In December, Karen Blank, from The Whole Approach studio, led Holley Elementary students in first and second grades through a workshop entitled “Healthy Snack Cooking & Games.” She met with 24 students after school twice a week and taught them about nutrition, games to stay active, how to make their own healthy snacks and how to make healthy living choices.
Parents joined the students for the final workshop on the evening of December 17, where they set the table together and prepared a healthy dinner of homemade ravioli and salad.
Blank’s workshops were offered free to Holley Central School District (HCSD) students as part of the three-year Carol M. White Physical Education Program (PEP) grant the district received last year. HCSD regularly offers before and after school programs to grades K-12 students as part of its FIT4U! program, made possible by the PEP grant.
The FIT4U! program focuses on teaching students about fitness and nutrition through a variety of activities and educational programs.
Students took pre- and post-tests evaluating how much they knew about healthy choices at the start and conclusion of the workshop. Their knowledge of healthy behaviors increased from 61 percent to 99 percent.
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