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does a body good
June 16, 2011
Four city schools recognized as among nation’s healthiest
Teacher Christian Ledesma leads stretches in his running group at P.S. 244 in Queens
Los Angeles is getting national media attention for its district-wide flavored milk ban today, but one Queens school implemented that policy months ago.
The Active Learning Elementary School (P.S. 244), or TALES, opened in 2008 with a mission to encourage healthy living as part of its academics. This winter, principal and founder Ivan Tolentino removed chocolate milk from the menu this winter after his hyper-conscious kindergartners pointed out the red flags contained on its food labels. Nutrition is an important element of TALES’ academic curriculum.
“Our students’ levels of awareness regarding healthy living are so high, that students regularly stop us to point out ingredients listed in their foods’ labels that they regard as unhealthy,” said Tolentino, a former physical education teacher.
It was this kind of initiative that earned TALES and three other health-conscious New York City schools an official recognition from President Bill Clinton this week as one of the healthiest schools in the country. (more…)
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