Wellness Activities & Programs at Our Schools

Camarillo Heights STEM Academy

CHS has student leaders creating a weekly wellness message segment for morning announcements using video. This video is shown both in classrooms and posted on our website YouTube link for families to view as well.
Teaching the Seven Habits of Happy Kids, a social emotional/leadership program to develop the whole child.
Mindfulness Group Support led by our Resource Teacher to learn self-awareness and control over their bodies and minds (students are invited by the team)
Running Club in the mornings
Garden Club

Dos Caminos School

Wellness Wednesday messages
Classroom garden box for every classroom.
Implementation of hand-sanitizing stations at lunch and recess
Classrooms following district guidelines for healthy eating and alternatives to sugary foods and class parties
Physical Education Program
TK/K/1--Music and Movement program every week, plus Motor Lab each week
All grades: use of technology based programs to do physical fitness activities inside the classroom and the MPR such as GoNoodle.com and various Nintendo Wii games (Get Fit, Let's Dance, Zumba for Kids)
School recycling program: recycling plastic bottles (teaching the importance of drinking water and how recycling can improve the health of our earth)
Outdoor Classroom a space outside with "tree-stump" chairs to hold classroom lessons outside based on the philosophy of getting students outside more!

La Mariposa School

Las Colinas Middle School

Las Posas School

Los Primeros School of Sciences & Arts

Runners Club on Tuesday at lunch – Students try to run a marathon at school throughout the year and collectively try to combine their miles to reach a far-away destination. This year, they are traveling from Missouri to Oregon along the treacherous Oregon trail.
Student Gardens Boxes and Composting – Farm to Table… and Outdoor Classroom
Rotary Track Meet and Bananarama 5K Run
Middle School Sports League – Boys and Girls Volleyball, Co-ed Flag Football, Co-ed Soccer, Boys and Girls Basketball, Cross Country (including 5th grade as an intramural opportunity)
Jog-a-thon
Wellness Wednesday Messages each week

Monte Vista Middle School

Healthy snack options and water sold by ASB that conform to all guidelines from D.O.
Intramural at lunch (multiple sports) throughout the school year
Boys and girls athletic teams, including basketball, soccer, flag football, cross country, cheer and volleyball
Annual Field Hockey Tournament at Moorpark for grades 6-8
Weekly Wellness Wednesday announcements over the P.A.
100 mile challenge in P.E. (Walk, run, and or bike at least 100 miles during a school year)
Embedded health instruction units in PE
Zoology class (with four chickens)
Tobacco Use Prevention (TUPE) club – meets monthly ------ PSAs (Public Service Announcements) created by broadcast journalism class on health topics, i.e., not smoking or vaping, recycling, etc...
WEB (Where Everybody Belongs) elective – student support for 6^th grade students for a smooth transition to middle school

Pleasant Valley School of Engineering & Arts

Rancho Rosal School

We have been doing our Wellness Wednesday message each Wednesday morning.
Many of our staff also use “Brain Breaks” throughout the day during their instructional time.
Many teachers have also added walk/jog to their daily routines, having their classes run a couple of laps for cardio work.
Teachers and students particpate in the 100 Mile Challenge where miles are tracked daily. Students are acknowledged for reaching 10, 25, 50, 75, and 100 miles
RRS has a sustainable Garden that is maintained by students and staff.

Santa Rosa Technology Magnet School

Tierra Linda School

Movement brain breaks in class using Just Dance and GoNoodle
Weekly Wellness messages
Using photos of students with healthy food choices on Tierra Linda social media sites such as Twitter and Facebook
Revamping of Life Lab garden area to include greenhouse and citrus trees
Junior Optimist participation in Noontime optimist Walkathon

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