Students stand, balance and bounce to learn
Standing desks and yoga balls are a few of the unconventional options that some educators offer to keep students focused in the classroom.
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Photo: Students bring winning healthy meals to their peers
Will students be more likely to eat healthy cafeteria food if that food was designed by their fellow students?
A hard sell: walking and biking to school
Safety concerns and car culture make walking and biking to school a hard sell in Denver neighborhoods. Some advocates are trying to change that.
Tackling food allergies at school
School policies on protecting students with food allergies vary widely; HB 13-1171 could add another safeguard to the mix.
Planting school gardens…everywhere
To help combat childhood obesity, the Boulder-based Kitchen Community plans to creates 180 learning gardens at low-income schools by next year.
Teaching parents to cook cafeteria food
A growing number of parents in Commerce City are not only eating cafeteria food, they’re learning how to cook it at monthly classes.
5th Gear Kids promotes healthy choices
A program called 5th Gear Kids models itself after a ski pass program but attempts to entice fifth-graders into healthy habits through other incentives.
Educators debate taking away recess
Taking away recess as a punishment is a time-honored practice at many Colorado schools, but opponents say it’s counterproductive in light of childhood obesity.
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School safety after Sandy Hook
Many Colorado school districts have taken a fresh look at security measures and emergency response plans since the shooting at Connecticut’s Sandy Hook Elementary.
Is sex ed lacking in Colo. schools?
Supporters and opponents of House Bill 13-1081 talk about possible changes to sex education in Colorado schools.
