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Greetings!
This month's newsletter provides information on The Edible Schoolyard and Head Start Body Start Play Space Grants. Don't miss out on our End-of-Year Sale going on now.
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Healthy Food, Healthy Bodies, Healthy Minds
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Alice Walters
Peaceful Playgrounds champions the efforts of individuals and
organizations who actively work towards creating healthy bodies and
minds. One such person we'd like to spotlight as a health advocate is
Alice Waters.
The Edible Schoolyard
The Edible Schoolyard demonstrates the transformative power of growing,
cooking, and sharing food. It was created in an effort to bring kids into
a new relationship with food. At Ms. Waters' pilot school, Martin Luther King Middle School, they grow
the food right on the school grounds, followed by a cooking lesson on how
to prepare the food they've grown. For many students, it's the first time
they've eaten fresh organic foods.
More on Healthy Food, Healthy Bodies and Healthy Minds......
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Peaceful Playgrounds Preferred Vendor
Head Start Body Start "Play Space Grants"
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 Peaceful Playgrounds is pleased to be a preferred vendor for the Head Start Body Start Play Space Grants. The Request for Proposals will be available to Head Start grantees sometime in early May according the the National Center for Physical Activity and Outdoor Play.
Up to $5,000 per preschool will be available for playground and outdoor play space improvements.
Approximately four-hundred sub-grants will be available in year 1 (by September 30, 2009). Approximately 380 sub-grants per year in years 2, 3 and 4.
To find out more about how your Head Start Center can apply for these
grants, sign up for the Head Start Body Start e-newsletter or visit
the HSBS National Center website at
www.headstartbodystart.org
Watch for our free Grant writing assistance Webinars for the Play Space Grants and sign up for our monthly newsletters for the latest information on how Peaceful Playgrounds can assist you in the Play Space Grant process.
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"Fun" damental Movement
approved for "Play Space Grant" Funding
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Unlike
any other program, the Fundamental Movement Program offers unique markings that
can be painted on the blacktop that enhance children's motor development and create an outdoor motor learning play space.
The Blueprint has suggestions for painting, placement, and recommended game
markings for your asphalt playground layout.
This guidebook contains the ingredients of a uniquely designed motor
development program for early childhood and elementary school-age
children. This skill-based guide was designed for quick reference and
is filled with activities that kids love.
Teachers will appreciate the checklists and award certificates which aid in
monitoring student progress in the areas of: Balance; Body and Space Awareness;
Eye-Foot Coordination; Hand-Eye Coordination; Jumping and Sequencing, Loco-motor
Movements; Social Skill Development; Small Motor Coordination; Total Body
Coordination and Skill Development.
This complete package of Objectives, Instructional Tips, Activities,
Checklists and Award Certificates will add both fun and flair to your program.
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Sincerely,
Melinda Bossenmeyer
Peaceful Playgrounds, Inc.
www.peacefulplaygrounds.com
NEW ADDRESS AND PHONE
951-245-6970
fax 951-245-6956
melinda@peacefulplaygrounds.com
17975 Collier Ave. Unit 5
Lake Elsinore, CA 92530
Copyright Peaceful Playgrounds, Inc. May 09 All Rights Reserved
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