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Coorara’s Healthy Lifestyles Story

Coorara’s Healthy Lifestyles Story. Overview of our Story. Introductions Beginnings in 2006 with $1200 grant Built in stages- Crunch and Sip Healthy Lifestyles Week Garden Lots more- Active after school, circuits, Play is the Way Worked with 3 groups- parents, staff, students.

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Coorara’s Healthy Lifestyles Story

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  1. Coorara’s Healthy Lifestyles Story

  2. Overview of our Story • Introductions • Beginnings in 2006 with $1200 grant • Built in stages- • Crunch and Sip • Healthy Lifestyles Week • Garden • Lots more- Active after school, circuits, Play is the Way • Worked with 3 groups- parents, staff, students

  3. Crunch and Sip

  4. Small beginnings to Crunch and Sip • 2006-Foodie begins shared fruit and vege platters • Water, fruit and vege break every day • Crunch and Sip policy • Every week parents in 2 classes sent a note to help with cutting up • Pamphlets and notes sent out as reminders and mentioned at transition • 2007 – 3 formal “Healthy” groups formed- parents, staff, teachers

  5. Healthy Lifestyles Week

  6. Healthy Eating Week-Healthy Lifestyles Week • 2006 1st Healthy Eating Week – cooked every day • 2007 Focus on recess foods and snacks • Healthy Lifestyle Week- focus on activity and taste testing • Week Includes (planned by 3 groups) - special assembly - activity every day - food tasting and passport to take home

  7. Coorara Community Garden

  8. Coorara Community Gardenand Kaurna Trail • Garden planned and established in stages • NRM to help children choose fruit trees • Vegetables used in shared fruit and vege platters • Gardener takes two classes each week • Grow a Great School grants to begin Kaurna trail • NRM Achiever grant to prepare resources • NRM Foodies pilot project to begin next year

  9. Keys to Success • A dedicated passionate community • Teachers, parent, students working together in 3 committees • Working with ewba and other agencies and applying for grants • Leadership team member in groups • Strategic planning- site learning plan, budget, data • Building on success every year Having fun!

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