Stanford Childrens

DECEMBER 20, 2024

She couldnt sit on the carpet or plastic chairs in kindergarten, and she had to receive wound care from the nurse at school and from me at home. He was able to help the family set up a 504 plan at Abbys school, which established accommodations for her disease, including unfettered bathroom access and time off for medical care.

Achievement

Relentless School Nurse

JULY 25, 2025

Johnson Presidential Library with dear school nurse colleagues/friends. We were in Austin for the National Association of School Nurses (NASN) annual conference. Photo credit: Diane Copas What’s at Stake: The Great Society, Then and Now The scope of LBJ’s achievements is almost impossible to overstate.

Government

PLT4M

JUNE 19, 2025

The high school physical education curriculum plays a critical role in shaping students’ long-term relationship with health and fitness. For many, high school physical education class marks the final formal experience with structured physical education before transitioning to an independent, active lifestyle beyond the walls of school.

High School

PLT4M

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

And this also comes at a time where physical education has been a hot topic of discussion in schools. While there are countless options to introduce to students, here are a two of the most popular physical education electives that schools are seeing spark student engagement and excitement. Should physical education be required? ”

Physical Education

SHAPE America

MAY 22, 2025

You can embed this through goal-setting practices like the FITT principle to guide students toward personalized, achievable fitness goals. If students choose to walk or run, they can track their laps as progress toward completing a 5K a strategy thats helped many set and achieve short-term fitness goals.

Physical Education

Learning Through Sport

MARCH 23, 2025

School sport participation can be a conversation conundrum. S chool sport in Australia and elsewhere has historically played a contributing factor in the likelihood of an individual being physically active beyond their school years (Curtis et al., I know many people don't have positive experiences with sport. 1999; Westerbeek et al.,

Sports

Changing the Game Project

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Two weeks ago, my son TJ’s (#9 above with his senior teammates) high school soccer career came to an end in a state playoff game, culminating a week of highs and lows for me, of beginnings and endings, of joy and pain. All of those things come together in high school sports and that’s why I love them.

High School

Better Coaching

DECEMBER 24, 2024

This approach, which Ive labeled More, Younger, insists that increased time on the field, in the gym, or on the court is the surest path to success, scholarships, and lifelong athletic achievement. Overuse injuries such as Little League shoulder, gymnast wrist, or runners knee are becoming commonplace in grade school athletes.

Sports

Gopher Sport

JANUARY 15, 2025

Heres how Boardball can be adapted to suit elementary and middle school students: Catch and Throw : Allow beginners to catch and throw the ball instead of bumping it, promoting fundamental movement skills in a way that feels approachable.

Fitness

Fit and Fun Play

MAY 18, 2025

As the school year comes to a close, it's time to celebrate the hard work and achievements of students and teachers alike. Discover creative and engaging activities that make the end of the school year unforgettable!

Schooling

PE for Parents

JUNE 6, 2025

Healthy Meals Incentives Research and Evaluation Our Impact Who We Are We are a national nonprofit that brings together dedicated volunteers and partners to make schools healthier places where kids thrive. Collective Impact Together with Active Schools and other powerful organizations, we create sustainable change for kids.

Wellness

Gopher Sport

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Few sports give you a true, measurable way to achieve perfection, but in bowling, its real. Additionally, I have worked with the **NYC DOE Office of Wellness**, delivering hands-on training in a **high school hallway**, showing how bowling can be taught in non-traditional spaces with limited resources. The perfect game. A pocket hit.

PE

Rennie Center

JUNE 30, 2025

Burke Middle School in Boston with a cohort of 21 eighth-grade students. As we refined lesson plans and offered hands-on support, students researched specific topics of concern, like improving school lunches and creating calming spaces in classrooms. Our team first piloted the Student Changemakers program at the Jeremiah E.

Middle School

Stanford Childrens

MAY 14, 2025

Finding the right medication Because there isnt a cure for ulcerative colitis, the goal of therapy was to keep Mo healthy and ideally to achieve remission by controlling symptoms and inflammation. Social workers often help children adjust to their new diagnosis and establish a care plan at their school. Hes back playing sports.

Immune system

Rennie Center

JULY 23, 2025

Across Massachusetts, numerous schools, districts, and state leaders have recognized the urgency of limiting students’ access to electronic devices in schools in order to support their healthy development and promote positive academic and life outcomes. However, it excludes school-issued devices that serve an educational purpose.

Health

Rennie Center

MARCH 31, 2025

The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education recently proposed amendments to the states competency determination regulations to provide clarity for schools and districts while long-term changes remain under discussion.

Flexibility

Learning Through Sport

JANUARY 31, 2025

The reality is that physical education has limited time in a school curricula. This question is deeply connected to the question , What is important to learn in physical education in the time available (and to what standard or level of competence) to enable students to continue to pursue being physically active beyond the school gates?

Physical Education

Stanford Childrens

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Dr. Spelbrink points to a recent medical study hot off the press that found that cenobamate achieves 90% to 100% seizure reduction in a quarter to a third of patients with drug-resistant epilepsy. I send him off to school and let him run and play without worrying,” Lorena says. He has had only one small seizure in a whole year.

Conditioning

S&S

JULY 15, 2025

When it comes to student achievement, there are several fundamental factors, and one that is often overlooked is showing up to class. Yet many schools across … Read More The post Attendance Matters – Using PBIS to Create a Culture of Showing Up appeared first on S&S Blog.

