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The Relentless School Nurse: Name That Tune!

Relentless School Nurse

The inspiration for integrating music into school health offices came to life during a conversation with Eileen Gavin, President of the New Jersey State School Nurses Association. Eileen shared her innovative approach of playing Disney tunes in her health office, transforming what is often a stressful environment into a joyful and comforting space that students genuinely appreciate.

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Exciting Must-Have Items Added in 2024

S&S

Every year, we look forward to discovering and adding new items that our customers will enjoy. Whether its craft supplies, games, senior living products, sports equipment, or classroom essentials, exploring fresh, innovative products to meet our customers needs is incredibly … Read More The post Exciting Must-Have Items Added in 2024 appeared first on S&S Blog.

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The Relentless School Nurse: A New Era in School Nursing, the 2025 Version

Relentless School Nurse

Embracing Support Over Resilience in School Nursing I dream of never being called resilient again. Im exhausted by strength. I want ease. I want support. I want softness. I dont want to be patted on the back for how well I take a hit. Or for how many. – Zandashe L’Orelia Brown This powerful quote captures the weariness of those who have spent too long shouldering burdens without reprieve, and it resonates deeply with the role of a school nurse.

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Active Schools – 2024 Highlights

Active Schools Us

by: Nick Kline, Active Schools Director As 2024 comes to a close, were taking a moment to celebrate an incredible year of accomplishments that would not have been possible without the dedication and passion of our Active Schools Champions. Together, weve made meaningful strides in promoting active school cultures, reaching new milestones, and engaging communities nationwide.

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Reimagine the Role of PE to Reconnect With Your Students

Speaker: Jeremy Kellem, M.Ed. - Educational Strategist, Former Athlete, and CEO/Founder of W.I.N. (We Impact Now, LLC)

For many students, physical education is critical to becoming active and developing healthy routines. But how is this possible anymore with the repercussions of the pandemic? Years of COVID-19, social distancing, and virtual learning have all had a profound effect on students, which means educators need to adjust their classes accordingly. The good news is that P.E. can still play a vital role in helping students intellectually, emotionally, physically, and socially.

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THE PITFALLS OF 'MORE, YOUNGER' MINDSET Why Starting Kids Too Early and Pushing Them Too Hard Can Backfire in Youth Sports

Better Coaching

More, Younger Youth sports occupy a special place in American culture, shaping childrens character, health, and social lives. Across the United States, an increasing number of parents and coachesoften with good intentionsseek to introduce sports to children at younger and younger ages and with greater intensity than ever before. This approach, which Ive labeled More, Younger, insists that increased time on the field, in the gym, or on the court is the surest path to success, scholarships, and li

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Santa Claus Soars Into Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford, Spreading Holiday Cheer

Stanford Childrens

Stanford Medicine Life Flight crew makes a special trip to the North Pole, bringing Santa to the hospital In a heartwarming holiday tale, Santa Claus made a special visit to Lucile Packard Childrens Hospital Stanford just before his global journey. Thanks to the incredible crew of Stanford Medicine Life Flight , a dedicated team of nurses traveled to the North Pole to bring Santa, ensuring that he could share joy with young patients, their families, and the hardworking staff at Stanford Medicine

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The Relentless School Nurse: Elevating the Conversation – Trusted Voices Against Misguided Attacks on Routine Vaccinations

Relentless School Nurse

The arguments against routine vaccination are escalating. Just last week, a prominent lawyer associated with the RFK Jr. transition team publicly questioned the safety of the polio vaccine. Simultaneously, the long-debunked myth linking the measles vaccine to autism is resurging online due to high-profile interviews with known conspiracy theorists and leaders in the anti-vax movement.

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18 Decorations You Need for Your New Year’s Eve Celebration

S&S

As the countdown to midnight begins, youll want your New Years Eve celebration to shine brighter than ever! The right decorations can set the mood for a night of excitement, joy, and unforgettable memories. Whether you’re hosting a glamorous bash … Read More The post 18 Decorations You Need for Your New Year’s Eve Celebration appeared first on S&S Blog.

