	:	June 28, 2005

A Columbia School District collaborative developed draft policy that would increase healthy food options and improve the P.E. program. After promoting the policy to the community, the school board unanimously adopted it.

Grant Environmental Organization

Who	:	Grant High School, GJUHSD
Where	:	school
When	:	1998-2004 Academic Year
Submitted On	:	June 27, 2005

Students at Grant High School come from many diverse backgrounds, and live in one of the more limited-resource neighborhoods in Sacramento. Although many of the neighborhood residents have a cultural history of gardening, major grocery stores cannot be found in the neighborhood. The food stores that are present offer primarily pre-packaged, less-nutritious products, and limited produce of questionable quality. In the late 1980's, a series of neighborhood surveys highlighted the need for greater investment in this community, and timely funding opportunities gave birth to a garden-based education program on the campus of Grant High School. This program continues to be a youth-led program that works on entrepreneurial garden and community beautification projects. The program trains youth in horticulture, business and landscape design principles so students have the skills and knowledge to obtain employment, access higher education and actively improve the community.