Guest Post: Recess First
by Laurel Anderson, Youth & Schools Manager, The Orfalea Foundations
Schools set a good example for students when they apply new knowledge in practical ways. We have learned, for example, that rescheduling recess just before lunch improves the eating habits and classroom behavior of children, providing a better environment for learning, and builds better habits for healthy kids.
Several Santa Barbara schools have acted on this information, including Washington Elementary, Franklin Elementary, Cesar Chavez Charter School, Adams Elementary, the Santa Barbara Community Academy, and early adopter McKinley Elementary, which started with this new schedule at the end of last year.
Categories: Education | Nutrition | Family
7 comments - Posted by Paul Orfalea at 8:57 PM