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Add Movement to the School Day to Boost Student Physical Activity and Learning

SHAPE America

There are fewer sunlit hours after school for children to be outside and physically active. This time of year, it is increasingly important to incorporate physical activity into the school day. Instead of settling into an indoor, sedentary routine β€” it’s time to rethink the typical school day.

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5 Tips for Teaching Physical Education Without a Gym

SHAPE America

At some point, most physical education teachers have had to give up the gym for a concert, rehearsal, assembly, construction, or other school/community activity. I once taught physical education classes outside β€” in Minnesota β€” for a full school year (and a month into the next year) when our gymnasium was being renovated.

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5 Ways to Celebrate PE & Sport Week in Your School … All Year Long!

SHAPE America

Every May, we celebrate physical educators and coaches β€” the β€œchampions” who help kids gain the confidence, competence, and motivation to be physically active in school, before and after school, and for the rest of their lives. Here is a sample fun beginner circuit (listed as a regression/primary exercise/progression).

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The Relentless School Nurse: Let’s Write Letters for Impact!

Relentless School Nurse

Here is a message from our friend, Judy Doran, the Maine school nurse who writes “Maine Points” from her health office. She became activated when she read the recent NASN/CDC survey that revealed the urgent need for mental health support for school nurses. The results are not a surprise to school nurses.

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The Relentless School Nurse: Some thoughts on RELENTLESS SCHOOL NURSES by Judy Doran

Relentless School Nurse

Here is a message from our friend, Judy Doran, the Maine school nurse who writes a guest blog aptly titled β€œMaine Points,” from her corner of the country. She is a school nurse friend with whom I have an unbreakable bond after being in the long COVID foxhole together. 0200 or 0600 posts before school. The ones who write letters.

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The Relentless School Nurse: Celebrating a Collaborative Partnership in Health & Learning

Relentless School Nurse

Schools of Nursing and local school district nurses are uniquely positioned to strategically support each other’s missions and visions. How fortunate my Camden City School District (CCSD) is to have the investment and dedication of the Rutgers-Camden School of Nursing as a partner in health and learning!

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The Relentless School Nurse: 2022 Comes to a Crashing End, Literally!

Relentless School Nurse

He braved the bone-chilling cold, icy rain that turned to snow while he MacGyvered a way to hold the tarp down under extremely windy conditions. . These pandemic years have taken a heavy toll, but they have also exercised our “relentless” muscles to move forward regardless of obstacles thrown in our path. .

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