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Walk Across Illinois School Fitness Program Newsletter (2007, December)
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Walk Across Illinois School Fitness Program Newsletter including items on Staley Da Bear Visits Garvy School; 6 Weeks And Still Walking On! Staying Active When The Weather Gets Cold; Hot New Incentives For The Cool Winter Months; and Cooking For Kids By Kids.
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- EDUCATION
- Education: Education pages for kids
- Education: Public schools
- HEALTH AND MEDICINE
- Health and medicine: Physical fitness
- Health and medicine: Public health
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.On Monday, November 26, the Walk Across Illinois School Fitness Program gave its first monthly incentive to deserving students from Ms. Hehn's classes at John Garvy School on Chicago's northwest side. The November prize, visit from The Chicago Bears' mascot, Staley Da' Bear, was great success. Ms. Hehn says that Walk Across Illinois is key to getting her students more active. "Obesity is such problem in the schools. This program connects P.E. classes with the classroom and makes them accountable in both," she says. During his visit, Staley taught Ms. Hehn's seventh and eighth grade students about the importance of staying fit and healthy, while getting them involved in some fun exercises. Some teachers even got in on the fun, doing pushups with their students! Following his presentation with the seventh and eighth graders, Staley dropped in for surprise visit to other classrooms as well. Students from kindergarten through sixth grade were pleasantly surprised by their unexpected afte
Issuing Agency
Illinois
Office of the Lieutenant Governor
Program: Office of the Lt. Governor
Related Materials: www.walkacrossillinois.org
Contact
Name: Daniel Persky
Organization: Office of the Lt. Governor
100 W. Randolph
Suite 15-200
Chicago, IL 60601
Network Address: daniel.persky@illinois.gov
Phone: 312-814-5220
Fax: 312-814-4862
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- Language(s): EN-English
- Creation Date (from issuing agency): 10 01 2007
- Document Modification Date (from issuing agency): 03 27 2008
- Date Accepted Into Depository: Thu, 3 Apr 2008 16:17:09 GMT
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