Overview
Health is Academic
According to the National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE), “Health and success in school are interrelated. Schools cannot achieve their primary mission of education if students and staff are not healthy and fit physically, mentally and socially.” Studies demonstrate that healthy students perform better in school and attend school on a regular basis. The average student spends approximately 2,000 hours at school per year and making sure that time is spent in a healthy environment conducive to learning becomes the responsibility of educators, parents and the broader community.
The purpose of this schools' section is to raise awareness within the community about the link betweeen health and academics, highlight the exciting improvements in Lincoln Public Schools and nationally, and to inspire educators, administrators, PTO's, students and the broader community to join in this effort.
Get involved by joining or starting a Lincoln school's wellness council and working with your PTO to make changes to support health. Click on discover 54321Go! and creatively integrate this fun obesity prevention message in your school. Join the Teach a Kid to Fish school systems working group to link the work of the schools with what's happening in the community!
Find out what's going on at LPS.
Starting the 2009-2010 school year, 30 Lincoln Public Schools (over half) are signed on to work with the Alliance for a Healthier Generation's Healthy Schools Builder Program!
Lincoln Public Schools received the U.S. Department of Education's Carol M. White physical education program (PEP) grant. Seventeen elementary schools and community learning centers will receive training and equipment for increasing physical activity.
Stay tuned for our schools in the spotlight section. We'll highlight the work of Lincoln schools that have made changes to improve the health of their students!
