On the evening of May 21st, Lucero Elementary School in the Bronx held its second Family Fitness Night since the school opened in 2013. The event featured physical activity stations, a nutrition education workshop led by Corbin Hill and New Settlement Apartments, tastings from the SchoolFood Alternative Menu facilitated by George Edwards of Garden to Café, and a variety of healthy food samples for students and their families.
The event was organized by Lucero’s School Wellness Council,
spearheaded by Ms. Muia, the PE teacher. The school has won Gold for the
Excellence in School Wellness Award for the past two years, and this year Ms.
Muia was recognized as runner up for School Wellness Champion of the Year. She
was also chosen to participate in the NYC Department of Education’s new PE
Focus Grant, an opportunity for select PE teachers to participate in
professional development and promote best practices for physical education
among other schools in their district.
Family Fitness Night was the culminating event of Fitness
Week—a school-wide effort to promote physical activity among the student body.
Each day of the week fostered awareness around a different activity, such as
Move Around Monday and Touch Your Toes Tuesday. Regular announcements made over
the intercom reminded students to get up and stay active throughout the school
day. Since regular physical activity is linked with improved academic
performance in addition to better health outcomes, we hope other schools will
follow Lucero’s lead in providing more opportunities for students to be
physically active.
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