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Winter Holidays: December Dilemma or Teaching Opportunity?

Arizona Health and Physical Education

For Educators | For Parents, Families, and Caregivers Winter is a festive time of year because so many holidays are celebrated by people from different religions, cultures and races. We spend time with family and friends, connect with our faith or culture, give and receive gifts and enjoy special foods and treats. However, this time of yearespecially in schools and whether it’s in-person, online or hybridcan be a time where some children can feel uncomfortable, excluded, insulted or margin

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How Physical Education Plays a Core Role in Student Development

Speaker: Shane Pill PhD, MEd, BEd, LMACHPER, FACHPER - Physical Education and Sports Researcher, Professor, Consultant, and Speaker

Physical education is an important part of the development of the whole person: physically, socially, emotionally, and cognitively. By providing education in movement competency, education on using movement to develop the ability to be self-regulated and motivated, and education through movement to develop ‘habits of mind’ for positive and constructive engagement with others, PE provides a basis for personal and community health and wellbeing.

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PE Insights Episode 44 Simon Scarborough and Dan Hine – Physical Education for ALL

PE Scholar

Introduction In the latest episode of the PE Insights Podcast, host Nathan Walker is joined by two insightful guests, Simon Scarborough and Dan Hine.

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Tips for Helping Your Picky Eater

Stanford Childrens

No Peas, Please: Tips for Helping Your Picky Eater From preschoolers refusing to eat anything green to older kids who only want chicken nuggets and chips, navigating mealtime can be challenging. Tara Tanaka, MD , a pediatrician at Peninsula Pediatric Medical Group Burlingame , part of Stanford Medicine Childrens Health , weighs in to help you understand more about picky eating and what you can do about it.

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The Relentless School Nurse: Finally Time to Celebrate, the Social Security Fairness Act Passed!

Relentless School Nurse

“The Senate finally corrects a 50-year mistake,” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer It happened, the Social Security Fairness Act was finally passed in a nail-biting, 11th-hour vote in the Senate late last night! It is a huge win for millions of public service workersand its especially meaningful for school nurses who have been fighting for this change for fifty years.

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Happy Holidays

Arizona Health and Physical Education

Happy Holidays to you, your family and friends. May the season be filled with good health, joy and laughter.

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Badminton analysis worksheet

PE Scholar

A useful worksheet for students to observe and analyse the performance of a peer against key technical aspects to the game.

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New Year, New Habits

RC Families

Are you ready for change in 2025? If you are ready for something new, then you must take steps to actually make that change. It will not just happen. Decide today to work on these positive parenting habits in the next year and I’m positive that you will notice a difference in your relationship with.

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The Relentless School Nurse: Reflecting on 2024 – A Year of Growth and Connection

Relentless School Nurse

As we wrap up 2024, Im grateful and amazed at how far we’ve come together through The Relentless School Nurse blog. We are approaching 500,000 visitors since the journey began in July 2017. These numbers represent countless conversations, shared experiences, and moments of connection that have brought us closer as a community. This success isn’t mine alone it is a collective effort, thanks to you, an incredible community of readers and contributors.

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Conversation Cards to Promote Student Group Discussions

S&S

Looking for a fun and engaging way to spark meaningful conversations? Conversation Cards are the perfect tool to promote group discussions, whether in classrooms, afterschpp; events, or in a home settings. These cards offer a variety of thought-provoking prompts that … Read More The post Conversation Cards to Promote Student Group Discussions appeared first on S&S Blog.

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Kindness Helps Prevent Bullying

Arizona Health and Physical Education

Kindness is one of those special things in life that is free to give out while bringing so many benefits to yourself and others. Being kind is shown to have positive effects on both people and the world around us. Encouraging and modeling kindness is one of the easiest ways parents, school staff, and other caring adults can help create a positive school environment that prevents bullying.

