Discover Free and Low-Cost Wellness Programming at the 2018 Think-Move-Achieve Resource Expo on October 4

Register to attend this showcase of over 50 organizations and City agencies that provide free and low-cost health and physical education, physical activity, and wellness services, programming or products for schools. Browse exhibit tables, meet our partners, and enter our free raffle! You'll find these opportunities and more:

School Wellness Council Grant Program Information Session and Application

Attend an information session in Brooklyn on Friday, 9/21 , the Bronx on Tuesday, 9/25 , or Staten Island on Friday, 9/28 to learn about the 2018-19 School Wellness Council Grant program and how to complete the online application. Schools that have not previously received the grant can apply for the $2,500 Implementation Grant to start or strengthen a School Wellness Council. Continuing schools that have received a grant in the past can apply for a $1,000 Continuation Grant to fund their ongoing wellness initiatives. Visit the School Wellness Portal to apply by the deadline of Friday, 10/12. Review details here:



Questions? Email wellnesscouncil@schools.nyc.gov .  

K-12 Physical Education Teachers: Get Personalized Instructional Support with “PE Coaching”

Apply now for our 2018-19 PE Coaching sessions to work one-on-one with a PE Instructional Coach from the Office of School Wellness Programs. Collaborate with a coach in person to develop custom instructional strategies and goals that have a direct impact on student engagement and learning, your classroom environment, and your ability to integrate new activities and units. Coaches personalize support for your needs, the unique elements of your PE program, and your school environment. Over 200 teachers have received personalized support to benefit their instruction and student learning. Questions? Email PEWorks@schools.nyc.gov . 

October 1: Being Upstanders for LGBTQ Youth – An OUT for Safe Schools Webinar Grades K-12 staff, register for this 75-minute webinar to learn more about building safer, more affirming schools for LGBTQ students. Participants will be able to order free OUT for Safe Schools badges for their school following the webinar.

October 30-31 Workshop: Cultivating Awareness of Racial Microaggressions in the Health Education Classroom. Grades K-12 health educators, register for a two-day training in Manhattan led by Access Matters to learn about ways in which racial bias appears in the health education classroom and how to recognize racial microaggressions, undergo a self-reflective process, and identify and practice strategies for reducing microaggressions in your classroom. 

NYC Active Design in Schools Program Application Now Open

The NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene’s (DOHMH) Active Design in Schools Unit is working with arts organizations to lead a participatory, youth-inspired process to design and install interactive wall and ground murals in NYC public schools. All NYC K-12 public schools are encouraged to apply to work with pre-selected arts organizations in Spring 2019 to develop a wall or ground mural at your school to use for future physical activity and PE programming. Costs will be covered by DOHMH and its partners. See details and  apply here   by midnight on  10/19 . For more ideas on how to promote physical activity and healthy living in your school community, see the   Active Design Toolkit for Schools .

 

Back-to-School with Rising NYRR!

Get your students more active and bring more fun to their school days with Rising New York Road Runners , partnering with schools to give kids the power to become themselves through running and fitness. This free program provides necessary tools, resources and support and is flexible and inclusive - use it in addition to your regular PE class, as an after-school program or as active classroom breaks. Designed for youth in grades PreK - 12. Apply today; enrollment includes:

Nominate your School’s Superstar Food and Nutrition Educators: #IamFoodEdNYC 

The Tisch Food Center wants to shine a spotlight on food and nutrition educators throughout the City. Nominate yourself or an educator you know who is encouraging school gardens; discovering new ways for students to enjoy wholesome foods; leading students to understand the role that family and factory farms play in the food system; or advocating for healthier food for their students, their families, and the community. Follow #IamFoodEdNYC on social media to see if your nomination is highlighted...it could be you!

Grades 4-8 Educators: Professional Learning Opportunity from Green Beetz

Join Green Beetz for a professional learning course focused on systems thinking in the classroom through the lens of their middle school-focused, food-and-environment curriculum . Course combines online and in-person learning and runs October 8, 2018 - January 11, 2019. Register by 10/7 through the DOE’s After School Professional Development Program (ASPDP) : log in and search the course name, “How to Facilitate Systems Thinking in Your Classroom through Green Beetz.” Earn 1 P Credit (12 hours of CTLE). For more information, to view the syllabus, and to register, visit the ASPDP course catalog . Questions? Email Kira Cohen-Milo, kcohenmilo@greenbeetz.org .

Herb Garden Grant for Elementary School Grades 3-6 : Apply to win $300 in "seed money" from the Herb Society of America to establish an indoor or outdoor herb garden for your grade 3-6 classes. Funds may be used for supplies such as soil, plant trays, containers, child or youth-sized tools. Deadline is 10/1; application and more information here .