Project Overview 2009-10
Shaping Positive Lifestyles & Attitudes through School Health (SPLASH) is a Michigan Nutrition Network enhancement project that provides free health education curricula, training, and resources to teachers in schools with a free/reduced lunch count >50%. This project is federally funded with the dollars awarded based on the amount of state funds matched. The state matching funds are calculated based on time spent preparing for and teaching Michigan Model for Health® nutrition and physical activity lessons and the EPEC curriculum. There are three components to this project:
1. Classroom: participating teachers will implement the recently revised Michigan Model for Health® (link to our MM webpage) curriculum.
2. Physical Education: participating teachers will teach the nutrition-enhanced Exemplary Physical Education Curriculum (EPEC) (link to EPEC webpage).
3. Optional Out-of-Class Activities: school buildings with participating teachers will receive $5 per student to conduct additional supplemental nutrition education activities.
Who could be involved from participating elementary schools?
• Classroom teachers (kindergarten through twelfth grade)
• Physical Education teachers (kindergarten through fifth grade)
• School Administrators (to offer support for the success of the project)
What curriculum materials will be used?
• The revised Michigan Model for Health® curriculum
• The Exemplary Physical Education Curriculum (EPEC)
• Optional nutrition education curriculum for Family Connection activities (approved list will be provided)
How does each school benefit from participation?
• Free Michigan Model for Health® training, lessons, and supplementary materials for participating classroom teachers who have not had training in the revised Michigan Model yet
• Free EPEC training, lessons, and supplementary materials for participating physical education teachers who have not been trained in EPEC yet
• Sub pay or stipend for one day of training and one day of curriculum integration planning for each participating classroom and PE teacher who is getting training
• $250 in nutrition education resources for their classroom, plus one day's sub costs to do nutrition program planning, for teachers who have been previously trained in Michigan Model or EPEC
• Funds ($5 per student in buildings with participating teachers) to conduct taste testing and other nutrition education activities to supplement the Michigan Model for Health® lessons
• Participating teachers attend curriculum trainings and plan for curriculum integration (release time paid).
• Participating teachers complete a monthly check off log of lessons (logs provided) provided to students between October 1 and September 31 of the project year.
• Assist in planning and implementing optional Family Connection activities.
For more information, contact:
Wendy Sellers
