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Health & Wellness
Recent brain research makes a clear case that students are simply not active enough. By increasing student activity, achievement will rise and negative behaviors will decrease.
For the past four years, Ludlow-Taylor has implemented a Health and Wellness program modeled around Spark, a Harvard-researched book that explains the connection between exercise and the brain. The foundational shifts for this program will begin with the following activities:
The Mission: At Ludlow-Taylor, we feel that it is our mission to maximize student outcomes academically and physically. By examining incredible research from Dr. John Ratey in Spark, we are confident that with strategic planning around a health-positive school structure, students’ chances of having the most successful, healthy and joyful lives beyond LTES will dramatically improve. The Research: According to the Center for Disease Control, “in the United States, the percentage of children and adolescents affected by obesity has more than tripled since the 1970s, with data from 2015-2016 showing that nearly 1 in 5 school age children and young people (6 to 19 years) in the United States has obesity.” There is an additional 30% of children on the cusp of having obesity. Additionally, according to Brain Rules by John Medina, “children who are fit, have a higher ability to access cognitive resources to a task and do so for a longer period of time.” We can infer from this that students do not access to sufficient physical activity and nutritional instruction during the school-day, negatively impacting student physical health, while also not allowing for maximum learning opportunities. The Plan: Working with multiple partners across Washington, DC, we have included the following components in our school design, connected via our mission of every Ludlow-Taylor student, staff, and community member finding the best version of themselves:
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Design TeamThe program is constantly being updated by our Design Team. Members are:
Questions?Please contact Principal Miller. |