Posts Tagged "CATCH School"

CATCH Hero Meets Colin Powell

Posted by The CATCH Team on Aug 25, 2011 in CATCH News | 0 comments

CATCH is so successful in Seguin, Texas that former Secretary of State Colin Powell stopped by to congratulate Rodriguez Elementary School P.E. Teacher Pete Silvius. According to the Seguin Gazette: Silvius and Rodriguez Principal Yomeida Guerra picked up the (H-E-B Fit Campus Award for 2011), but both say the honor comes as part of a group effort. Rodriguez Elementary, along with the rest of the elementary campuses in Seguin ISD (Independent School District), has adopted the CATCH (Coordinated Approach to Child Health) program to establish common language and goals in regards to student nutrition. Silvius said that Rodriguez is simply implementing goals set out by the...

Learning Healthy Food Can Be Tasty – Video

Posted by The CATCH Team on Jul 26, 2011 in CATCH News | 0 comments

Cross-Generational Music Reaches All Ages

Posted by The CATCH Team on Jul 6, 2011 in CATCH News, Health and Physical Activity Resources, Nutrition | 0 comments

Las Vegas, Nevada – According to the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, four songs with music videos are sweeping the Las Vegas preschool community…and one of the songs is based on the Go, Slow, Whoa food categories. Pack it up. Pack it up. It’s lunchtime. Pack it up, pack it up with your vegetables. Pack it up, pack it up with your breads and fruits. These are just a few of the lyrics of a hip-hop song and video called “Pack It Up.” The song/video is making its way up the charts among Las Vegas preschoolers and their parents… “Pack it Up” is one of three “All 4 Kids” videos that are part of a...

CATCH and Coordinated School Health

Posted by The CATCH Team on May 30, 2011 in About, CATCH School, Coordinated School Health, Health and Physical Activity Resources, The CATCH Programs | 0 comments

Coordinated School Health is a process which brings a school and community together to teach children to be healthy for a lifetime. Effective coordinated school programs reinforce positive healthy behaviors throughout the day and makes clear that good health and learning go hand in hand.   What makes CATCH a coordinated school health program? CATCH builds an alliance of children, parents, teachers, and school staff to teach skills and behaviors associated with maintaining healthy lifestyles. CATCH coordinates four component areas, including classroom curricula, food service modifications, physical education changes, and family enforcement, targeting both...

Interview with Michele Batz, Ph.D.

Posted by The CATCH Team on May 1, 2011 in CATCH News | 0 comments

P.E. Teacher, Kenneth Murphy Elementary, Beach Park, IL What prompted you to be an advocate for children’s health? Both my parents were physical education teachers, so growing up I saw firsthand how to take care of yourself by eating right and being physically active. As my career led me to teach children, (I realized) it goes hand in hand to educate  them early so they live long and happy lives. When did you adopt the CATCH Program and what prompted you to do so? We adopted the program last fall, 2010. We, as a district, were looking for research-based curriculum that we could implement without changing our current curriculum in the district. CATCH is a great...