Awards

Activate America Award of Excellence

fit for learning received an "Award of Excellence" from Activate America in November 2006 for "working toward changing the culture and behavior of children and adults to live healthier lives." Activate America is a national YMCA initiative designed to address national obesity trends. The YMCAs of the Mid-Peninsula and of Santa Clara Valley were chosen two years ago to be one of 14 sites across the country to help design a community-wide approach toward healthier living.

fit for learning Teacher Given Governor's Medal

Peter Pham was one of the first local teachers to follow the fit for learning Program in his classroom - and his efforts won him the 2006 Bronze Medal from the Governor's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports. Pham was nominated by the COE for the statewide honor. At Smith Elementary School in San Jose, he launched a "Walk Across America" series of daily hikes that amounted to 3,387 miles on his students' pedometers! Pham also integrated his standards-based lessons in history, social studies and math into discussions on fitness and health, and made a videotape of students exercising and eating right.

FFL Commended by San Jose City Council

fit for learning, the school-based initiative promoting healthy nutrition and physical fitness for students throughout Santa Clara County, was officially commended in April 2006 by the San Jose City Council. Dr. Charles Weis, County Superintendent of Schools, accept the commendation from San Jose Mayor Ron Gonzales, Councilman Ken Yeager, and other members of the City Council. The program's creators were recognized "for their revolutionary vision and innovative strategies to create school environments that promote healthy nutrition and physical activity for children," according to Councilman Yeager.

 

New ffl Coordinator
Michelle Mount, formerly a K-6 principal in the Cupertino Union School District, has taken on the role of ffl coordinator.
Recognition for ffl Campaign
Both the state and national school public relations associations have honored the campaign to promote ffl.
ffl Supporters Honored
School leaders and supporters of the SCCOE’s fit for learning program were honored at a first-annual “Recognition Event” at San Jose’s Tech Museum.
Program Awards - Read about recognition and honors that have come to ffl.
A Classroom and Its Pledge - To see how a group of students in San Jose worked to become fit for learning, watch this video.
Starting a Revolution - K.R. Smith teacher Peter Pham, whose class was the subject of the video, describes how fit for learning changed how he teaches—and how he lives.
 
Get the Guide
Need a copy of the fit for learning Resource Guide? You can download it here.
District Wellness Policies - View the policies that local districts have implemented to foster student wellness.