Yinghua has being recognized as a Wellness by Design award winner at the GOLD level by Hennepin County, based on the outcome of our Health & Wellness grant implementation!  Led by Carl Schlueter, a small team (Karen Calcaterra, De Hanuman, Andy Henderson, Sandy Luger, and Jo Schifsky) has worked cooperatively this year to implement the grant in a variety of ways.  Click more to learn about the 12 things they accomplished for Yinghua!  Thank you to all who were involved.

• convened a gardening club
• started a window farm
• installed bike racks
• organized spring clean-ups
• raised student awareness of health through posters and activity sheets
• added salad and sandwich options to school lunch
• incorporated the Yoga Calm curriculum into Morning Meeting
• compiled and presented resources on instant recess, classroom energizers and the benefits of physical activity to academics and overall well-being
• purchased jump ropes for gym class and footballs and batons for sports clubs
• started our cafeteria mural
• revised our wellness policy
• created a guideline for classroom snacks

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