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High school students celebrities for younger kids
Dec 02, 2010 by Angela Forfia
At Howard-Winneshiek High School in Cresco, Iowa, high school students served as “team teachers” to promote nutrition and physical activity to elementary school kids. They engaged kids in healthy and active lessons that included nutrition information, portion size demonstrations and fresh produce tastings. Apple slices with dip anyone?
The high school students were amazed at the questions and enthusiasm of the elementary students. The kids saw the high school students as local celebrities—and role models!—and were excited to share what they learned outside of the classroom with family and friends.
Why do you think high school students have a big influence on kids? Do you have more ideas about modeling healthy choices?
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