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Including pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities in mainstream secondary physical education: A revisit study

PE Scholar

Perceptions of including pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) in mainstream secondary physical education (PE).

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Ten predictions for classroom-based PE and Sport in 2025

The Everlearner

Happy New Year!! In early 2024, I wrote a blog post predicting what might happen in 2024 in relation to classroom-based PE teaching and learning - you can read this blog here: "Ten predictions for classroom-based PE in 2024". In response to that post, exactly 12 months later, I want to review my predictions and make 10 further ones for 2025.

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The Relentless School Nurse: The Time to Act is NOW!

Relentless School Nurse

This blog post is a follow-up to the November ask by Judy Doran , the 2023 Maine School Nurse of the Year, because time is of the essence! The Relentless School Nurse: Asking For a FriendWill You Help End Social InSecurity? Repeal Windfall Elimination Provision ( WEP), and Government Pension Offset ( GPO). The clock is ticking and we need the Senate vote this week.

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Remission Achieved Quickly for Girl With Complex Crohn’s Disease

Stanford Childrens

Stanford Medicine Childrens Health provides the latest expert, research-driven care to children with bowel disease Abigail (Abby) is a high-energy 8-year-old from Visalia, California, who loves to bake sweets, create art, dance around the living room, and do gymnastics in the yard. Yet, she wasnt always this carefree. She lived with undiagnosed inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) for close to two years.

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How to Play Chess

Fit and Fun Play

Unlock the captivating world of chess and master the game of kings. Learn how to set-up, learn the basic moves, and get tips on chess strategies.

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Parents, Let Go of These 4 Expectations

RC Families

Babies come into this world amid a lot of expectations from parents. Mom and Dad imagine that children will be cute, fun, and fulfilling and that they will grow up to make us proud. We expect that they will learn what they are supposed to learn when they should learn it: like potty training, sleeping.

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Fluid mechanics: Teaching the Magnus force

The Everlearner

This week, I am going to complete my writing from last week, where I tried to give clarity about the Bernoulli principle for teaching within PE courses. I want to take things further and move on to Magnus forces.

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The Relentless School Nurse: Because We Need to Say This Out Loud – Vaccines DO NOT Cause Autism

Relentless School Nurse

I can’t believe we have to say this out loud in 2024, but here we go: Vaccines do NOT cause autism. Period. Full stop. This fact has been proven time and time again by rigorous scientific studies. Yet here we are, still fighting this battle against dangerous misinformation that threatens public health. So let’s talk about why we are entering an era of chaos and confusion impacting public health and what we can do about it.

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Enhancing PE Experiences Through Outdoor Education

Gopher Sport

The webinar is available for free. If you would like to download a custom certificate of completion for CECs/CEUs, pleasecreate an accountorsign-in.

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How To Play Checkers

Fit and Fun Play

Dive into the captivating world of checkers. Learn how to set-up, learn the basic moves, and get tips on checkers strategies.

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New Year, New Habits

RC Families

Are you ready for change in 2025? If you are ready for something new, then you must take steps to actually make that change. It will not just happen. Decide today to work on these positive parenting habits in the next year and I’m positive that you will notice a difference in your relationship with.

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Foam Gingerbread House Holiday Themed Craft Kit

S&S

Bring the magic of the holidays to life with our Foam Gingerbread House Kit! This kit is the perfect way to celebrate the holiday with your group, whether you’re planning a classroom activity for the season or celebrating at home. … Read More The post Foam Gingerbread House Holiday Themed Craft Kit appeared first on S&S Blog.

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Attract New Students and Elevate School Marketing with Flexible Payment Plans

FACTS Management

Did you know that offering great payment plans can be the deciding factor for families choosing a new school for their student? Learn more!

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Creating Memories with Grandchildren: Family Games for Multigenerational Fun

Fit and Fun Play

Get ready to create unforgettable memories with these engaging outdoor games perfect for every generation in your family!

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