Academics

Magnus Health

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Schools have been using this term for years, often as a vague blanket term. Every school is looking at how they can support students in a more holistic way and well-being is at the heart of that conversation, says Ben Dunford, founder of behavior management and motivation platform ePraise.

Health

MSU

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

school), and the use of a strong support network. Achievement goal theories in sport. While in the whole athlete development approach, coaches focus on developing life skills and using sport to develop better people. These include creating a challenging and supportive environment, integrating sport with other areas of life (i.e.

Psychology

Rennie Center

JULY 17, 2025

Each year since our founding, our team has adapted our work to meet the changing needs of students, educators, school leaders, and state policymakers. We’re proud to share these achievements with you. The Rennie Center has been that voice for the past 20 years. This year was no different.

Conditioning

Relentless School Nurse

MAY 19, 2025

I joined this conversation in my role as The Relentless School Nurse, bringing with me over 40 years of nursing experience, including 24 years as a school nurse in an under-resourced urban district in New Jersey. For many children, the school nurse is the only health provider they see. Department of Education.

Schooling

Gopher Sport

MAY 29, 2025

Curriculum Review: Did your units achieve their learning objectives? Colleague Collaboration: Talk to other PE teachers in your school or district. I’ve found that this reflection period is crucial for our professional growth and, more importantly, for providing the best experience for our students.

PE Teacher

PLT4M

JANUARY 27, 2025

Platforms like Teachers Pay Teachers offer creative ideas, but most schools dont fund these purchases. Finding a comprehensive resource that schools are willing to invest in is rare. In elementary school, PE introduces students to a wide variety of motor skills, including running, jumping, throwing, catching, balancing, and more.

Elementary

Relentless School Nurse

JANUARY 25, 2025

The Trump administration has abruptly reversed long-standing protections safeguarding schools, healthcare facilities, and places of worship from immigration enforcement. The removal of protections for schools has already created an atmosphere of fear and uncertainty among migrant families. whose parents may be undocumented.

Schooling

Learning Through Sport

JANUARY 5, 2025

This can only occur by meaking realistic descisions about what can be taught and learnt in the time available to physical education in the school curricula. All that I believe that can claim to be uniquely the remit of physical education is the use of movement as the primary means for teaching and learning.

Physical Education

Athletic Director U

MAY 24, 2025

If an athlete wants to go out to book appearances and market for a brand, I am all for that, but I believe it should be independent of the school. It also needs to outline the role donors will play in achieving success. Easy money now, but (what) does it teach (about) work ethic? I understand why we got here, and I hate it.”

Motivation

Changing the Game Project

JULY 24, 2025

Nine years ago, on Fathers Day 2016 I published a blog post called “ Life Lessons from my Old School Sports Dad. ” Don’t ever expect a hand out, go out and earn it, and even if you don’t achieve it, you will become something better on the journey. Tears for my old school dad. Show up early, stay light, be fit and strong.

Coaching

Relentless School Nurse

APRIL 3, 2025

This call to action coincides with the start of National Public Health Week (April 713, 2025), a celebration of public health achievements and, this year, a rallying cry against the tyranny of the Trump administration’s policies.

Health

Relentless School Nurse

APRIL 1, 2025

School nursing is evolving rapidly, reflecting broader societal changes and challenges in healthcare delivery. School nurses serve as educators, advocates, and crisis managers at the critical intersection of health and education. However, these increasing demands come at a time when many schools face significant nursing shortages.

Wellness

The Sporting

JUNE 9, 2025

The New Millennium: Modern Arenas and Relocations From the late 1990s onwards, a discernible trend emerged: clubs, particularly those achieving promotion or with new investment, began moving to new, often out-of-town or edge-of-town, multi-purpose stadiums. A record attendance was achieved in 49,946 against Manchester United in 1967.

Endurance

Montessori Physical Education

MAY 4, 2025

Now, it is common to see the game being played in school for PE or during various festivals. Too much protection limits growth, and in the story, the parents had to be literally separated to achieve room to flourish. Many years later, in 2006, France and New Zealand played the first international Ki-O-Rahi match.

Dance

SHAPE America

JULY 27, 2023

And, despite clear research demonstrating the positive impacts of health and wellness on academic achievement , schools may be tempted to put critically important physical activity programs on the back burner. Several years ago, our school experienced an increase in discipline. Don’t do it! We make time for it.

Wellness

Relentless School Nurse

AUGUST 6, 2022

I came across this article, “North Carolina school district planning to put AR-15 in every school in the event of another school shooting,” and my heart started racing. This is not school safety. It is dangerous and reactive which will turn schools into battlefields. . Hardening schools does not work.

Schooling

Relentless School Nurse

APRIL 8, 2023

SCHOOL NURSE DAY 2023 Wednesday, May 10, 2023 Since 1972, National School Nurse Day has been set aside to recognize school nurses. National School Nurse Day was established to foster a better understanding of the role of school nurses in the educational setting. National Nurses Week is May 6-12 each year.

Schooling

Relentless School Nurse

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

It is barely one month into school and I have already run out of steam. The frenetic energy of school has ratcheted up to a level that is even more chaotic than last year. . Here are some suggestions that might help us regroup and regain equilibrium; at least I hope so: Be realistic about what you can achieve during the school day.

Schooling