Relentless School Nurse

MARCH 4, 2025

Nurse Holly, a seasoned school nurse with over three decades of experience, has become a pillar of advocacy and support within the school nurse community. Known for her nurturing spirit and commitment to student well-being, Holly has extended her influence beyond the traditional confines of her nursing role. She has taken a creative and impactful stance for marginalized students by channeling her advocacy into wearable art.

Schooling

PE Scholar

MARCH 4, 2025

Neil Armstrongs famous quote of One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind when stepping onto the moon resonates with so many of us.

Dance

SHAPE America

MARCH 4, 2025

When a plumber shows up at your home, you expect them to have all the tools needed for the task and any tools or materials that might be needed if the plumbing job grows in complexity. The same is true for physical education teachers. As educators, we need to have the equipment ready to address the foreseeable needs of our students. Think of how sideways a class could go when a student, perhaps with adapted PE services, is struggling to engage in a station activity.

Physical Education

Stanford Childrens

MARCH 4, 2025

Superheroes Scale Hospital Walls to Bring Joy to Young Patients and Staff Deadpool, Frozone, Robin, and Miles Morales (aka Spider-Man) bringing delight to patients and staff. A heartwarming spectacle of heroism, fun, and community unfolded at Lucile Packard Childrens Hospital Stanford as window washers transformed into superheroes. Deadpool, Miles Morales, Frozone, and Robin from Arkham City were in full superhero action mode, bringing a wave of magic and delight to everyone!

Creativity

Speaker: Jeremy Kellem, M.Ed. - Educational Strategist, Former Athlete, and CEO/Founder of W.I.N. (We Impact Now, LLC)

For many students, physical education is critical to becoming active and developing healthy routines. But how is this possible anymore with the repercussions of the pandemic? Years of COVID-19, social distancing, and virtual learning have all had a profound effect on students, which means educators need to adjust their classes accordingly. The good news is that P.E. can still play a vital role in helping students intellectually, emotionally, physically, and socially.

PE

Complete Performance

MARCH 4, 2025

This week on the PerformHappy podcast, I had the pleasure of chatting with Jeff Graba, Auburn Universitys legendary head gymnastics coach and mentor to Olympic champion Suni Lee. In this episode, Jeff shares how he helps athletes navigate fear, bounce back from setbacks, and create The post Suni Lee’s Auburn Head Coach Jeff Graba on Making Winning Worth It appeared first on Complete Performance Coaching.

Coaching

Designs for Health

MARCH 4, 2025

Americans consume approximately 286 more calories per day than in 1977-1978. Today, Americans consume less potatoes, beef, eggs, milk, ice cream, and margarine, and more chicken, cooking oils, corn products, cheese, rice, and yogurt. Despite this increase in total calories consumed, Americans are falling short of nutritional adequacy. In fact, several nutrients, including vitamin D, calcium, potassium, dietary fiber, and iron, are labeled nutrients of public health concern because low intakes

Nutrition

First Beat

MARCH 4, 2025

Firstbeat Sports is attending this years NSCA Connecticut State Clinic, an event which brings cutting edge research to strength and conditioning coaches. The event will be held on May 30 in Connecticut. Matt Tardif from Firstbeat Sports will be in attendance, so if youre planning to join the event, be sure to stop by the Firstbeat booth to learn more about how to make data-driven decisions in your coaching work using the Firstbeat Sports athlete performance management platform.

Sport