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Introducing Students to New Lifetime Sports in a Mobile PE Class

SHAPE America

A Different Type of PE Class This is my 13th year of teaching physical education, but I have also taught other subjects along the way, such as health, wellness and weightlifting. We are competing against other schools who are entirely made up of disc golf clubs, which we don’t have. I don’t teach in a private school.

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The Relentless School Nurse: Well, What Do You Know…Community Pushback Worked, For Now!

Relentless School Nurse

My last blog post focused on the Fayette County Public School board’s decision to privatize school nursing services by going to the lowest bidder, a nursing agency, and discontinuing the 50-year relationship with the local health department. Reference: School board reconsiders privatizing school nurses.

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Leveraging Physical Activity in Schools to Address Pandemic-Related Health Disparities

Active Schools Us

The CovEx study focused on child well-being, including physical health, mental health, and emotional health, as well as stress and anxiety indicators. Many parents also reported that their well-being had been impacted by emotional distress, difficulty managing emotions, and difficulty sleeping.

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Arizona Teachers Can Score Classroom Grants with Every Cardinals Touchdown

Arizona Health and Physical Education

The grants are available for teachers employed at public, charter, or non-profit private schools in SRP service territory. DETAILS: To learn more about the Touchdowns for Teachers grants or to apply, visit srp.net/teacher Teachers can apply for grants between August 1 and the day of the Arizona Cardinals’ last regular season game.

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What You Need to Know About Back-to-School Vaccinations

Stanford Childrens

Vaccinating children before they return to school helps prevent this increased health care burden. The California Department of Public Health requires a series of vaccinations for all children attending public or private school, from transitional kindergarten/kindergarten through 12th grade.

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Streamlining Medication Administration at Wooster School

Magnus Health

Managing medication administration at a private school can be a challenging task for a small health staff, especially when the number of students on medication continues to grow. Anna Jette, School Health Clinic Nurse at Wooster School in Danbury, CT, relies on Magnus Health to streamline the school’s medication practices.

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The story of Ric Flair - Wrestler, Bad Guy and maybe the Greatest of all

The Sporting

The true mark of a professional wrestler is how well they can tell stories in the ring, and there have been few as good as Flair. In high school, Flair competed in football, track, and wrestling. Flair won state private school wrestling championships in 1966 and 1968. Flair lived his childhood years in Edina.