New Beginnings with Wellness

Aventura Waterways K-8 Center opened its doors for the first time this school year. Its campus and buildings showcase an environment supportive of wellness. Initial actions to start off on the path to wellness at this brand new school include:

• Collaborative efforts to build a school wellness team where none existed before
• Classroom healthy eating lessons where none existed before
• A parent coordinated, first-time walk-a-thon fundraiser
• A parent showcased the registered dietitian career with an interactive MyPyramid lesson for all 5th and 6th grade students during Career Day

CIGNA Showcase School, Aventura Waterways K-8 Center, Miami, FL, Vicki Ellis-Hatch, RD, PTA Vice President