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Healthy Schools Summit October 25, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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What does it take to create a healthy school for every child?
Join Healthy Schools PA for the 4th Annual Healthy Schools Summit as we learn, collaborate, and commit ourselves to create healthier, greener, and more sustainable learning environments for all children in our region!
Morning Session
Foundations for Student Success – How School Buildings Influence Student Health, Thinking and Performance
Keynote Speaker – Erika Eitland, MPH Program Manager, Schools for Health, Harvard T.H Chan School of Public Health
What Does it Take to Create a Healthy School?
Panel Discussion – Cassandra Brown, RN, Pittsburgh Public Schools; Jake Douglas, Food Services Director, Deer Lakes School District; Christine Schott, Parent and Sustainability Coordinator, Steel Valley School District; Vicki Ammar, Teacher, Pittsburgh Public Schools
Celebrating Success through Our Healthy Schools Recognition Program
Awards Ceremony and Luncheon
Working Lunch: What Makes a Successful School Grant Proposal?
Featuring Yvonne Cook, President, The Highmark Foundation and Tracey Reed Armant, Program Officer, The Grable Foundation
Afternoon Session
Teaching Resiliency and Environmental Justice in the Classroom
Educator Workshop – Katie Modic, Director of Education Initiatives at Communitopia
Creating a Game-Plan for Whole-School Sustainability
School Administrator Workshop – Donnan Stoicovy, Head of School, State College Friends School
Engaging Parents and Community Partners for Healthy Schools
Parent and Partner Workshop – Monté Robinson, Community Schools Coordinator, Pittsburgh Public Schools and LaKeisha Wolf, Executive Director, Ujamaa Collective
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