Healthy Behaviors at Kawana

I visited Kawana yesterday, joining Ediel from the Center for Collaborative Solutions.  She came to our site to see promising practices in the area of nutrition education and healthy behaviors. Our program is a Healthy Behaviors Learning Center, where we serve as models for other after school programs throughout the State on how to instill healthy habits in our students.

Snack included a banana this day...After School Team Leader Jackie Williams provided the students with lots of info about what the banana can do for you.  It has potassium which is good for the body and the mind.  As one student correctly pointed out, it also helps keep you regular (that isn't exactly what he said as you can imagine!)

A fun game of Fruit Salad...This one is like "Have you Ever" or musical chairs but with fruit.  It got the students moving!

Fruit and veggie recall....how many can you name?

 

Supervising Teacher, Katherine Brooks named quite a few.  

She shared with us some of her thoughts on health and nutrition:

Why do you think focusing on nutrition and health is important? 

Nutrition and health are important components of child development. When our students leave us, we want them to have the habits and knowledge they need to grow into healthy, happy adults.

What is your favorite vegetable? 

Spinach

What is the best physical activity you have ever done or seen done at your site? 

I like obstacle courses and relay races where everyone is active at the same time and working with each other to achieve a team goal. 

The kindergarten room...learning their alphabet through song.  The students and mentors were going strong even at the end of a long day.

CalSERVES supervising teacher Katherine Brooks and Kindergarten mentor teacher Melinda Bachman pose at the end of our visit.  Thank you ladies for all you do.