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Church Creek Elementary named a 2015 Let's Move! Active Schools National Award recipient

Congratulations to Church Creek Elementary School for being named a 2015 Let’s Move! Active Schools National Award recipient!

Let’s Move! Active Schools, a sub-initiative of First Lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move! campaign, recently recognized 525 U.S. schools, representing 37 states, for their outstanding efforts in creating an Active School environment and increasing physical activity and physical education opportunities for students.

The Let’s Move! Active Schools National Award is the top physical activity and physical education distinction for K-12 schools. The award celebrates a school’s commitment to integrating at least 60 minutes of physical activity before, during and after the school day.

Physical activity not only helps kids stay healthy and strong, but it can also lead to higher test scores, improved attendance, better behavior in class, and enhanced leadership and interpersonal skills.

By streamlining the selection of programs, resources, professional development and funding opportunities and delivering each school a customized Action Plan, Let’s Move! Active Schools results in children moving for the nationally recommended 60 minutes a day.

To earn a Let’s Move! Active Schools National Award, a school must have met significant benchmarks in five areas: physical education; physical activity before- and after-school; physical activity during school; staff involvement; and family & community engagement.

Honorees are provided with a banner, certificate and congratulatory letter from the First Lady. Recognition packages were generously sponsored by BOKS, Build Our Kids’ Success, a free before- and during-school physical activity program aimed at getting kids' bodies moving and their brains ready to learn.

Check out the complete list of honorees: 2015 Let’s Move! Active Schools National Award Recipients.

Kristen Nance, physical education teacher at Church Creek Elementary, shares the good news with our Board of Education at last night’s meeting.