by | Apr 29, 2015 | Feature Your School
April 21st marked one of the biggest annual events for Florida Agriculture in the Classroom, Inc. – Agriculture Literacy Day! This annual reading event aims to educate students about some aspect of Florida’s agricultural industry by having individuals...
by | Apr 22, 2015 | Feature Your School
Studies have shown that when kids have the opportunity to take part in hands-on gardening and nutrition education is coupled with it, then those kids are likely to have better attitudes about eating healthy foods. For students in the Garden Club at Veterans Elementary...
by | Mar 11, 2015 | Feature Your School
Schools across the nation celebrated in National School Breakfast Week (NSBW) from March 2-6 with various cafeteria promotions and activities with the goal of increasing the number of students who opt for eating breakfast at school. This year, the School Nutrition...
by | Feb 25, 2015 | Feature Your School
The Healthier US School Challenge (HUSSC) is an award recognizing schools who demonstrate a commitment to creating a healthy school environment through the promotion of nutrition education and physical activity. There are four award levels: Bronze, Silver, Gold and...
by | Jan 28, 2015 | Feature Your School
How do you turn shreds of newspaper and water into a fundraiser? Well just ask the Garden Club at Veterans Elementary School. Last Wednesday the group set out to make paper pots by forming the water soaked newspaper shreds into cup molds. Under the direction of Susan...
