Photo courtesy of Michele Wilensky.
Hilltop Health Club
Students prepare for yoga during the Hilltop Health Club.
With a grant from the Healthy Kids Initiative, Hilltop Montessori School has kicked off another new health initiative this year in the form of a Hilltop Health Club, which is an opportunity for students to celebrate being healthy in mind, body and spirit.
The first Hilltop Health Club meeting had 27 students from kindergarten through eighth grade in attendance. These students opted to stay after school for the meeting.
The first guest speaker was Jennifer Dunbar, who led the students in a yoga class. Afterward, the students dined on healthy snacks and discussed their favorite healthy snacks. The students were also told how all of their snacks were supplemented by the Action for Healthy Kids grant and in particular, CRX Corp.
The Hilltop Health Club include also provided students with Halloween snacks and a Halloween fun run in costume. Guest speakers will include Crossfit for kids, Hula Hooping, dance and track. Each time the Hilltop Health Club meets, the students will start with a physical activity that is outside of their regular PE class curriculum and then conclude with a short lesson and healthy snack.
- Submitted by Michele Wilensky, head of School
