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Books- The Mindful Child and Mindful Games by author Susan Kaiser Greenland

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Grant opportunities exist for school gardens, to support farm to school programs, or to promote nutrition literacy.

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HOW IT WORKS

We partner with school districts to help make healthy and sustainable changes to the school food program. Our method for change includes:

Grants

Back 2 Basics

Our Back 2 Basics grants are delivered to- school districts to support the elimination of the Harmful 7 ingredients. Back 2 Basics grant recipients are committed to the elimination of ingredients of concern, have a sustainable plan to reach that goal and are in need of financial assistance. Each partner has unique needs ranging from, but not limited to, capital equipment to education and marketing to professional development and training.

Current Recipients include:

Minneapolis Public Schools, MN

Boulder Valley School District, CO

Detroit Public Schools, MI

Roseville City School District/Dry Creek Joint Elementary, CA

Austin Independent School District, TX

Minnetonka Public Schools, MN

Programs & Partnerships

School Food Support Initiative (SFSI)

SFSI is our cooperative training program for small and medium-sized districts from the U.S. that want to innovate and improve their school meal programs to learn and work together to eliminate the Harmful 7 by transitioning to a cook-from-scratch model. We believe this is the most sustainable way to eliminate the Harmful 7 ingredients. Participating districts receive hands-on training from a team of school foodservice experts, on-site assessment and strategic planning of the school district's operations, the opportunity to apply for an equipment grant, and technical assistance throughout the grant period.

SFSI is a Life Time Foundation program in partnership with Chef Ann Foundation and Whole Kids Foundation, with support from The Gateway Fund. Learn more and see if you are eligible here.

2016 Cohort:

Bellingham Public Schools (Bellingham, WA), in partnership with Whole Kids Foundation & The Gateway Fund

Buford City Schools (Buford, GA)

Passaic Public Schools (Passaic, NJ)

Warren City Schools (Warren, OH), in partnership with Whole Kids Foundation & The Gateway Fund

Watertown Public Schools (Watertown, MA)

2017 Cohort:

Brewster Central School District (Brewster, NY)

Fridley Public Schools (Fridley, MN)

Norwood City School District (Norwood, OH)

Ocean View School District (Oxnard, CA)

Oxford School District (Oxford, MS), in partnership with Whole Kids Foundation & The Gateway Fund

Staunton City Schools (Staunton, VA), in partnership with Whole Kids Foundation & The Gateway Fund

Tempe Elementary School District (Tempe, AZ)

TheLunchBox.org

In partnership with the Chef Ann Foundation, the Life Time Foundation supports thelunchbox.org, which is a free online resource that provides tools and education to help improve school food. The Lunch Box offers more than 200 scalable and kid-tested recipes, menu cycle tools, financial management and procurement tools, training tools, marketing and educational materials, and more.

Education

Nutrition Literacy

We provide an in-classroom education program that teaches elementary school students how to recognize healthy food, and understand why this food is good for them. We cover topics including fruits, vegetables, whole grains, healthy fats, protein and hydration. Each lesson is paired with physical activity, teacher support and parent take-homes for a fun and holistic program. Our lessons are delivered in English and Spanish through our volunteer Life Time Team Members.

Coming soon - Our lessons will be available electronically by late Fall 2017!

GET YOUR SCHOOL DISTRICT ON BOARD

Let's make school food healthy, fresh and nutritious. Let's change the School Food Program together. We invite school districts that meet the following minimum requirements to apply for consideration:

Committed to reducing and removing the Harmful 7 Ingredients of Concern

Participates in the USDA National School Lunch Program (NSLP)

Support from key stakeholders to include Superintendent, Nutrition Director and parents

Self-operating School Food Program

District has at least one school within a 20-mile radius of a Life Time destination. For locations, visit lifetimefitness.com

> SUBMIT YOUR SCHOOL DISTRICT

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We partner with school districts to help make healthy and sustainable changes to the school food program. Our method for change includes: Back 2 Basics Our Back 2 Basics grants are delivered to- school districts to support the elimination of the Harmful 7 ingredients.

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Program to provide chances to move in the school day.
Students should get 60 minutes of daily activity.

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Active Schools Acceleration Project | ChildObesity180

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Active Schools Acceleration Project (ASAP) is increasing quality physical activity in America's schools. Since 2013, ASAP has been celebrating and accelerating the expansion of effective approaches to get kids more active. One of those solutions, walking and running, is the centerpiece of ASAP's latest campaign, the New Balance Foundation Billion Mile Race, which challenges America's schools to walk, jog, and run one billion miles.

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Running club that meets twice a week before school. (Monster laps before school?)
Set a school goal- make a goal of how many miles we will run as a school community. (maybe staff who run can also contribute to this to promote working out)

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The New Balance Foundation Billion Mile Race is challenging America's students to collectively, run, jog, and walk one billion miles. Why? It's simple. Active schools do better.