Juggling academic test preparation and healthy activities, the teaching staff is receiving lesson plans, display items, and information on the Food Trust program (which provides nutrition education services to communities through seasonal farmers’ markets and school markets) as the result of their Drexel partnership.

The entire school has been involved in the planning for an April Health Fair with events for all ages:

• American Heart Association demonstrating the difference between muscle and fat tissue
• Health Department taking blood pressures
• Parent volunteers leading physical activities
• Kids having a Hoops/Jump Rope for Heart fundraiser

Reaching everyone at a health fair with healthy messages can be a 3-ring circus! It’s a wonderful way to bring various groups together to focus on the health of kids!

Partnering Provides Support

A Drexel University partnership provides Rudolph Blankenburg Elementary School a project coordinator to build KidLink team excitement and awareness!

• Teachers are learning new, innovative ways to teach classroom nutrition messages
• HKC materials are being used as guides to teach kids how to make healthy snack choices
• Students put their knowledge into practice by choosing the healthy snacks offered in the snack bar and on “Healthy Snack Wednesday”.

Drexel University and Rudolph Blankenburg Elementary are a great example of a partnership that provides training opportunities to help build healthy habits for a lifetime. As the KidLink team expands, incorporating key stakeholders, Blankenburg’s plan is to add more activities and programs that teach and support others in making healthy choices a habit!