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CATCH Video of the Month – Over, Under, Around and Through
Warm Up and Cool Down as CATCH Trainer Shana Green of Del Valle Middle School takes her class through this popular, fast paced activity. Kids of all ages really enjoy this activity!
Read MoreCan You Teach Kids To Eat Healthy?
That’s what is happening at Jefferson Elementary School, where a movement to bring healthy foods into public schools was first introduced in New Jersey. “This place will get a lot of attention,” said Judy LoBianco, the district’s supervisor of physical education, nursing services and health, who told student journalists at Jefferson how CATCH (an acronym for Coordinated Approach To Child Health) is now catching on as a model throughout the nation for schools teaching kids to mind their peas and carrots. Read the Entire Article...
Read MoreFree Activity Cards
CATCH Kids Club (CKC) was designed specifically for these after-school and summer settings with an easy-to-use CKC Physical Activity component and CKC Nutrition Manual that both children and staff enjoy. Similar to the CATCH school based program, these two components equip children with the knowledge and skills to make healthy dietary and physical activity decisions. Tell Us Who You Are – We Will Email You A Link to Three CATCH Kids Club Activities! Name*FirstLastTitleCity*State*AlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareDistrict of...
Read MoreJared Foundation in Partnership with JCC Association to Combat Childhood Obesity
Jared Fogle, spokesperson for SUBWAY® sandwich shops and founder of The Jared Foundation, announced a strategic partnership with JCC Association to combat childhood obesity. Fogle’s Jared Foundation will be providing funds to the JCCs of Greater Boston to implement a program developed by JCC Association called Discover CATCH: Early Childhood. Fogle appears courtesy of local SUBWAY franchisees. Discover: CATCH Early Childhood, a new JCC Association initiative being piloted at the six Boston JCC preschools, as well as other JCCs in Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Akron, Ohio; Wilmington, Delaware; Austin, Texas; and West Hartford, Connecticut, adapts the nationally recognized...
Read MoreFirst Lady Michelle Obama Announces ASAP Innovation Competition
Innovation Competition Competition Now Open: Tell Us Your Story! What? ASAP Innovation Competition – a nationwide competition designed to identify and reward innovative and impactful physical activity programs and technologies with excellent promise to motivate quality physical activity at school and beyond. When? Now through April 2nd, 2012 at 5:00pm EDT Who? Schools, School Districts, Teachers, Technology Developers… people like you with a passion to make a difference and get our nation’s students active and healthy. Tell me more! Competition Category “School Programs”: Innovative in-school physical activity programs $25,000 prizes for Regional...
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